Tagged: ireland

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The Places of Bosley and Boyce

Updated, now with 1552 names on the list! I’ve been doing a lot of research on Ancestry.com and other sites looking for some hints into my parents’ heritage. I found more than I ever thought possible. My Dad’s name is Bosley. I always figured it was English, but for years...

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The Past is a Foreign Country

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. ~Lesley P. Hartley, The Go-Between, 1953 I guess I could have known if I dug into my past, it would lead to a foreign country…it has actually led to a few. I have JUST started a family tree and...

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Patrick of Ireland (c. 389 – 463)

Around the year 389, a boy named Sucat was born to a Christian couple in northern Britannia (part of modern Scotland). Despite his parents’ zealous faith, the boy grew up to be a rebellious youth. One day, as Sucat was playing near the seashore, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates...