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A Light That Shines Again
http://www.tierneyhistory.blogspot.com
The history of the Tierney (Ó Tighearnaigh) family of County Tipperary, Ireland and Boston & Quincy, Massachusetts
- Added on: Nov 6th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Smallest Leaf
- Listed in: Genealogy History
- Tags: genealogy family history Ireland tipperary boston, massachusetts tierney
Recent Posts
"A fairyland of gold and glitter to feast the eyes of a country child" (Advent Calendar: Grab Bag)
Christmas 1858 must have been a time of joy and sadness for Patrick Tierney. Just eighteen years old, I'm sure that memories of childhood Christmases in Ireland were fresh on his mind as he celebrated the season with the hope of a new young immigrant...
Get in the Christmas spirit - do your housecleaning! (Advent Calendar: Grab Bag)
The Irish have only a few Christmas traditions that stand out as traditionally Irish and not borrowed from other cultures in recent times. Perhaps the oldest of these traditions is - housecleaning! And it may, too, have been borrowed from other cultu...
On Santa and how he immigrated to Ireland (Advent Calendar: Santa Claus)
According to Irish tradition, which appears to have some possible basis in fact, Saint Nicholas may very well have been an Irish immigrant. Yes, you may know that he was St. Nicholas of Myra and spent his youth in Turkey. According to the story, howe...
Deck the halls with boughs of cuileann (Advent Calendar: Outdoor Decorations)
"Deck the halls with boughs of hollyFa-la-la-la-laLa-la-la-la..."This beloved carol, believed to be originally of Welsh origin, had already been around for quite awhile when Mozart used it for a piano duet in the 18th century. You can read more about...
Irish Geography 101
This article originally appeared here at A light that shines again on December 27, 2007. I've reposted it here in honor of Geography Awareness Week. Want to do genealogy in Ireland? First you need to brush up on your Irish geography - and I don't m...
For the love of history: Save the Massachusetts state library!
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is at the heart of America's history, not to mention my personal family history and that of many other Americans. It is unreal to think that its state library may be in danger of closing, but that is the concern in ...
