The following is the first of a series of three articles. At the end of 1856 a family of seven named Anderson from Stirling, Scotland, arrived in Sydney in the colony of NSW, after a 3 month voyage around the world. Eight months later two … Continue reading Two Scottish families emigrate
This is the second in a series of blogs about the Protestant churches in Co Kerry that my Irish ancestors attended. Protestants in Co Kerry have always been a small minority of the population, but they gradually increased from the time of the Reformation to … Continue reading Five churches on the Ring of Kerry
Arrival of William Hickson and family in Sydney 24th February 1878. Why leave? In Kay Caball’s latest blog on her Kerry ancestry and genealogy website (mykerryancestors.com) she asks the question: “Why did your ancestors emigrate?” Her answer? To get work is the immediate answer. Opportunities for education, … Continue reading Hickson emigration from Kerry
Mountains and valleys of the MacGillicuddy Reeks: with my friends Simon and Michelle. August 2019 When I stood on the summit of Carrountoohil in August last year I was almost exactly midway between Killorglin, on the northern side of the Iveragh Peninsula, and Templenoe, on … Continue reading William and Mary: a Kerry romance
Early in the antipodean Spring of 1973 I stood on the deck of an old passenger ship, Ellinis, as it sailed through the heads of Sydney Harbour and made its way slowly towards the iconic Bridge and Opera House. It was the end of a … Continue reading Arrival
Forgotten tales 