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Booterstown, Co.Dublin, right now.
From Dublin City Council. See full size.



The Lower Lake, Killarney, right now.
From The Lake Hotel. See full size.



The harbour, Aberdeen, Scotland, right now. Where Capt. Robert Gibbon lived.
From Aberdeen City Council. See full size.




Music

"Ochone! When I Used to Be Young", sung by Joseph O'Mara in 1901.


"My Love: The O'Rahilly" (2006), about the death of The O'Rahilly in 1916.




My family tree

My wife's family tree

Our common family tree

The history of the Thomond motor car




Help on How to read these family trees

Help on Search

Sources

Links




Hypertext and Genealogy

Royal Descents of famous people

Common ancestors of all humans




Mobile phone entry point




My wife's three connections to the World family tree:



Augustus Reebkomp.



Barbara Yeats.



Dr.William Kerr.




My possible connection to the World family tree:



Blennerhassett Cashel.




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Friday, 3 July 2009

Updates on the Blennerhassett Challenge are here.

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2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006


In progress: New details and images

1911 Cork census online

New details

New details

My grandparents' houses

Video hosting moved to YouTube

Dicey family tree

Google Street View


Street view of James O'Mara's house,
30 Maida Ave, Maida Vale, London.
Click to rotate and see location by canal.





2008


US Presidential election, Nov 2008

Royal Descents

New Aberdeen-related images, used with permission

New details and images


Henry Noltie.

Family tree of Hilda Davis

Ancestors Chart

New details

The Blennerhassett Challenge, launch May 2008


My father dies, Feb 2008



My father, with whom I went on family tree research trips for 25 years, died of a sudden and unexpected illness on 27 Feb 2008. His family is heartbroken. He was a great father. I was very close to him.

Good bye, Dad.




Dad in 2006.
Click to see memorial page.



Full video of The Struggle online


Click to play full 55 minute video of the drama-documentary The Struggle (2003) about the Free State raid on 36 Ailesbury Rd in 1922.


3 minute introduction only.
See full size.

36 Ailesbury Rd for sale for €20 m

Cashel of Alaska

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Embedded interactive Google satellite maps


Location of the Gibbon graves, Nigg Bay, Aberdeen.



2007


New details

My wife's 4th Royal Descent, worked out 2007.

New details

New details and images

New images and video


Lost portrait of Augustus Reebkomp
hanging in Gibbon home, 1913.

New details and images


Arthur Gibbon.

O'Meara (later O'Mara) tree now online

New details and images



Coming in 2009


  • O'Rahilly (or Rahilly, or O'Rahilly "Fionn", or The O'Rahilly) of Sliabh Luachra (and Ballylongford and Dublin)

  • Mangan of Shanagolden, Co.Limerick
  • Nolan of Waterpark, Co.Limerick




Coming in 2010


  • Humphrys (or Humphreys) of Doonane, Co.Tipperary (and Glenstal, Co.Limerick)
  • Ryan (Ryan "Tim" or Ryan "Cadea") of Newross, Co.Tipperary




Coming in 2011





Coming at some point in the future





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