From Marian's Desk
This newsletter has a nice variety of articles, and I hope you will find one or more that interest you. In addition to the letter from Liam Crowley, an Taoiseach of the Crowley Clan, there is an article about the value of DNA testing in genealogy by Tom Crowley who is our immediate past Taoiseach. Many of us have hit that brick wall in trying to find out where in Ireland our ancestors originated. DNA testing can help family researchers by comparing DNA with other people of the same surname thereby establishing regional groupings. I know I am very interested in our starting a project, and I hope many of you are too.
Have you ever dreamed of owning a castle in Ireland? Michael-Patrick Crowley did more than dream. He purchased a castle in County Galway and has spent the last 13 years restoring it and researching its history. You will find his story on page 6.
I probably spend way too much time on the Internet. But I was rewarded recently when I came across www.westcorkgenealogy.com. This fine website has links to many of my favorite West Cork sites including ones that have maps of the parishes and townlands. And it also has a link to several family websites including our own www.crowleyclan.com. This should provide us with more hits and enable us to disperse more information about our clan.
Next time you are on-line be sure to check out our clan website. The site is filled with interesting information about Ireland and the Crowleys. There is a page on the Crowley Castle at Ahakeera. And you will find back issues of the Crowley Clan Newsletter. This is all thanks to our wonderful web-master Jim Ritzart. Thanks, Jim, for all you do!
Do you have favorite genealogical websites? If you do, please let me know and I'll pass the information on to our readers.
And, finally, you can still order souvenir photo CDs of last year's Crowley Clan Gathering by sending €30 or $35 US to:
Todd Parker21 Whitestrand Avenue
Salthill
Galway, Ireland
Ten dollars from each CD will go to the Crowley Castle Fund.
Slán, Marian
The Crowley Clan Newsletter is
compiled by Marian Crowley Chamberlain