Our ancestors go back to Ireland, and while some of the family have been here and met some of the Ryall relations, and one of our cousins has been to Ballina twice (when I was not there), I have never met any of them. So it was such a thrill to meet 4 of my cousins, a sister in law, and 3 of their progeny.
First of all in Killarney, I met my cousin David's wife Teresa and two of their three children, David and Sinead. What a lovely family. We had dinner together.
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| Me with Teresa |
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| David, me and Sinéad |
The next day our bus tour took us to the pretty seaside town of Tramore, and there I meet my cousin Ellen and her daughter Clodagh. We didn't have much time together, but Clodagh had been busy baking us delicious cupcakes to have with our cup of tea, and then Ellen took me for a dip (feet only) in the Celtic Sea!
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| Clodagh and her mum Ellen |
Then today in Dublin, Murray and I got to meet three other cousins (sisters of Ellen) Brid, Mary and Joanne, and enjoyed getting to know them while we devoured an enjoyable Italian meal in Dublin. Thanks to each and every one of you for such a warm reception - hopefully our next visit to Ireland will allow us more time to catch up with you all.
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| L-R Brid, Mary, me and Joanne |
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