Oct. 2010 |
The
Quest for the Silver Bowl. My very first post. |
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First
Day in London – this is a pretty lumpy post, not my best. |
Nov. 2010 |
Two
Versions – the contribution of genealogy to scholarship. |
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Research
Update from Ireland |
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Busted
in Dublin |
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Gratitude
#1 |
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Research
Work in Two Irelands |
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The
Blogging Beast The imperfection that is part of these posts – like
wearing pyjamas in public. |
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Drogheda
and a Perfect Day – seeking the JACKSON Coat of Arms – to no
avail. |
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Curses
and Blessings |
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Chinese
Food in Ireland Fan’s Chinese restaurant is where Samuel BROWNE, linen
merchant carried out his trade in the mid 1800s, and where my great
grandfather – Thompson BROWNE son of Samuel – also resided. |
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Too
Much Food – includes mention of David Jackson’s house in
Leitrim in 1841 |
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The
Picture of Dorian Gray – stories of Clandeboye and BLACKWOODs |
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Till
It’s Gone – the story of a missing gravestone. |
Dec. 2010 |
Random
Acts – Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness |
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JACKSONs
in Memorials of the Dead |
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Gilford
Castle & the Gift of Christine |
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JACKSONs
in the Belfast Newsletter |
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Blogs
and research |
Jan. 2011 |
A
Mysterious Dundalk Cousin |
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No
Success Like Failure |
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The
Voice of Patrick Flynn |
Feb. 2011 |
TJ
and the Story of his Statue |
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In
Defence of Not Knowing – links to 19th C Hong Kong photos |
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Choosing
Rooster Scratches instead of County Louth |
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Organic
Gardening Advice from 1802 – old practices, new soil. |
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1898
Avast the Mast – photos of Irish in 19th C Hong Kong. |
Mar. 2011 |
Memory
is Like Water Personal memory – and a meditation on how this connects
to the political. |
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Memory
is Like Water Part 2 – Memory and a re-evaluation of key
historic incidents in Ireland |
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One
Good Deed Deserves .... |
Apr. 2011 |
Tip
of the Iceberg |
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Sometimes
a Picture: The Dares of Yokohama. |
May 2011 |
A Walk
in the Rain. This jumps from present to past and is a meditation on
community – then and now A meditation on time and place. |
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Stories
From the Graves. Adelaide Fingal Smith |
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My
Web Feet – Quack Quack. This is about how research and connections
work – thanks to the Internet. |
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Knock
Knock – Who’s There. On the power of sharing with respect to research. |
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Facts
and Theories. Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness aka RAOGK. |
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Nature,
Nurture and Family. |
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Reading
Irish History. The importance of perspective. |
Jun. 2011 |
Being
and Irish Tourist & Meeting Turtle Bunbury. |
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Tales
of the Elusive Julius – Part One. |
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Tales
of the Elusive Julius – Part Two. |
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Have
trod, have trod ... Disappointments in research. |
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June
30th. A summing up of some of the month’s events – with
photos. |
Jul. 2011 |
The
Jackson “Connexion”. |
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Crests
and Coats of Arms – 1st in a small series |
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The
Red Hand of Ulster – 2nd in a small series |
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The
Sheldrake and other elements – 3rd in a small series. |
Aug. 2011 |
Lorna
Goodison This is not only about the poetry and memoir written by Lorna
Goodison, but also about Howe Peter BROWNE. |
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Carolan's
Farewell, a novel by Charles Foran based on the life of harpist Turlogh
O’Carolan, one of the last premodern harp composers. |
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How
the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
Doubleday, New York. A book review |
Sept 2011 |
Pete
of the Glorious Berkshires A tribute to my mentor on townland research. |
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Talk
at Armagh & District History Group An ad for a speech I gave. |
Oct 2011 |
Strongbow
& Deeds My visit to his tomb & the link to JACKSON deeds. |
Nov 2011 |
Thomas
JACKSON Kildare farm - some detective work |
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Original
Jackson – exploring his links to Irish JACKSONs |
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Island
Hall in Godmanchester – the home built by Original JACKSON |
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JACKSONs
and the Samuel Pepys connection |
Dec 2011 |
Thomas
and Samuel Jackson - Pewterers of London – exploring their relationships
with Ireland. |
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Henry
Jackson of Dublin - a 1690 will |
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Goldsmiths,
Jacksons, London, Ireland & some ongoing mysteries – starting with
Alexander Jackson. |
Jan 2012 |
A
couple of "Unchurched Olivers" – a family at Killynure, Co.
Armagh |
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Irregular
Marriages – what I learned from a news article about the controversy
& the part of Rev. Daniel Gunn BROWN[E] |
Feb 2012 |
Nepotism:
Yea or Nay. This is in part a book review of Citizens of The
World: London Merchants and the Integration of the British Atlantic community
1735-1785. David Hancock, and partly a look at Sir Thomas Jackson of
Armagh’s hiring practices at HSBC in the mid to late 1800s. |
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Inching
towards Kildare. This page links to at least a hundred pages of original
compilations of research that I have recently done. |
Apr 2012 |
Jacksons
of Grange, Kings Co, Ireland. These JACKSONs did not stay in one place –
sightings of them range from adjacent counties to America. |
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Imagining
a Parish and its People. Creggan Parish, Co. Armagh |
May 2012 |
Cavananore
– unearthing the tale. Cavananore, a townland of some 219 acres in
Co. Louth, was occupied at least as early as the late 1600s by a Presbyterian
family named Coulter. They were supposedly awarded the land for their valour
at the Battle of the Boyne on the side of King William. |
Jul 2012 |
Handsome
James Jackson of Drogheda. I stumbled upon a description of John
Jackson, son of Alderman Jackson of Drogheda in The Dublin Scuffle. It
was printed in 1699, and written by John Dunton, an eccentric bookseller and
even more eccentric writer. |
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Research
bits on Handsome James Jackson. The earliest known ancestor of
handsome James Jackson was Richard Jackson of Drogheda (carpenter, sheriff
and merchant) a man who seems to have been quite successful. His son, another
Richard Jackson, became an Alderman of Drogheda and was also a successful
merchant ... |
Sept 2012 |
Francesca
aka Frances Bertha Marion “Daisy” Sexton. If you were to see Mrs.
Noble in 1890, just after the birth of her youngest child and presiding as
President of the Ladies Recreation Club of Hong Kong, you would think that
the world was her oyster. |
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George
Edward Noble. At the peak of his bank career, he was Chief Manager
of HSBC. |
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Oct. 2010 |
Leaving
Vancouver Includes references to Bill Reid & The Spirit of
Haida Gwai. |
Nov. 2010 |
Research
Work in Two Irelands A bit of travel advice for newbies. |
Nov. 2010 |
Drogheda
& a Perfect Day Seeking the family crest of Thomas Jackson – to no
avail, |
Nov. 2010 |
Beauty
& Three Hotels – Fairmount Pacific Rim in Vancouver, Granville Island
Hotel in Vancouver, Fleet Street Hotel in Dublin. |
Nov. 2010 |
Chinese
Food in Ireland – Jimmy Chung’s, and Fansin Dublin |
Nov. 2010 |
Too
Much Food – Dublin Restaurants - Fafie’s, and Diwali’s in
Dublin. |
Nov. 2010 |
The
Picture of Dorian Gray – A performance at Anaverna House,
Ravensdale, Co. Louth |
Nov. 2010 |
Humped
Pelican Crossing Quite possibly my most inane posting. |
Dec. 2010 |
Travelling
Kicks & Kisses – mentions of O2; Derby Trains; KLM
Boarding; McDonalds in London |
Jan. 2011 |
Joy on a
Saturday Morning – What Happens When in New York |
Feb. 2011 |
Kinga’s
64th – links to Vij’s in Vancouver |
Jul 2011 |
Norma
Kenny House. A restaurant in Mission, BC, Canada |
Aug 2011 |
Sushi
Bar 5517. For me, the whole point of eating out is to find a meal
that not only delights me but is also something I wouldn’t readily toss
together for myself. |
Sept 2011 |
Trashing
a Hotel – Praising a Hotel. My adventures at the Fleet Street Hotel in Dublin. |
Oct 2011 |
Heart,
Mind, Body, and Concrete. While sick, enjoying the pleasures of The
Granville Hotel. |
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Quasimodo
Then and Now. Recalling a long ago trip in the month of my eldest
daughter’s birthday. |
Jun 2012 |
Still
Life at Beauvoisin #1. A bit of an account of a holiday. |
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Saintes
Maries de la Mer. A bare bones, paper-plate outdoor café named La
Cabane aux Coquilles had been recommended to us, and we all agreed that it
exceeded our expectations of excellence. |
Jul 2012 |
A
Dozen Snaps of France. I have winnowed the usual indecent pile of holiday
snaps down to a dozen. I am hoping that it will be sort of like Goldilocks
and the Three Bears - not too much (aka hot), and not too little
aka cold). |
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Two
Orphan Snaps from France. OK, so I already did my holiday flypast, but I
really have to pick the brains of my readers: What do you do with a fish
like this? How do you cook it? |
