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Date Posted: 04:52:22 02/16/08 Sat
Author: Joan
Author Host/IP: ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net / 68.0.253.131
Subject: Irish/Canadian heritage
In reply to:
Barb
's message, "I'm not Irish but I love Irish everything! :-) Show your Irish, Joan! :-)" on 13:20:10 02/15/08 Fri
Hi Barb. I just got a little info on my mother's side of the family. They were from Northern Ireland, and settled in NB. From there, I think they came straight to RI. Why? I have no idea. lol
They had Scottish last names (Crockett and Gunn), and called themselves Scots-Irish.
Do Canadians celebrate St. Patrick's Day like we do here, with green everything (beer, clothing, food, pins, hats, glasses, etc. music, dancing, and parades?
Joan
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You have an great heritage, Joan............. -- Barb, 08:49:48 02/16/08 Sat [1] (clgrtnt2-port-249.dial.telus.net/161.184.42.249)
and yes, absolutely...Canadians celebrate St. Patrick's Day the same way it is celebrated in the U.S. :-)
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I shouldn't have left out the other half. :) -- Joan, 10:18:27 02/16/08 Sat [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)
It was my mother's mother's family that was from NB. My mother's father's people were from Quebec. Montreal, I guess, but I'm not sure.
My father's parents were from Ireland--Irish Free State.
My roots are deeper in Ireland and Canada than they are in the U.S. :)
Joan
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I will claim you as a Canadian then, Joan.............. -- Barb, 16:36:58 02/17/08 Sun [1] (clgrtnt2-port-195.dial.telus.net/161.184.42.195)
whether you like it or not! lol
You've got Eastern Canadian roots like me. Actually, I'm from Ontario so your roots are even more Eastern Canadian than my own. You ought to speak French like a trouper...and be able to recite "Anne of Green Gables" backwards! lol
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I like it!! -- Joan, 05:16:23 02/18/08 Mon [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)
Though I've been to Monreal and didn't like it. :)
I've got to get up there to the nicer places in CA. Bob and I have wanted to see PEI since we saw Anne of Green Gables. And now that I know for sure it was NB that my mother's family came from, I want to go there, too.
I'm glad to be an honorary Canadian. :)
Joan
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Your roots are in Canada, Joan...you are more than honorary! :-) -- Barb, 17:15:14 02/18/08 Mon [1] (clgrtnt7-port-77.dial.telus.net/161.184.52.77)
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