Irish Roots Cafe

Irish Family History and Genealogy
with curious news and notes from Ireland.
From the Irish Roots Cafe at www.Irishroots.com

Episode 149 - advance show notes
Among Todays Topics:

1)   Family of the Day:  Morrison
2)   Video of the week: Clara, County Offaly (Kings County)
3)   Witness statements from ‘massacres’ of 1641…
4)   Searching for Stokes, Fitzgerald and McKenna
5)   Fortune Teller gives man winning lottery number for millions.
6)   Worlds First Leprechaun Museum opens in what town ?
7)   County of the Week: Kings County Ireland (County Offaly)
8)   One minute Podcast:  Sean Nós song and dance.

Listen to all of our podcasts on the iTunes Irish Provider Page at:
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This Weeks Audio Timeline

Todays Topics:                    1:00
Notes from Mike:                 2:00
One Minute Podcast:           4:00
Book of the Month:              6:30
The Magnificent Seven:        9:30
Irish Name of the Day:       11:30
Sources:                            15:30
Websites of the Week:        16:30
Curious News and Notes:   18:30

Total Time: 25:50
Our Enhanced Irish Family History podcast with photos and
links can be found at:
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/103/156/
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Notes This Week:
What’s happening today at the Irish Roots Cafe

1) Member Podcasts
Every year I get a few questions on the number of our
podcasts.  This is podcast 149 for the Irish Family History
show.  Now, 100 of these podcasts are in the members only
area.  The rest are available on iTunes and on Irishroots.com
for free !  I started out with the first six shows I recorded in
1984, and continued the theme with a new series of Family
History podcasts in 2006. ( I am now in the 5th year of Irish
broadcasting here at the Irish Roots Cafe ! )

Other Podcasts
The next year, I began the Irish in America broadcast, and then
the Irish Song and Recitation podcast.  We now also have the
‘Hello Fada’, Irish language podcast and the ‘Irish
Hedgerow History’ podcast.  Your expert hosts Renata Henley
and Peter Reilly Adams have donated their time and energy to
get these last two broadcasts started.
My thanks goes out to them for the free help and dedication to
the Irish heritage. Please do support their activities, tours, Irish
jewelry and hedge school courses ! We are developing web pages
to support their endeavors as I speak.

2) New Podcast Series
If you have an idea for a new series, or shows that would
fit into one of our other series, let me know.  You may want
to try hosting a show yourself.  If it works out there will be
no money involved, but I can help promote your cause or
services on the web page and podcast.  Last year we ended
up with millions of hits on the web pages, so it could be
a very good idea !

3)  The Hedge School
I am currently working on the online Hedge School, which
is composed of all of the podcasts and books that I have published
over the last 30 years at Irishroots.com.
Separately, we have also started up an ‘in person’ hedge school,
which consists of live sessions with our podcast hosts.
This is independent of the podcasts and books at the Irish Roots
Cafe and Irishroots.com
Let us know if you are looking for some ‘talent’ for your next
event !
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One Minute Podcast
Let’s take a listen to one of our 8 other podcast series.
Covering Song; Recitation; Travel; History; Irish-America;
or Irish language.

Todays Podcast extract is from the Irish Song and Recitation
Festival.  We talk with Michael Collier a bit about Sean Nós
dancing and singing. This is an excerpt from one of two
interview sessions we had with Michael.

For more podcasts like todays sample extract, go to:

Irish Family History:          http://www.irishroots.com/podcast/rss.xml
Photo Enhanced version:      http://www.irishroots.com/podcasten/rss.xml
Irish in America:                http://www.irishroots.com/podcast2/rss.xml
Irish Song /recitation:    http://www.irishroots.com/podcast3/rss.xml
Irish Video Shorts:         http://www.irishroots.com/irishvideo/rss.xml
Irish Hedge Row History:       http://www.irishroots.com/podcast4/rss.xml
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Book of the Month:

1)  Kings County ( Offaly) and Queens County (Leix) genealogy
and family history notes.

For more about this book go to:
http://www.irishroots.com/id4624.htm

About the Book
This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to
help you find your family in Kings County & Queens County,
Ireland. Focusing specifically on families within the county, it
includes an introduction to research and sources in Kings &
Queens. The most numerous families from birth records are
given, as well as rather rare Kings & Queens families found in
heraldic records. Included you will find a full page county map
from the Atlas of Ireland, along with a listing of modern parishes
and old townlands, along with the address and location of
records for more research. Published by the Irish Genealogical
Foundation, this book was originally made for members
researching in Kings & Queens counties.

What this book does
This work includes copies of actual records
(some worn, torn and faded), from the IGF Library. It also
includes rough sketches of family coats of arms and notes from
centuries past - seldom found elsewhere. The resources provided
here will help research any family in the county, including old
Irish families, and settler families from England, Scotland, Wales
and the continent. This book is a hands on guide for finding your
family in Kings & Queens - some family history is included - but
it is not a gigantic collection of family histories . (For that see ‘The
Book of Irish Families, great & small’, the first book in the Irish
Families series by O’Laughlin.)

The Irish Families Project
for Kings & Queens Counties
The Master book to the 29 volume Irish Families series is ‘The Book
of Irish Families, great & small’. That book gives hundreds of family
histories from County Kings & Queens, and the surrounding areas.
“Kings County & Queens County, Genealogy and Family History
Notes”, volume 18 in the series, expands upon that coverage with
added families and new resources just for Kings & Queens. (In this
way both books can work together as a set if desired, or they may
be used independently for research.)

Name Rankings
The most numerous families in Kings County (now Offaly) in
the 19th century were: (variant spellings follow the name)

Kelly…..Kelley…..Kellie
Dunne…..Dunn…..Donne
Daly…..Daley…..Dailey
Egan…..Eagen…..Egane
Molloy…..Mulloy…..Malloy
Mooney…..Moony…..Muney
Carroll…..Caroll…..Carol
Walsh…..Welsh…..Welch
Kenny…..Kinny…..Kenney
Murray…..Murry…..Morray
Dempsey…..Dempsy…..Dimpsey
Kennedy…..Kenedy…..Canady
Maher…..Mahr….Mawher

Part Three
Family History Extracts.
Including specific notes on the families of Dunne; Colgan;
MacCoghlan; Moore or O’Moore; Doyne; Fox; Harte;
Hennessy; Henry; Hoolahan; Molloy; Mooney; Mulheeran;
O’Connor Faley; and O’Reilly of Heath House. These are
extracts from the works of O’Hart…..

Families on the 4 Masters Map
What families were in the county in earlier days ? This might
provide a clue to the locations of your family today. Here are
some of the families given on the Map in the History of
Ireland by the 4 Masters (Connellan translation. 2003, I.G.F.)
E. = Earl, L.=Lord, C. = chieftain:

In Kings County or Offaly: Fitzgerald Fitzsimon Hussey
O’ Bannan, C. O’ Behan, C. O’ Bergin O’ Carroll, P. O’ Conor,
P. O’ Dempsey, V. & B. O’ Hennessey, C. O’ Hoollaghan
O’ Madden, C. O’ Molloy, P. O’ Mooney, C. O’ Mulvany
O’ Muready, C., and Warren.

( end of extract from this weeks book)
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Three Things to Remember:
We Have a Podcast, a Blog reader, and a Blog !

The Podcast is my ‘radio’ show, with extra comments.
The Blog reader is a computer that ‘reads’ this blog.
The Blog has additional entries, and written shownotes.
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Coming Up:
Where in the world is the first Leprechaun Museum ?
and is it a noble project ??
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Time to raise our eyes skywards, give thanks, and  ask for help !
Here are todays “Magnificent Seven” :

1)   Edward Stokes of Texas, welcome as a gold member !
Searching for Stokes.
My gggrandfather was Thomas Stokes b.1770-75. Lived in
northwestern Ga. in  1809 to 1819 (later Cass Co. then Bartow
Co. Ga.) and moved to Warren Co. Tenn before 1820. Family
tradition says that he, his father or grandfather came from Ireland
with the name Fitzgerald. He had killed someone or got into
some kind of trouble and had to flee. He got onto a ship to
America and changed his name on the way over to the Captain’s
sir name Stokes. We have been unable to make an connection
other than Thomas’ wife was Eleanor b. in SC. A recent DNA
test has shown me to me a direct descentent of Maurice de
Prendergast who invaded Ireland on behalf of the English King
in 1167. Do you know of any Fitzgerald’s immigrating from Ireland
before 1809 or Merchant ships with captain’s named Stokes?

2) Lydia Moser of Kings Park, NY, welcome as a member.
Searching for Hugh McKenna.  Born abt 1820.  Wife Margaret
O’Brien.  Lived in Dover, NH. Believe he arrived 1847. Worked
for mills.

3) Daniel Griffin of Montgomery, NY your Book of Irish Families,
and Families of County Kerry, has shipped !

4) Mike Rogers of Edmond, OK., your Families of Kerry shipped.

5)  Michael Gorman of Corner Brook, Canada, your County
Monaghan genealogy  and King James Irish Army List shipped !

6)  Justine Signorelli, of Diablo, California, your County Kerry
Genealogy book has shipped.

7) Mike Windle of Osoyoos, BC, Canada, your County Limerick
genealogy books have shipped ! (spiral and hardbound ).

Check out our online search list at:
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/21/45/
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Thanks to all of our members - without you these
podcasts would not be possible -  !
Sponsors are welcome and needed.
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Irish Family Name of the Day:
Morrison

Todays family history in honor of member:
Richard Morrison of Milford, Mass., searching for the family
and descendants of James Morrison of Derryhale, County
Armagh, Ireland.

Related Spellings of the Name
Morrisson, Morris, Morrish, O’Morrison, Morrisson, Morrissey, Morison

Varient Spelling Groups:   79; 177; 1557; 1558…….
From The Guide to the Various Spellings of Irish Family Names
http://www.irishroots.com/id4918.htm

History of the Name
Morrison
Being among the top 30 most numerous name in Scotland, it
is not surprising to find most of the name in the province of
Ulster in Ireland, centered in counties Antrim and Down.
Due to similarity in sound or meaning, some confusion exists
between the names of Morrison, Morrisey, MacMaurice,
Fitzmaurice etc…
We have a video on the name this week, and it would appear to
be a family of Scots connections, complete with tartan and pipe tune.

copyright 2010, IGF, based in part upon
The Book of Irish Families, great and small
http://www.irishroots.com/id4098.htm

Irish Family Coats of Arms From the Irish Book of Arms
A Brief search in that work shows:
http://www.irishroots.com/id4861.htm

1)    Yes, given in the Irish Book of Arms.
The Morrison family of Coolegegan, Kings county,
is found in the Irish Book of Arms.
The shield has a cross on it which quarters the shield,
and a crescent moon of sorts, with three trefoils it
appears…and that illustration is on page 100 of the
Irish Book of Arms. (©2000)
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Coming Up Later in this episode:
He bought winning lottery numbers from a fortune teller…. what
does he do with the money now, and are you related to him… hmmm
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The Free Master online index at www.Irishroots.com shows:
Listings for the name appear several times, here are a few examples:

1)   O’Morrison in the Families of County Donegal, Ireland
2)   O’Morrison in County Mayo genealogy and family history
3)   O’Morrison in Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters (IGF)
4)   Morrison in Irish Genealogies (v. 3 of Keatings History)
5)   Morrison in the Families of County Kerry, Ireland
6)   Morrison in the Names of Irish Passengers to America
7)   Robert Emmet Morrison in v. 30 of the JAIHS.

You can use this free index to search for your family name:
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/21/45/
Remember to leave off the Mac or O when typing your name.
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Around the World, in Irish Ways.
The Web Page and Video of the Month.

1)   Morrison Tartan and Pipes, well done family history video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8ml3kZAwk

2)   Family in Clara, County Offaly in 1963 (Video) set to a
fine whistle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouj8H0s2cxU

3)   The National Leprechaun Museum (web Page)
http://www.leprechaunmuseum.ie/

4) ‘ The Bar that Banned Danny Boy “
I think they are making some money on this !   (see more below)
http://foleysny.com/

see also our Irish Video Shorts at:
http://www.irishroots.com/irishvideo/rss.xml
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Curious News and Notes, From Ireland today

1)  Leprechaun Museum opening in Dublin, concieved in 2003.
It will also teach about ‘fairy lore’ in Ireland with mystical and
psychological aspects.
http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2010/mar/07/we-should-grow-up-folklorist-defends-museum-of-lep/

2)  Mark Furlong who runs the Nursery Rhymes pram shop
was given a series of numbers by a fortune teller some 9 years
ago and he was betting on them ever since, and now he has
won 5.6m Euro.  He has generously agreed to share the winnings
with his wife and children, as well as his sister with whom he
had agreed to share any winnings.
Such a nice millionaire is he !  Mark was born in Wexford, now in Waterford.

3)  Foleys Bar in New York has once again banned the singing of
‘Danny Boy’ on St. Patricks Day. They say it is one of the 25 most
depressing songs in the world…. it would seem however that the launching
of Danny Boy whiskey in the U.S. may cause some rethinking…
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/New-York-Irish-bar-repeals-ban-on-Danny-Boy-for-St-Patricks-Day.html?utm_source=twitter

4)  Witness statements from the Irish rebellion and ‘massacres’
of 1641 are going online as I have mentioned earlier.  Some
19,000 pages of text helped give Cromwell his ‘divine mission’ in
Ireland, against the Irish. read more about it here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/07/irish-rebellion-archive-online

5)  I just read a quote on Twitter by Isaac Singer.  It sounded
sort of Irish to me though:
“We have to believe in Free Will. We’ve got no choice. “

6)   For Very Advanced Planners in the years to come.
What day does St. Patrick Day fall on in 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014 ?
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday according to reports.
And did you know that New Years Day was not always on Jan. 1 ?
No, no, it was in March I think, around March 20 or so…… check it out..

…….So end the notes from the Irish Hedge Row today.
You can see the entire series at www.Irishroots.com.
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Hello Fada- with curious notes on the Irish Language
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The History of Ireland
Irish in America
Irish Video Shorts
Irish Song and recitation
Irish Family History and genealogy
Irish Family History photo enhanced with links.
Travel Ireland.

All available on the iTunes Irish provider page (click below):
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=299857025
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About Your Host
Mike O’Laughlin
Mike descends from the O’Loughlins of Kilfenora, County Clare,
and the O’Donahues of Glenflesk, County Kerry. He also bears
Sullivan, Buckley, Kilmartin, Llewellyn and Kelliher roots.
A one of a kind resource, Mike is the most published author
his field, including books; newsletters; podcasts; and videos.

His books and publications are found at:
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/18/133/
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