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Greetings from Des Moines, Iowa! Just returned to the town of my childhood (Des Moines) after living in Wyoming & Colorado for the past 25 years.
I am passionate about family history and living back here is giving me a chance to explore more of my Irish ancestors' migration to Iowa. Family names are: HANLON, O'CONNELL, BRADY, CLANCY & FINNEGAN. The Hanlons and Bradys came to New York, then to Waukesha, Wisconsin, (1859) on to someplace in Illinois moving to Anamosa, Iowa (1870) before my great-grandparents finally settled in Waukee, Iowa.
My favorite Irish band is SOLAS. They touch my soul.
I miss flyfishing in the mountains of Colorado. I had the great fortune to get "stuck" in Ireland for 3 weeks during the 9/11/2001 crisis. (I had been visiting my son in Prague, Czech Republic, where he was attending college). So I was able to do some flyfishing in Killarney. How beautiful!!!
Favorite Irish book: Nuala O'Faolain's 'My Dream of You'. I wish she would write some more novels.
Thing I hate about some of the Irish bars in Des Moines: they have NO CLUE how to pour a Guiness! I'm going to report them to the Motherland!
I tried learning the Irish Language when I lived in Denver but I just couldn't decipher all those sounds! I've got about 100 pages of family history written and I think your little irish quotes on each web page are just adorable! I might have to 'borrow' some to liven up the family history pages.
-Joan |
Greetings From America's Heartland 
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