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Patricia Reilly
Apr 20, 202311 min read
The Donahue/Segrave Story
First of all, Gram was a Donahue. She said it, “Dun uh hoo.” She was born in Albany, New York, on the 16th of June in 1859, but she spoke...
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Patricia Reilly
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Ballyhest with John Reilly's Family
John and Suzie Reilly brought me with them and their sons, Patrick and Eamon, to visit Bill's cousins in Tipperary. Kevin Nagle, on the...
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Patricia Reilly
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Ballyhest with Terry's Family
Terry and Jeanne and their kids, Aidan, Brendan and Maeve, brought me with them for our first trip to visit Bill Reilly's cousins in...
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Patricia Reilly
Sep 25, 20223 min read
Two Heads
I saw them the moment I left my office. They were standing at the end of the hall by the elevator, their two heads together, the blonde...
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Dane Wilson
Apr 10, 20221 min read
Art by Irish artist, Tony Oakey
By the banks of the Suir, 2019 Tony Oakes, artist. Visit his website: https://www.tonyoakeyart.com/ This is Tony Oakley, artist who...
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Patricia Reilly
Apr 10, 20221 min read
"The Rose Of Mooncoin"
This song describes the banks of the River Suir, where our ancestors once lived.
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Patricia Reilly
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Anne, An Irish Princess
My mother was an Irish princess Not that her people had money, but anyhow They gave her kid slippers and a high school diploma And a...
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Patricia Reilly
Mar 20, 20222 min read
The Stairway at 185 Elk Street
This is not the stairway at 185 Elk, but it reminds me of it.
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Patricia Reilly
Feb 20, 20226 min read
John O'Hara: The Cabin I Built
Now, then, I recall the day in 1851 I brought my bride, Mary Haggerty, home to the log cabin I built on the Mexico Road. The cabin was...
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Patricia Reilly
Feb 20, 202210 min read
John O'Hara arrives at Mexico Road
Springtime, before 1850 The words of John O'Hara, reimagined The Trail I’ve been following the logging trail through these Adirondack...
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Patricia Reilly
Feb 1, 20223 min read
John O'Hara, the Immigrant
This story is told by John O’Hara, who left Ardee, Ireland for America in 1844, when he was about 23 years old.
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