He wrote a bio of himself for a "Who's Who" of local businessmen claiming to be a native of Dublin, even though he was almost certainly born on the outskirts of Warsaw, in Warka, Poland. He celebrated his birthday on March 17th, though some documents state he was born on March 25th, and others state April 14th. I shared my Irishness with a friend back in 2007, and he looked Barney up in the 1930 US Census, and sent me a link. I've long been interested in my ancestry, but I had done no research, and had no idea what was available online. And here I am six years later.
While my Irish ancestry may be somewhat mythological, my wife's isn't. According to some sources, her 3rd great grandfather, Thomas Muldoon, was born in Ireland in 1817, in County Fermanagh.
Past St. Patrick's Day posts
March 17, 2012: Happy 126th Birthday to my Great Grandfather
March 17, 2011: Happy St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 2010: Barney's Birthday and Birthplace
March 17, 2009: On St. Patrick's Day Everyone is Irish
March 17, 2008: My 'Irish' Great Grandfather
March 15, 2007: Corned Beef and Cabbage on Rye
2007 is starting to feel like quite a while ago. You are hereby decreed an honorary Irish man. And as for your descent into the madness of Genealogy, it's a strange hobby where you people when they're dead.
ReplyDeleteSo, that makes you what?
ReplyDeleteIrish, by "alliance"?!?
On St Paddy's Day,
we're all Irish!!
:D~
HUGZ
Your blog is so entertaining. I loved the lightheartedness of so many of them.Genealogy attracts serious minded folks but you put a zap of fresh air in yours.
ReplyDeleteMagda. P.s. I don't blog much but research and wiki a lot.