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The St. John (According to Thoreau)

Posted on December 25, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The Wreck of the Famine Ship St. John (According to Thoreau) He encountered the tragedy while visiting Cape Cod On Oct. 7, 1849, the brig St. John struck Grampus Ledge off the coast of Cohasset during a sudden and furious storm. The St. … Continue reading →

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Exploring Ireland’s history: UCD Archives. Kathleen McConnell was requested by Eamon de Valera to join the ‘consular staff’ of his tour of America – Occtober 2nd 1919

Posted on December 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Kathleen O’Connell was born on 5 October 1888 at Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, one of eleven children of John O’Connell, farmer, and Mary Ann O’Connell (née O’Sullivan). Educated locally, she emigrated to America in 1904 and trained as a secretary in Chicago. … Continue reading →

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Grok 4 AI: The Rising fall-out. Sir John Maxwell. Looking for connection to Michael Comyn K.C.

Posted on December 15, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts This letter is from a file in the Eamon De Valera Papers (P150/512) with the title ‘British Documents Re: 1916’. The file consists of intelligence reports and despatches between Irish Command [i.e. successive Commanders-in-Chief of British Forces … Continue reading →

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Grok4 AI: Background reading re Michael Comyn KC. It makes it so much easier to read when you get a synopsis like below

Posted on December 11, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The book The Secret Court-Martial Records of the Easter Rising (also published under the title From Behind a Closed Door: Secret Court Martial Records of the 1916 Easter Rising), authored by historian Brian Barton and first released in 2002, compiles … Continue reading →

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Grok 4 AI: Georgina Frost … a remarkable woman who took her case to the Supreme Court and was entitled to take the position of Clerk of Petty Sessions in Co. Clare, the role previously held by her Father. Michael Comyn KC and his brother James Comyn SC were part of her legal team.

Posted on August 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Georgina Frost case James Comyn SC and Michael Comyn KC? Georgina Frost (1879–1939), born on December 29, 1879, in Sixmilebridge, County Clare, was one of five children of Thomas Frost, the clerk of petty sessions for Sixmilebridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus. From … Continue reading →

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Cadden, Mary Anne (‘Mamie’) (‘Nurse Cadden’)

Posted on July 12, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Cadden, Mary Anne (‘Mamie’) (‘Nurse Cadden’) Contributed by White, Lawrence William Cadden, Mary Anne (‘Mamie’) (‘Nurse Cadden’) (1891–1959), midwife and abortionist, was born 27 October 1891 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, eldest of seven children of Patrick Caden, of a small-farming … Continue reading →

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Sir James Comyn (JJ) : The Spectator Archive

Posted on July 7, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Spotted a problem with this article? Your feedback will help us improve the Spectator ArchiveSubmit Feedback Zoom page 21 March 1992 Page 37 Page 38 21 MARCH 1992, Page 37 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556 And a good judge, too Patrick Marnham SUMMING IT … Continue reading →

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AI especially for older people researching their family history and leaving a link of data into posterity. Why can we not move the National Archives Ireland to GPO; why can’t we exhibit the paintings of former President of the Royal Hibernian Arts … his paintings of the Rising are to be revelled in ie if they are not in the hands of the private sector? We too can access our newspapers. See family history on this site by searching Grok3 AI … NAI gave me several links to newspapers and I learned so much from same.

Posted on July 1, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

A Breakthrough in France Genealogy: MyHeritage Publishes a New Collection of 731 Million Records Extracted From French Newspapers June 3, 2025 We’re happy to announce the release of a new historical record collection on MyHeritage: France, Names & Stories in … Continue reading →

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Grok3 AI: Henry Comerford, Galway Merchant, his daughter, Mary Josephine, marries Captain Francis Blake-Forster … gentile poverty marries into Merchant wealth. Brig St John, a coffin ship from Galway, Kinvarra … not a lot to be proud of in a country which sought Independence and gained it too … rackrenters in the familial blood line; as well as owner of St. John, a coffin ship. Henry Thoreau has written on this tragedy.

Posted on June 14, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Copied from another site and enterer into Grok3 AI; Famine tragedies. In the 19th century, a Comerford family in Galway became closely involved with the tragic events that unfolded in Co Clare and in Co Galway as consequences of the … Continue reading →

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Grok3 AI: Blake-Forster ffrench Comerford Macnamara

Posted on May 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Grok3 AI Captain Francis Blake-Forster Thank you for providing detailed information, including the reference to Charles ffrench Blake-Forster calling his grandmother “Lady French” and the context of her family background. Let’s address the key points systematically, incorporating the new details … Continue reading →

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