tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post3075328826071623800..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Kiss Me, I'm Irish!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-47998751496020998252014-03-23T14:12:32.948-04:002014-03-23T14:12:32.948-04:00My mother was born in Ireland and her family came ...My mother was born in Ireland and her family came over in the 1930's. My father's family came here from Galway in 1790. We thought my husband's fsmily was from Cork but they were also from Scotland and settled in Ireland in the early 1800's.Megtheredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173154107761559421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-91586201408453965012014-03-18T09:50:42.135-04:002014-03-18T09:50:42.135-04:00I was surprised by my recent research to find that...I was surprised by my recent research to find that my Kennedy ancestors were not Irish, but came to Ireland from Scotland in the 1500s and across to America in the 1700s.<br /><br />I knew my McGhee ancestors were Scotch-Irish from that same area of northern Ireland. <br /><br />I should get that DNA test, I guess. Virginia Allainhttp://www.bubblews.com/news/2625147-my-kennedys-may-not-be-irishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-47972853451557853592014-03-17T15:18:17.357-04:002014-03-17T15:18:17.357-04:00Sending an Irish shamrock your way from BC, Lorine...Sending an Irish shamrock your way from BC, Lorine. <br />My Irish ancestors [Gillespie] left County Tyrone in 1879ish to work in Barrow in Furness England for a decade or three. Then my grandparents emigrated from England to Canada. Research past my grandparents is exciting and challenging, for sure. <br />Happy St. Patrick's Day to you indeed.Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.com