Proud of their country and their new house, Lawrence and Blanche Faron hosted the Faron family's first July 4th clambake at their home in Millbury, Massachusetts in 1941. Lawrence's grandfather Peter Faron (Fern) had emigrated to the United States as a boy with his mother and six siblings from Kileary, County Armagh, in May 1853, six months after his father, Michael. Michael … [Read more...] about Photo Album: As American as Apple Pie
Irish Family
Photo Album: Happy Valentine’s
1916: Timothy & Mary Etta Caulfield, Ohio. On April 3, 1916, Timothy and Mary Etta Caulfield marked their 50th anniversary. The day began as befitting the occasion with High Mass at St. Joseph's Church in Dayton, celebrated by pastor, Rev. Father William Hickey. Timothy Caulfield, after the death of his father, emigrated to the United States around 1860 from Ballymalone, … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Happy Valentine’s
For the Love of Ireland
Author Susan Cahill tells what prompted her to write For the Love of Ireland: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers. I grew up in New York City in an Irish-American family whose patriarch on my mother's side fought to keep Ulysses out of the Queensborough public libraries and later grand-marshaled the St. Patrick's Day Parade. As a graduate student in David … [Read more...] about For the Love of Ireland
Roots: Caulfield: The Clan of Confusion
The name Caulfield is one about which much confusion arises. A name of several origins, few patronymics have acquired so many anglicized versions, the more common being MacCaul and MacCawell. Other variations include MacCall, MacHall, MacCarvill, MacCowhill, Callwell, Howell, Campbell and Gaffney. In parts of Galway and Mayo Caulfield has been used as the anglicized form of … [Read more...] about Roots: Caulfield: The Clan of Confusion
Photo Album: Catherine’s Family
Catherine Flannely was born in Porturlin, County Mayo, Ireland around 1835. She married Anthony Moran from the nearby village of Baralty. Catherine and Anthony immigrated to America in the 1860s and settled in a small coal mining town near Scranton, Pennsylvania. They had twelve children. She is pictured here, along with her daughter Mary Ann and son-in-law Edward Donnelly. … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Catherine’s Family