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by Doug
Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:06 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845
Replies: 11
Views: 22864

Re: Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845

I have no more information on the family. I am still looking but so far negative results. If you think info about the family that I have might help you I will be glad to share. I realize to some extent that is the age old how do I ask for something when I don't know what you have. The majority of wh...
by Doug
Sat May 15, 2010 3:00 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: UK Record Abbreviations
Replies: 2
Views: 6638

Re: UK Record Abbreviations

Hi Paddy Oh Yes! I remember you and several others on this list quite well. You and Sharon both were helping me with my O'Brien effort, which is still ongoing. Right now I have gotten sidetracked with some of my wife's ancestors--McCaw fm Newton Stewart in Scotland. He was a surgeon in the British A...
by Doug
Fri May 14, 2010 3:50 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: UK Record Abbreviations
Replies: 2
Views: 6638

UK Record Abbreviations

Good Evening I know I am not in England nor Scotland but I am in a library. I hope one of you folks can help me on some abbreviations on UK Records From the book Scots on the Chesapeake (1607 - 1830) compiled by David Dobson 1992. James McCaw of Newton-Stewart, Wigtownshire is listed. He was a loyal...
by Doug
Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:32 am
Forum: My Favourite Books
Topic: The Stolen Village
Replies: 0
Views: 27158

The Stolen Village

Good Evening All
I recently read "The Stolen Village" by Des Ekin and found it fascinating. It is the story of the 17th century raid by the Barbary Pirates on the village of Baltimore in West Cork. Again you have to like history to read but it is an easy read and very interesting.
Doug
by Doug
Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:22 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Clare evictions 1849 - a league table of landlords
Replies: 4
Views: 11036

Re: Clare evictions 1849 - a league table of landlords--another

Good Evening All
If you find these numbers astounding then you should find a copy of one of the two books I asked about the other day.
"The Great Irish Potato Famine" by James S Donnelly, Jr. Copyright 2001, Sutton Publishing.
The ISBN 0-7509-2632-5
Doug
by Doug
Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:17 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Books
Replies: 0
Views: 4482

Books

Good Morning All I am in the process of reading two books on the Famine Time. I would appreciate feedback from any of you who have read these as to quality of the book, accuracy, bias, etc. Thanks in advance 1st The Famine Ships;The irish Exodus to America by Edward Laxton 1996 2nd The Great Irish P...
by Doug
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:38 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: "Irish Names of Places" by P.W. Joyce: Clare references
Replies: 1
Views: 6369

Re: "Irish Names of Places" by P.W. Joyce: Clare references

Thanks Paddy
These look very interesting.
Doug Burnett
Satellite Beach
FL
by Doug
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:03 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Clare-born Civil War Soldiers documented
Replies: 1
Views: 6116

Re: Clare-born Civil War Soldiers documented

Good Evening Sharon I would like to add another Clare born Civil War Soldier Thomas O'Brien, son of Mathew O'Brien and Mary Scully, was baptised December 4 1837 and his sponsors were Martin O'Dea and Bridget Hogan. Thomas was a Confederate soldier in the 42nd Virginia Infantry, Co.C known as Buford ...
by Doug
Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:24 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Reply to Doug's mystery message; Tampa library research
Replies: 2
Views: 7339

O'Brien

Let's try again. I keep getting bounced to the log in screen. I have been trying to post this since before Thanksgiving. Sharon Thanks so much for this effort. One of the things we found in the County Clare Library was a CD of the Boston Pilot Newspaper. It appears to be the ads from the paper extra...
by Doug
Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:55 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: For your reading pleasure
Replies: 6
Views: 15965

Celtic Bookshop

Sharon
Thanks for your recommendation. We are going to the bookshop tomorrow.
Doug Burnett
Satellite Beach FL
Presently in Limerick Ireland
by Doug
Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:33 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845
Replies: 11
Views: 22864

Good Morning Sharon-at least in Florida it is morning Thanks so much for this info. I am now trying to find a site which I have access to which has this newspaper as part of its database. The James O'Brien sounds very promising and I am hoping the newspaper ad may contain more information. The secon...
by Doug
Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:38 am
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845
Replies: 11
Views: 22864

Good Evening John We just got back to FLorida from a short vacation. Did some Square Dancing in North Carolina and then a weeks worth of research in Tennessee. We had a productive week working on my wife's family. I have to get that sorted out and then get back to working on my Irish connection so I...
by Doug
Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:29 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845
Replies: 11
Views: 22864

Mathew O'Brien

Good Morning Paddy I have not found any new info on the library website. I was hoping that since the report is almost 10 years old that maybe new information had surfaced and someone could provide a direction to continue to search. We are going to be in Dublin the first week in NOV and plan on going...
by Doug
Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:36 pm
Forum: Clare Past
Topic: Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845
Replies: 11
Views: 22864

Looking for Mathew O'Brien--1835-1845

I am looking for information on one Mathew O’Brien and his wife Mary Scully. Mathew emigrated to America sometime after September 1839 and I believe before 1 June 1840. Subsequent to his emigration and before the rest of the family could join him Mary died. Based on a research report we received fro...