Crowley Clan News from Around the World
Carol Barlow of Rocklin, CA, USA: Although I’m now into the other half of my genetic inheritance (Austrian/German), I still love to hear about the Irish half. I especially enjoyed the short bio on John Crowley of Dromcloc. My daughter and I met John, Dympha and their family when we stayed at their B & B in 1990. John and I discussed how difficult it was to find our Crowley forebears with "210 miles" of their offspring in Co. Cork.
Betty Bookser of Pittsburgh, PA, USA: I have been trying for years to get my family out of Wales and back to their origin in Ireland. Both my Crowleys and Sweeneys immigrated to Wales during the mid 1800’s and remained there. All the census information lists their origin as County Cork with one exception.
Mary Casteleyn of London, England: I was speaking to Tom Crowley about the desirability of establishing a library of Crowley material somewhere in Cork - there is quite a bit which has been published, including the Newsletter. Also I have an article that is coming out in The Irish Genealogist 2002 Vol. 10 No. 5 on "The Crowleys in India". These are Crowleys who served in British India and some of whom ended up as musicians in the King of Oudh's band in the early 19th century. Oudh is in Northern India.
William S. Crowley of the US Armed Forces: My brother James E. Crowley attends renaissance fairs in California and participates in steel on steel competitions, battling with full armor and using steel swords. He is currently number two in the state and is unbeaten in siege competition. He is trying to become the best in the U.S. His sword and helmet are well known by those who participate in this field of combat. You might say he has kept up our family heritage.
I have been called to serve our country. I don't know where I'm going, but I will represent the clan and carry on our clan’s tradition as warriors. I wish you well and will try to write from wherever I go to keep you up to date. Please send any further email to larissa.nugis@attbi.com.
Sue Crowley of Yuma, AZ, USA: July 27th some friends from California (4 RV rigs) picked me up and we went on a wonderful trip through BC, the Yukon and Alaska. We saw lots of unforgettable sites. It was a trip of a lifetime. September 25th Kaileia Leilani Angelique was born to Jesika. She is my third great grandchild.
Tom Crowley of Gwent, Wales: Many thanks for the newsletter which is always more than interesting. Good to see the dates are now fixed for the 2004 gathering. It is a good venue, an interesting area, quite a lot to see and places of interest. I think people will find it so. A few miles west around the coastline is the town of Castletown Beara. This is the area where O’Sullivan Beara, head of the O’Sullivan Clan, fought the English. And when the battle was going against him he called on the O’Crowleys of Dunmanway to go down and support him. They mustered a force and went down, but the weather being atrocious with rain and dense fog, got lost in the bog land near Beara and never reached O’Sullivan in time. The story in part is told in Michael-Patrick’s book.
Mary Catherine Clubb of Aurora, CO, USA: My family grew on 17 September when we welcomed my second great grandson, 2 days before his brother’s 11th birthday. I haven’t seen him and probably won’t for quite a while. I was 87 in October.
Peggy Crowley of Goderich, Ontario, Canada: I really enjoy the newsletter and all the Crowley data.
Betty Halberg of Port Angeles, WA, USA: I have just found another Crowley "cousin" and have shared your newsletter. Keep up the good work.
The Crowley Clan Newsletter is
compiled by Marian Crowley Chamberlain