From My Irish side......
My Great grandmother, Bridget E. Finan was born in co. Roscommon, Ireland in 1841, and the "Starvation" was 1845-1848. And she survived until 1933. They never left Ireland and she is buried there. I have pictures of her grave. I would have given anything to be able to speak with her.
Terry
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Originally Posted by Chris in WNC
yes.
seize the moment if you have it.
my great-grandfather, Fred McMillen, lived until I was 16 years old.
If I had not been so damn stupid, I would have spent some afternoons with him and a tape recorder.
The stories he could have told me! his grandfather fled the Irish potato famine in 1841.
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