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Patricia Reilly
- Apr 20
- 11 min
The Donahue/Segrave Story
First of all, Gram was a Donahue. She said it, “Dun uh hoo.” She was born in Albany, New York, on the 16th of June in 1859, but she spoke...
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Patricia Reilly
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Ballyhest with John Reilly's Family
John and Suzie Reilly brought me with them and their sons, Patrick and Eamon, to visit Bill's cousins in Tipperary. Kevin Nagle, on the...
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Patricia Reilly
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Ballyhest with Terry's Family
Terry and Jeanne and their kids, Aidan, Brendan and Maeve, brought me with them for our first trip to visit Bill Reilly's cousins in...
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Patricia Reilly
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Two Heads
I saw them the moment I left my office. They were standing at the end of the hall by the elevator, their two heads together, the blonde...
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Dane Wilson
- Apr 10, 2022
- 1 min
Art by Irish artist, Tony Oakey
By the banks of the Suir, 2019 Tony Oakes, artist. Visit his website: https://www.tonyoakeyart.com/ This is Tony Oakley, artist who...
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Patricia Reilly
- Apr 10, 2022
- 1 min
"The Rose Of Mooncoin"
This song describes the banks of the River Suir, where our ancestors once lived.
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Patricia Reilly
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Anne, An Irish Princess
My mother was an Irish princess Not that her people had money, but anyhow They gave her kid slippers and a high school diploma And a...
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Patricia Reilly
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
The Stairway at 185 Elk Street
This is not the stairway at 185 Elk, but it reminds me of it.
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Patricia Reilly
- Feb 20, 2022
- 6 min
John O'Hara: The Cabin I Built
Now, then, I recall the day in 1851 I brought my bride, Mary Haggerty, home to the log cabin I built on the Mexico Road. The cabin was...
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Patricia Reilly
- Feb 20, 2022
- 10 min
John O'Hara arrives at Mexico Road
Springtime, before 1850 The words of John O'Hara, reimagined The Trail I’ve been following the logging trail through these Adirondack...
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Patricia Reilly
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
John O'Hara, the Immigrant
This story is told by John O’Hara, who left Ardee, Ireland for America in 1844, when he was about 23 years old.
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