Kindred Footprints: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday - Mayo, Ireland

On the road from Westport to Belmullet,

County Mayo, Ireland

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AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 5:08 PM
My ggps Michael Munnell & Bridget higgins anglicized to Manley in canada cir. 1835 or so. girl mary born 1832. My gf anthony born in barracks Montreal 12/1841. Michael a canadian cavalry soldier. Help with Michael & Bridget needed. No emigration records from Mayo.

Tom Manley
Norwich, NY Tfmanley@roadrunner.com. My DNA Mayo!
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Dear Ancestor

Your tombstone stands among the rest;
Neglected and alone.
The name and date are chiseled out
On polished, marble stone.
It reaches out to all who care
It is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist
You died and I was born.
Yet each of us are cells of you
In flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
Entirely not our own.
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled
One hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left
Who would have loved you so.
I wonder how you lived and loved,
I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot,
And come to visit you.
~ Author Unknown ~

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Wordless Wednesday - Mayo, Ireland

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