ST COLMAN’S PARISH CHURCH
PARISH OF KILROOT
MAGAZINE
MAY 2015
www. stcolmanschurchkilroot.org.uk
Rector: Rev Mike McCann
93362387
Hon. Treasurer: Alan Hibbert
93329160
P/T Administrator and Secretary to the Vestry: Andrene Walker 93329818
or 07917198034
Contact Details (June – September 2015):
Rev. David Armstrong Landline 02893359965, Mobile 07532034435
Rev. Kathleen Brown Landline 02893366787
Steve Ames
Mobile 07854286216
RECTOR’S LETTER
Dear parishioner,
As I sit wondering what to write I can’t help thinking of Billy Stewart. So many
people comment upon his absence. At church gatherings of all kinds I keep
expecting him to walk in. He was such a force for good, giving his time and energy
unstintingly because he loved it. It was such a joy to him to be involved in the
church both locally but also in the wider Carrick area and indeed further afield
especially with Divine Healing Ministries. I miss him personally as he was a
colleague but more than that we had a deep friendship. Such a friendship doesn’t
come around every day. It is rare and I miss him. He is now part of that great
could of witnesses that cheer us on.
I am delighted that Isabell has undertaken the role of People’s Churchwarden.
She will be great at that role. We love her and we know Billy’s absence will be
very hard for her. We pray that she will know God’s profound love and strength
for these difficult days.
Among the people who gather on Sundays in this church building are people who
demonstrate what it looks like to be a follower of Jesus through all the ups and
downs of life. That is a great encouragement and motivation. It is a privilege to
meet Sunday by Sunday and at other times. Many Christians throughout the
world don’t have such an opportunity. Indeed many are losing all they possess
and some even their lives as they remain faithful to God. We are a privileged
people living where we do. It is easy in our relatively comfortable existence to just
get out of the habit of joining with fellow followers. So if you haven’t been with us
for a while we miss you.
May God bless you and yours as you honour God in the life you have been given.
Mike McCann
RECTOR’S SABBATICAL
My sabbatical approaches quickly. For the first few days in June I will be staying
at the Benedictine monastery in Rostrevor to focus my mind and heart and we
then fly to North America on 8 June. I will visit my Mom on the way to the Arctic.
I am spending my sabbatical in the Diocese of the Arctic at the invitation of Bishop
Darren McCartney, who was formerly a curate in St. Nicholas. I will be based at
St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. I will be
away for the months of June, July and August.
During my absence David Armstrong will be looking after any pastoral needs in
Kilroot and Kathleen Brown will look after Ballycarry similarly. Steve Ames will
look after the new joint initiative with Gateway. Contact details are on the front of
the magazine.
Services at 9.00am and 10.15am will continue according to the usual pattern.
With 16 years behind me in Carrickfergus and I hope many years ahead, I am
looking forward to this opportunity to recharge my batteries, to have time to
reflect more deeply and to seek wisdom for what lies ahead for me and for us.
I will be keeping a blog of my trip which you will be able to follow at:
arcticinsummer.blogspot.co.uk
11.30 CONGREGATION - SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS
During June, July and August Steve Ames will be looking after the 11.30am
congregation. The base for the 11.30am congregation during this time will be
Governor’s Place. If transport is an issue for you please speak to Steve, George
Moore or Brain Shields who will ensure that someone will get you there. A variety
of things will be happening including services but also some BBQs and group
outings all intended to build our sense of community. A schedule of what will be
happening will be provided. If there isn’t a service at 11.30am please join those
who meet at 9.00am or 10.15am. You will be most welcome. To keep in touch
with what is happening each Sunday please email Steve at steve199@gmail.com
including in your email your mobile number so that he has your contact details to
be able to keep you up to date with what is organised for each week.
You may like to follow what is happening via social media.
Search for ‘St Colman's & Gateway Church’ on Facebook or use the link:
https://www.facebook.com/stcolgate
CIRCUS
Unfortunately there will be no Circus Holiday Club this year. We haven’t been
able to secure enough leaders to run the club. Our friends in Dunmurry are
struggling to even staff their own kids club. Over the winter we will look again at
what we can do for 2016. Circus has been a great success over the last 9 years but
everything has its season. We rejoice in the impact it had on many young lives,
both kids and leaders, and we will see what God opens up to us to continue to
make an impact in future years.
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PARISH RECORDS
Funeral
2 March 2015
Rev. Billy Stewart
22 St. Colman’s Crescent
20 April 2015
Alice Wilson
Whitehead Private Nursing Home
(formerly of Higgins Court, Eden)
We extend our prayerful sympathy to those who are bereaved.
LICENCING OF STEVE AMES AS A DIOCESAN READER
Pictured above, from left to right, are Rev Canon Peter McDowell (warden of Readers,
Connor Diocese), Rev Mike McCann, Steve Ames and Bishop Alan Abernethy, before
Steve’s commissioning as a Diocesan Reader which took place in St Anne’s Cathedral
on Wednesday 13th May during the service of Choral Evensong.
The Girls’ choir of St Anne’s were in fine voice for Choral Evensong during which
Bishop Alan admitted Steve to the office of Reader in the Church. After the formalities,
which included questions and responses for Steve, for Mike as his colleague and for the
congregation, to uphold and support and pray for him, Steve was given his licence, a
bible, and the blue scarf of a Reader of the Church of Ireland.
GENEROUS GIVING
Monies raised so far this year include £100 for Bishop’s Appeal, £224 for CMS Ireland
‘Little Lights’ Lenten Appeal and £256 for the Nepal Earthquake disaster (to be sent via
Christian Aid). The basket for Nepal donations will remain until 31st May. Many thanks
to all who have given so generously. Thanks too to those who generously gave their
time organising and collecting house to house in the recent Christian Aid Week
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VESTRY ELECTIONS
The Easter Vestry took take place this year on Wednesday 15th April at 8.00pm in
the Church Hall. The following appointments and elections took place:
John Shenoy (Rector’s Church Warden)
Isabell Stewart (People’s Church Warden)
Brian Shields (Rector’s Glebe Warden)
George Moore (People’s Glebe Warden)
Select Vestry:
Honorary Treasurer:
Honorary Secretary:
Alan Hibbert
Andrene Walker
Alison Inch, Gina Hibbert, Patricia Butler, Michael Butler, Chris Sturgess,
Thomas Magill, Audrey Alexander, Marion Magill, Katie Branagh, and Katie
Love.
Honorary Auditors:
David Branagh, Maurice Kennedy
EDEN UPDATE
It is hard to believe that soon we will be coming to the end of another successful year of
the Drop-In at Eden. Our numbers continue to keep up to about 15 - 20 each week. The
team count it a privilege to be at the house each Wednesday.
Earlier this year we were very happy to welcome our newest Drop-inner - Baby
Charlie. We wish Katy and Stephen our best wishes. Alice Wilson, who had been a
resident of the Dolphin Home in Whitehead for a number of years died 5 weeks ago and
we had the privilege to open the house for the family after the funeral.
Every 3rd Monday there is a bible study for Eden and surrounding area. This is going
very well and we ALL are learning about God’s word together. Please continue to pray
for this work and the Drop-In. Come along any time on Wednesday between 12 noon
and 3pm.
A big thank you to all parishioners who continue to contribute to the ‘Basket of Hope’
which is making a real change in the lives of those in receipt
The Eden Team.
BOWLS
Teenage or Older age – Have you ever played Bowls?
Come September you could be bitten by the ‘Bowl Bug’.
Phone now for details 93367340
(Bowling Night Friday)
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TIME FOR TOTS
We would like to remind all our Mums, Grans and other Carers that we will be taking a
break for the month of July, but will be back running Time for Tots in the hall in
August as in previous years. This year, with no Holiday Bible Club using the halls we
will not be moving to Eden Primary School Library for one week, but will remain in St
Colman’s halls for all the Tuesdays. See you there!!
LADIES GROUP 2015/16
The new Committee was elected at our AGM on Wednesday 6th May when we also
were shown, and tried our hands at, some Floral creations. Margaret Hamilton skillfully
demonstrated hand tied bunches and simple, but elegant arrangements which some
lucky members got to take home.
The new committee: Katie Love (Chair), Miriam Beck (Secretary), Marion Magill
(Treasurer), Patricia Butler, Gina Hibbert and Jean Quigley would love to hear ideas for
meetings from existing and potential members. Please get in touch. We will start the
new year with our opening meeting on September 2nd at 8.00pm in the Minor Hall.
There is the possibility of an outing to Theatre at the Mill to see “Annie Get Your Gun”
for the following meeting on 7th October. Please speak to any of the committee if you
are at all interested, as bookings will have to be made before the Summer holidays.
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
Each little flower that opens
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colours
He made their tiny wings
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all (Cecil F. Alexander)
A lovely afternoon spent having a 'sneak preview' of the
Glenarm Castle Garden's 'Tulip Festival'.
A lovely, relaxing way to forget stresses and strains and enjoy God's wonderful
Creation.
Rosaleen
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St. Colman’s Parish Church, Parish of Kilroot
Life used to be simple. You had a building, a Church Hall for example, and used it for
Guides, Scouts and such like. You made sure it was fit for the purpose for which it was
being used and that was that. But not anymore! We now need, believe it or not, an
Entertainments Licence. So that means a whole raft of checks and tests to generate the
appropriate certificates. As a result of our needing this licence we have, over the last
few months, had several visitors coming with an array of equipment to check all sorts of
things. These include electrical installation, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers as
well as a PAT test! No this doesn’t mean that someone went around patting things but it
does mean that all those Portable electrical Appliances were Tested and found to be
safe to use. And by the way if you notice labels on such things as kettles and electrical
leads please don’t feel tempted to pick them off. Each (and we have 75 throughout the
church and halls) has a unique serial number on this label which can be traced back to
our inventory list to be clearly identified. Even our “new” organ had to be tested just to
make sure none of our organists got fried on a Sunday morning! But all is well and all
passed the test. While my note on this might at times seem flippant it is very necessary
to ensure we are all safe while using the church premises and it does mean that our
insurance cover is maintained.
Changing the subject, as you know there has been an ongoing issue with the lounge
extension in the Rectory. On this we have been in consultation with several sources to
seek a long term resolution of this difficulty and conscious that there is no pot of gold
(even if we could find a static rainbow to check it’s end) we are seeking the most cost
effective way to resolve this. As we find this we will keep you all informed but as yet
and despite several suggestions (some of those definitely requiring that pot of gold) we
have not come to any definite conclusions.
Finally the summer is fast approaching and we would ask that those of you who feel fit
enough would hold yourselves in readiness for some exertion as again hope to plan
some “work nights” to help you get through those long summer evenings. Last year’s
work nights went very well despite a small numbers who turned up and much was
accomplished. However there is still much to do so we would urge you to come and
help when we announce these evenings.
Finally, finally! At the Easter Vestry Harold, after a long period as Rector’s Glebe
Warden decided to step down from the post and we would like to thank him very
heartily for all that he has contributed throughout the years in this position. Mike has
asked Brian Shields to fill this position and with his acceptance of this position this
report comes now from both of us as the Glebe Wardens.
Brian & George
Glebe Wardens.
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SUMMER SALE
St. Colman’s Church
Larne Road, Carrickfergus
Summer Sale
Friday 19th June, 6 to 9pm
Books
Bottle Stall
Barbeque
Handicrafts
Plants
Toys
Bric-a-brac
Tombola
Cakes
Nearly New Babies and Children’s clothes
-----------------------------------------Admission: Adult £2.50
Child 50p
Free refreshments
As we hope you already know, St Colman’s Ladies Group are organising a summer sale
for Church Funds on Friday 19th June. In order for this to be a success we need
donations of items to sell. Please bring along items to Church on the Sunday before the
sale, 14th June, or anytime that week before Friday 19th. Just ask if you need to know
when the church hall will be open.
We welcome contributions for the following stalls: Books, Bottle stall, Bric-a brac,
Plants, Toys, Handicrafts, Tombola and Cakes. Items for the cake stall should be
brought on Thursday evening or the day of the sale. We would also love some more
helpers to set up and man the stalls. Again, just let us know if you are available.
Thank you.
Katie Love, Marion Magill, Katie Branagh
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SOMETHING FOR ALL - TOP 10 MINI ADVENTURES
From 5th Carrickfergus Scout Group News
Full-time adventurers Tim and Kerry Meek and their daughters, Amy and Ella share
their top 10 mini-adventures. A perfect bite-size taste of Scouting for parents!
1. Morning exploring: Make your journey to school more exciting by setting off
earlier than usual and finding a different route to school. Try as many different routes as
you can. Travel by foot, scooter, bike or even sledge (in the winter) - you'll be surprised
how much fun going to school can be!
2. Let your dog take you for a walk: Rather than taking the usual path or circuit, let
the dog dictate where you go. Follow it (within reason) and you might end up
discovering somewhere new. You'll certainly see your local area differently (from a
dog's eye view).
3. Set your friend a treasure hunt: Place some treasure in an appropriate location.
Draw a map of the neighbourhood, marking on the treasure. Cut the map up, making it a
jigsaw for your friend to piece together. Give to a friend to complete and find the
treasure.
4. Public transport trekking: Kids love buses (particularly on the top deck) and trains
so rather than use the car try to get your destination using public transport. Challenge
the family to use bus/train to make other familiar journeys eg to your gran's, to a friends
or to the cinema.
5. Get up early to hear the dawn chorus: Wake up and head into a wood or park an
hour before sunrise. Try to identify any birds that you hear. Try mimicking some
familiar bird calls and have a twitter with some local birds.
6. Hill-walking with a twist: Find a small hill. Walk up it at different times of the year
or day - in the sun, rain and when it's covered with snow. Find a bigger hill then repeat.
And the same again for an even bigger hill: climb; sleep; repeat. Before you know it
you'll be ready to climb a mountain.
7. Polar adventurer: Try sub-zero camping…in a tent in your back garden. Wrap up
warm and brave the cold temperatures – you'll be amazed at how exciting and
adventurous sleeping in your back garden can be. And what's the worse that can happen
- you get cold and have to head into the house and your cosy bed!
8. Explore on scooters: Borrow some scooters for the whole family and go on an
urban safari, taking in the sights as you scoot over pavements and along cycle paths.
Wear a helmet and take care down slopes.
9. Go for a night walk in a familiar area: Put on some head torches and explore.
What might be familiar during daylight hours will have a very different feel in the dark.
If you are feeling brave, switch your head torch off and walk by moonlight.
10. Eat as a family: And we mean in the outdoors. Don't go to a pub or restaurant but
actually go OUT and cook your own meal. Start simply with packet soup or warm up a
tin then eventually cook your own meal on a gas stove, alfresco.
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GENERAL SYNOD
Alan and I had the privilege of attending the recent General Synod of the Church of
Ireland held earlier this month in Armagh. Much of the business is, like our own Vestry,
concerned with financial matters, and most of the Bills this year were about fairly
mundane matters – nothing controversial for once! However a common thread running
through many of the debates was that of the Mission of the Church and how this should
affect everything we do.
The Synod began with a service of Holy Communion in St Patrick’s Cathedral and
members were invited if they wished (and were prepared for an early start in order to
practice) to join the volunteer choir and lead the singing. We decided this would be a
really good thing to do, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
In his Presidential Address, Archbishop Richard made comments about falling numbers
in the Church of Ireland. These comments were picked up by the Press and published in
the local papers under the headline:
“If church numbers keep falling we may as well close: Archbishop”.
His remarks, some of which follow, arose out of a Census taken on 3 consecutive
Sundays in all Church of Ireland churches in November 2013. He said, “Since the last
General Synod, the statistics from the first church–wide survey on church attendance
became available. Although there were few shocks in what we learnt, it was by any
standards a necessary reality check. In terms of those who declared themselves as
Church of Ireland in the most recent censuses in both jurisdictions on the island, the
average attendance over three Sundays in November 2013 was 15%, 58,000 in all.
There was a mathematical flaw in the process that will be ironed out for the next survey,
in that we do not know whether it was the same 58,000 who attended on each of the
three Sundays. (This seems unlikely but we would be unwise in the extreme to assume
that there was little or no overlap in attendance over the three Sundays in question!)
Further analysis reveals that of those attending, only 13% were between the ages of 12
and 30. As I commented last June in a media statement, the statistics present the scale of
the missional challenge ahead of us as a Church, but nevertheless it is one that if we
cannot embrace with confidence and with hope in Jesus Christ we may as well close the
doors of our churches now. We must relate to reality, and we must also relate to the
future ahead of us, a future towards which God is always calling us.”
In an article in the Belfast Telegraph on Monday 11th May Alf McCreary gives other
results from the Census as follows: only 13% of those attending are between the ages of
12 and 30. The largest numbers are from the older age groups, with19% between 46
and 60 and 24% between 61and 74. The figures also show the gender breakdown with
57% Female, 43% Male. The statistics showed greatly increased attendance at key
points of the church year, with 108,000 people attending Christmas Eve/Day and 76,000
people going to Church on Easter Day. He also writes that the President designate of the
Methodist Church in Ireland (for which no similar attendance figures were available)
said, “It is fair to say that the numbers attending church have reduced generally, and
there are more mature congregations in Northern Ireland. We are not complacent, and
many churches are engaging with those who have no local church connection through
some excellent work in the communities they serve”. Meanwhile a survey in the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor, the largest in Ireland , showed an average
church attendance of 21% for Sunday Mass. The Diocesan Living Church Review,
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published in May 2014 revealed that the estimated attendance in Down and Connor is
72,000 out of the estimated Roman Catholic population of some 350,000. The age range
of younger people attending is broadly similar to the Church of Ireland with 16%
between the ages of 12 and 25. There is a similar pattern of greater attendance among
older people, with 14% between 26-40, and 45% between 41-75. The gender breakdown
also reflects a striking similarity to the Church of Ireland, with a higher proportion of
women worshippers (56%) compared to men (44%). Comparative figures were not
available for the Presbyterian Church, which surveys its members differently.
Synod ended with the Council for Mission report and associated motions turning our
attention to the plight of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the
world.
Debate on the report included the following points among others:
• Synod 2015 had included a great focus on mission.
• If 85% of people who claim to be Church of Ireland are not in Church on Sunday, it is
not acceptable that we say we do not know who they are. We also have to reach out to
those who don’t know who Christ is.
• Mission can be small things and does not have to be big headline actions. All of us can
do mission.
• We all have a responsibility to reach out to people who are isolated and lonely and to
bring them back to the church
• The importance of going out to reach the people rather than expecting people to come
in was emphasised.
• Vestry’s role is to support mission in the parish as well as the ‘three Fs’
• Giving is part of mission.
The motion stated “That the General Synod expresses its solidarity with its brothers and
sisters in Christ throughout the world who are persecuted for their faith; and commends
them to their prayers, along with all agencies who work to alleviated their suffering and
promote their basic human right, as expressed in the Geneva Convention, to freedom of
religion”.
Speakers to the report raised the following points:
• Do we feel for the pain of persecuted Christians?
• The plight of those who refused to deny their faith and died for it was highlighted.
• This motion should shatter our comfortable, take it or leave it, Christianity and give
perspective to our priorities as a Church.
• In some way our Church could support persecuted Christians and send the message of
this motion to them.
• The ‘Two Rows by the Sea’ leaflet published by the Church in Egypt was mentioned.
• The Open Doors charity and many other organisations provide information on
persecuted Christians to enable people to be informed.
• The work of Christian Aid was highlighted.
• One has to reflect and stand up for what Christians are about and it is important to
pray for those who persecute us as well as those who are persecuted.
• The motion requires action from ourselves – prayer, informing ourselves and writing
to people.
Gina Hibbert
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I KNOW WHO I AM – FAMILY TREES
As soon as you put pen to paper or finger to mouse you are actively constructing your
family history. Where does one start? How difficult will it be? Is my history worth
recording? What benefit will I derive? These are just a small example of the questions
that will come to mind.
Let me say at the outset (ab initio, a latin term with which you will become familiar)
that everyones’ family history is important, both to the researcher and the wider public.
I do not believe that any family history exists that could be termed mundane.
Where does one start? By asking questions from your family elders, old neighbours,
workmates. Generally speaking they had good memories owing to a lack of distractions
we take for granted, eg. travel, tv, sports, games etc. Additionally they had the good
sense to pass information from one generation to the next, much of it never recorded in
Census, Birth, Baptismal, Marriage, Death registers or a host of other publicly available
records. Ask the questions before the answers become lost for ever. Ensure a written
record is kept and attribute a witnesses name to each fact elicited. Get it down on
computer if one is available.
Knowing where to look, is sometimes one of the greatest hurdles to overcome. Here’s a
short list of where to start;
Census, Street directories, Church records, Public records, Newspapers, Electoral
records, Phone directories, Works registers, School registers, Court orders, Private land
owners/employers, Passenger lists, Prison detention records, Transportation records,
War memorials, Books of remembrance, Cemeteries, 1912 Covenant, the more obscure
records such as Flax growers register, Griffiths valuation of Ireland, Wills and letters of
administration.
What format should it take? There are two generally accepted formats, portrait, where
the ‘tree’ extends from top to bottom of page and landscape, where the ‘tree’ extends
from left to right across the page. This is my preferred view, if only, because I can view
four generations at once whereas in portrait mode usually only three are possible.
Method of construction. (I will describe the landscape approach) Always begin with
yourself on the centre left of the page. Place name , date of birth, where born in a box.
Draw a short horizontal line from the right of this box joining it to a vertical line
connecting two boxes, one at the top, the other at the bottom of the vertical line. In the
uppermost box insert fathers details and in the lower, mothers. From each of these
boxes continue with a short line as before joining vertical lines and add the grandparents
generation. You should have four boxes in this generation, and eight boxes in the great
grandparents generation and so on.
It is much easier to adopt a ready made computer programme to lay out all the facts you
will come across. Personally I use www.ancestry.co.uk although there are many others
commercially available. I found out quickly that ‘ancestry’ have an absolute mass of
records to search, the ‘boxes’ are so well laid out there is nothing to do other than fill in
the blank spaces.
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It should be noted, that by subscribing to Ancestry I can search all of Ancestry’s
database for whatever information I need to complete a task. Because I subscribe to
their Premium membership (£120 annually) I am limited to British/Irish only records. I
cannot access US, Canadian, Australian records where a lot of our ancestors emigrated
or served abroad in the early military. A worldwide membership currently costs £180.
Their basic essentials plan costs £96 but excludes all Irish records, so not much help to
anyone residing in NI.
Another free avenue worth exploring is www.familysearch.org the website of the
Church of Latter Day Saints whose very extensive records( reputed to be around 8
billion names) are kept at Salt Lake City in Utah, USA. Completely free this is one of
the better sites with a mass of information just waiting to be accessed.
Other sites include www.emeraldancestors.com or www.nifhs.org the north of ireland
family history society, www.belfastfamilyhistory.com , the local Belfast site. Another
worldwide site is www.cyndislist.com. Our local Public Record office can be found at
www.proni.gov.uk The major site in the Republic of Ireland is www.irelandxo.com
Most all non governmental sites charge by some means, should it be by purchasing
‘credits’ or a charge for a set time interval. This can ultimately become expensive,
unless it’s a very limited search.
To get a free template with which to start your record go to www.myheritage.com This
allows up to 250 names to be attached before charging is attracted.
There is a local site www.lennonwylie.co.uk that lists all Belfast Street directories,
some local telephone directories, and the 1824 Belfast and Bangor Pigots directories.
You will quickly notice by completing this in longhand a lot of paper will be required,
that is where the use of a computer is an almost necessary tool, (if only because
pre-constructed trees are available on the net leaving you to fill in the blanks). However
if it’s only the last 200 years you wish to record, then paper will be adequate. Keep in
mind that every 100 years generates 3 to 4 generations.
As you progress your tree using a computer programme empty spaces become apparent
so they tend not to be left behind or overlooked. Always take the broad view in the early
stages before becoming immersed in the finer detail.
As you go back through the years (having surmounted our local difficulties of 1922)
you’ll likely find your ancestors arrived during the plantation or earlier conflicts. Most
came from Scotland, England, France, Spain and the Baltic states.
These hugh migrations of the 16c. and 17c. are well documented. Records were kept of
everything and a great many survive to this day, eg. land owners recorded tenants,
rented property, household accounting, acerage, crops, disposals, inventories, repairs,
tradesmen, livestock, tax collection amongst others
Beware of complacency however, there is always some individual who has ‘no history.’
As this occurs mark his antecedents as EOL (end of line) for the time being, as a way
may be found at some later date, to circumvent the problem. Perhaps something as
simple as looking at a different sibling may produce parents names or a morsel to point
you in the right direction.
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In passing the task of finding children in Victorian times can prove trying. For example,
a woman who has had 5 children may have ‘given’ one to her sister to be raised. This
may have led ultimately to the ‘loaned’ child taking the step­mothers married name
thence muddying the waters. An extensive search of birth / baptismal / census records
will normally resolve problems.
A read through the Records of Assizes at Carrickfergus will reveal some awful
decisions.
.
A man accused of stealing 2 small pieces of linen (no evidence offered)
off the bleach green, where our health centre now stands was sentenced to 12 years
transportation. Taken to Kilmainham gaol in Dublin to await a suitable ship, he was in
cells 7 months then a further 4 months on board before being landed at present day
Sydney in Australia. Released after 8 years he made his home there and was joined
shortly after by his wife and children (at Crown expense) and became a farmer, his
estate comprising 600 acres at his death. Both buried at Summerhill Cemetry, now the
site of Central Railway Station, in Sydney.
No matter what you unearth it will be of interest particularly to succeeding generations.
Good Hunting.
Mike A
PETS CORNER.
LADY (Moore)
This is Lady our Yorkshire Terrier She is now
an old lady of 13 and this is her in her
favourite place, her bed. We rescued her when
she was only nine months old and at that stage
she was very lively. Despite being such a
small dog she could jump the height of the
kitchen work-top from where she once stole
the meat for our dinner. No one, except her
was pleased with that escapade. We could tell
you lots more about her antics over the years
but space does not permit save to say even at
13 she is still lively enough. Almost every
morning we are found on the beach which she really loves but is always keen to get
home for food. Lady has always loved her food but due to a chronic medical condition
she has to have special food available only from our vet. Now she is old there is just one
thing she doesn’t like and that is to be
taken out of her bed when she is
sleeping as
this picture aptly illustrates. Getting a
good photo of Lady is no easy task as
she seems to know her own mind!
George and Pearl
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RECALL NOTICE:
The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of
make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart.
This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve,
resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units.
This defect has been identified as "Sub-sequential Internal Non-morality," more
commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.
Some of the symptoms include:
1. Loss of direction
2. Foul vocal emissions
3. Amnesia of origin
4. Lack of peace and joy
5. Selfish or violent behavior
6. Depression or confusion
7. Fearfulness
8. Idolatry
9. Rebellion
The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factoryauthorized repair and service free of charge to correct this defect.
The Repair Technician, JESUS, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden
of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.
The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R.
Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE
procedure.
Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into the heart
component.
No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace it with:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self control
Please see the operating manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (BEST Instructions Before Leaving
Earth) for further details on the use of these fixes.
WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any
manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to
list, and will result in the human unit being permanently impounded. For free
emergency service, call on Jesus.
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