Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A repost of an old celebratory wish to all...

Originally posted: Monday, March 17, 2014

I love St. Patrick's Day

...from green beer to the great step-dancing to drumming.  Ahhh.
Shamrocks are beautiful, if somewhat weedy once they are established.  "Erin go bragh!"

 Irish history includes some of my ancestors, as well as the Scottish ones who were forced to move to Ireland by the British.  And lots of wonderful music has been written.

I love the myths.  Bridgid.
The ancient sites.  Newgrange.

So I will salute St. Patrick's day, which was brought by the immigrants from Ireland to the US...and still goes strong each March 17.  Erin go bragh!

St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dublin, Ireland

Some of my Irish (and Scotts) ancestors were:

George BEATTY (BEATTIE, Birth 1665 • Cavan, Cavan, Ireland,  Death 9 MAY 1741 • Cavan, Cavan, Ireland

his wife:

Martha CAIRNES BEATTIE, Birth 1669 • Claremore, Tyrone, Ireland, Death APR 1743 • Cavan, Cavan, Ireland

their son:

Francis BEATIE, Birth 1715 • Ireland.  Immigrated to America, Death 1791 • Emory, Washington, Virginia,

his wife:

Martha TATE BEATTIE Her parents from Scotland, she immigrated to America, Birth 1720 • Ireland  Death BEF 1790 • Virginia, 

that line ending up in Kentucky and marrying into the Williams family who were my grandfather, Albert Webb's ancestors (Booth Family tree)

And another family in the Booth Family tree:

Robert McNeal, Birth 12 FEB 1741 • Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Death 23 SEPT 1818 • Geneseo, Livingston, New York an immigrant whose father was...

Malcolm John McNeal, Birth 1714 • Ballymascanlan, Louth, Ireland, Death ABT 1785 • Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

and his father was:

Archibald McNeal (McNeel), Birth 30 DEC 1686 • Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Death, Ireland

I haven't gone into all the wives who were also born in Ireland.

Let's just say when I say I have Scotch-Irish roots, there are really some strong ones back there.

 

And especially a toast to my son, Marty and girlfriend Barbara, who were active celebrating St. Patty's day in 2014- this photo is noteworthy because Barbara isn't wearing sunglasses!