The Graves
The next day Mary and I spent the day with Tom in Cork City. We had a great time shopping for books, visiting the English Market and touring the city. In the early evening, Tom drove us over Michael's in Castlewrixon so we could all visit. Michael met us at the car and told Tom he could come back to pick us up in a few hours.
Since it was still daylight, Michael drove Mary and I to visit the family graves. There are three gravestones. The gravestone in the center is very hard to read. It is the grave of "the English lady", Nora Barry, the wife of David McDermott. David emigrated to England at some point and married there. He and the English lady eventually bought the big house at Castlewrixon and David's parents and siblings moved into the little house on the same property.
The stone on the left is the grave of my great grandparents, Peter and Ellen McDermott. It reads Peter McDermott Castlewrixon He Died 4 April 1913 His wife Ellen Died 26 September 1918 And of their children, Christina, Peter and David.
The stone on the right is the grave of Michael's parents, Michael McDermott and Bridget Houlihan, Michael's parents and Tom's grandparents.
We had a lovely visit with Michael, Bridie and John Roche, grandson of Christina (McDermott) Roche, my great aunt. We made copies of the family tree done by Sr. Mary Rosario (Bridget Josephine McDermott) and Michael showed us different family things in the house, including a clock that his aunt Catherine (McDermott) O'Sullivan brought back from America.
Tom came back to pick us up. He joined us as we were sitting in the parlor. He said he had not been in that room before, but we were not sure this was the whole truth. The next adventure was to visit the little house, the home of my grandfather
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Since it was still daylight, Michael drove Mary and I to visit the family graves. There are three gravestones. The gravestone in the center is very hard to read. It is the grave of "the English lady", Nora Barry, the wife of David McDermott. David emigrated to England at some point and married there. He and the English lady eventually bought the big house at Castlewrixon and David's parents and siblings moved into the little house on the same property.
The stone on the left is the grave of my great grandparents, Peter and Ellen McDermott. It reads Peter McDermott Castlewrixon He Died 4 April 1913 His wife Ellen Died 26 September 1918 And of their children, Christina, Peter and David.The stone on the right is the grave of Michael's parents, Michael McDermott and Bridget Houlihan, Michael's parents and Tom's grandparents.
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| Michael and I at the family graves. |
Tom came back to pick us up. He joined us as we were sitting in the parlor. He said he had not been in that room before, but we were not sure this was the whole truth. The next adventure was to visit the little house, the home of my grandfather
Copyright 2015 Kathleen Sullivan. All Rights Reserved
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