Contributed by Ian ThullierThe Thuilliers were French Huguenots who emigrated to Ireland in the 1790s during the French Revolution, settling in Kinsale and in Dublin. My great-grandfather, Joseph Thuillier was a Fenian and while on the run he met and married Anne...
Contributed by Dermot ScottEric Scott was born in 1895 in Portrush, County Antrim, the son of AC Scott JP (1852–1931), a Portrush businessman and of his wife Marion (McCombe) Scott (1856–1927), a school-teacher, born in Antrim town. His paternal grandfather, George...
Contributed by Ken QuinnCanada is a land of immigrants. Long before it came into being, the Irish were making their way to the new lands. In particular there was a significant influx of immigrants in 1832 and 1847. As a result, a quarantine station was established at...
Contributed by Colm QuinnI grew up in my family home in a small village called Drumree, which is about 45 minutes from Dublin. It is in the country- side, so there are lots of green fields and old houses that have been around for hundreds of years. Our family home is...
Contributed by Brian & Deirdre O’RuaircBorn in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland in 1946, Brian O’Ruairc grew up in a large extended family. At 14, he joined the Franciscan brothers. He left the Franciscans ten years later and went as volunteer with the Frontier...
