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My Ancestors from Howth, Eire. 1800s +

My Great Grandfather John Angus, was skipper of a 3-masted ship, which I believe
was called 'Rokeby' . John Angus started a little church which was a tin chapel in Hillside Terrace (now called Thornmanby Road) John also built houses in Hillside Terrace. The little tin church is now deralict. Who did John marry?

Two of my great Angus aunts ran a little tea shop at No 4 Hilside Terrace, and I remember as a small child playing 'croquet' on their back lawn, does anyone remember the tea shop.?

John Angus (junior) known as Jack, was also a seaman, but he became coxswain of the life boat station in Howth and was the longest serving coxswain they ...read more here
A memory of Howth contributed by Heather Graham

bray 1962

ihad a wonderful holiday with my friend john morrison from cambuslang,we stayed with a mrs mcgrath.i came from hamilton and we sailed from glasgow to dublin and then by bus to bray.we met a young hairdresserin bray JUNE ONEILL,and she kept me on the right road for my 2 weeks holiday.
A memory of Bray contributed by murray brown

Visit to Blarney Cork 2007

My ancestors came from Cork to England. Whether this means that they sailed from Cork Harbour during the 1850's, or whether they lived in Cork, I am not sure, however my husband and I had an enjoyable few days there this year. The Cohb Harbour Heritage Centre is well worth a visit, especially if you, like me, had family who made the journey in the awful conditions in the ships, which the centre portrays really well. Also of course, Cohb was the last port of call for the Titanic, which also gets a mention there.  Patrick Street is a bustling shopping centre, with of course the bridge over the river Lee.
A memory of Cork contributed by Susan winwood

Ancestors in Ireland

I have discovered recently that my ancestors actually came from Sligo town. They were members of the McCormick and Boland families. Michael Boland was born in or around 1815 and some of his descendants emigrated to Co Durham. His daughter Mary married Michael McCormick and they were living in Co Durham with their family from the mid 1800s onward. They were all coal miners and there seems to have been a big community from Sligo all living and working in the same area north of Durham city. Michael and Mary's son John was my great grandfather. I wonder if any residents of Sligo now are connected to either of their family lines - I would love to discover more!
Alice Potter ...read more here
A memory of Sligo contributed by Alice Potter