The Petty Sessions Court Register of 1903 records a dispute over fences and right-of-way between five families of Ballaghduff and John Steevens of neighboring Miltown,

The Petty Sessions Court Register of 1903 records a dispute over fences and right-of-way between five families of Ballaghduff and John Steevens of neighboring Miltown,
Here is another excerpt from the first draft of Kitty’s People: Legend of an Irish Family in the American Heartland. The scene opens in the
Today, November 22, is the 108th anniversary of my grandparents’ marriage. What I know is that they got engaged on Palm Sunday because Tom Barrett
Where did I get the impression that in the “olden days” of America, people married young? For months now, I’ve been entangled in the twigs
When I first saw this photo of our cousin Francis Pedrotti (left), I thought he was my uncle Bob Barrett (right)–cleft chin, very Barrett. They
On Friday morning, May 1, 1942, Ewald Curran picked up the phone and was barraged with questions about the death of his step-son Bob Barrett.