Maddens-in-Ireland
hey everyone. some questions and some information for you as a group...
large suitcases have to be 70 lbs or less. For some of us that isn't an easy task.
many cell phones won't work there unless you have vonage or international calling. Let me know if any of you have one of those or should WE rent a cell phone and have it for emergency contacts.There is a way to do that but we need to reserve in advance.
Also, any of you who haven't gotten back to me with your flight info, CIE needs it. let me know asap.
Any questions, please direct them to me. any great ideas are welcomed, too.
maureen♧
Monday, August 28, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Dublin Marathon
Hi everyone,
In case you are wondering about my progress, my training has been going relatively well. I just put in a 15 mile run on Monday, after being sidelined for a few days because of some painful blisters. This weekend I am running a big half marathon in NYC. There are going to be 10,000 runners. It shoudl be a lot of fun. September will be challenging, as I have to put in some long runs, and my social calendar is full with showers, weddings, and a trip to Las Vegas for a bachelorette party... I'll have the final stretch and taper in October and be ready to go!
A friend of a friend ran the race last year, so I got some tips from her. She said to bring a garbage bag for the rain during the race. She didn't say it rained the whole time, but I guess it's very likely. She said the course is flat and some areas are really beautiful. She said Dublin is "super expensive", but I think we already knew that. She also said I should not expect healthy snacks like fruit at then end of the race and that they hand out candy like KitKats - that's fine with me though!
So, if any of you guys feel like jumping in with me for a few miles, don't forget your sneakers!
Also, I was looking at a womens' clothing catalog that I get. It is very pricy, but they have some really cute things, especially jackets and sweaters. www.bodenusa.com
Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Love,
Christy
In case you are wondering about my progress, my training has been going relatively well. I just put in a 15 mile run on Monday, after being sidelined for a few days because of some painful blisters. This weekend I am running a big half marathon in NYC. There are going to be 10,000 runners. It shoudl be a lot of fun. September will be challenging, as I have to put in some long runs, and my social calendar is full with showers, weddings, and a trip to Las Vegas for a bachelorette party... I'll have the final stretch and taper in October and be ready to go!
A friend of a friend ran the race last year, so I got some tips from her. She said to bring a garbage bag for the rain during the race. She didn't say it rained the whole time, but I guess it's very likely. She said the course is flat and some areas are really beautiful. She said Dublin is "super expensive", but I think we already knew that. She also said I should not expect healthy snacks like fruit at then end of the race and that they hand out candy like KitKats - that's fine with me though!
So, if any of you guys feel like jumping in with me for a few miles, don't forget your sneakers!
Also, I was looking at a womens' clothing catalog that I get. It is very pricy, but they have some really cute things, especially jackets and sweaters. www.bodenusa.com
Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Love,
Christy
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Maddens-in-Ireland
Maddens-in-Ireland
I was looking at these hotels....pretty swanky!!
www.galway.radissonsas.com/
www.killarneyplaza.com/deluxe_rooms
www.all-hotels.com/dublin-hotels.htm#Hotel_173368
we have all of our passports, too.
We are now looking at clothing for Ireland-- If any of you have thoughts of buying one of those great big irish fisherman's sweaters, my friend discouraged me. She said with the euro the sweater would be about $200.00!! A lot for a sweater- plus you'd probably want to ship it at more cost. I am looking at a catalog/site called travelsmith, fyi for travel friendly clothes.
more to come,
maureen ❧
64 days til we leave!
I was looking at these hotels....pretty swanky!!
www.galway.radissonsas.com/
www.killarneyplaza.com/deluxe_rooms
www.all-hotels.com/dublin-hotels.htm#Hotel_173368
we have all of our passports, too.
We are now looking at clothing for Ireland-- If any of you have thoughts of buying one of those great big irish fisherman's sweaters, my friend discouraged me. She said with the euro the sweater would be about $200.00!! A lot for a sweater- plus you'd probably want to ship it at more cost. I am looking at a catalog/site called travelsmith, fyi for travel friendly clothes.
more to come,
maureen ❧
64 days til we leave!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Maddens-in-Ireland
Maddens-in-IrelandThis is a response to my inquiry about finding relatives. Christina Tynan-Wood recommended this as a way to find kin. Problem is I don't know what to ask. Any suggestions?
We have a heading Tracing Relatives in our classified section in the Galway
Advertiser.
We also publish two other papers in Ireland - The Kilkenny Advertiser and
The Athlone Advertiser. If you wished to place your advert in all 3 papers
it would appear in over 100,000 papers each week. The cost for placing a
small lineage advert in the 3 papers is €20 for 15 words and €1 every word
thereafter. The cost of a border is €7 extra. To place a semi display advert
in the classified section in all 3 papers would cost €40 per inch.
If you wish to advertise in all 3 papers the deadline is Monday 5pm as The
Kilkenny Advertiser and Athlone Advertiser are published on a Wednesday.
Maureen
We have a heading Tracing Relatives in our classified section in the Galway
Advertiser.
We also publish two other papers in Ireland - The Kilkenny Advertiser and
The Athlone Advertiser. If you wished to place your advert in all 3 papers
it would appear in over 100,000 papers each week. The cost for placing a
small lineage advert in the 3 papers is €20 for 15 words and €1 every word
thereafter. The cost of a border is €7 extra. To place a semi display advert
in the classified section in all 3 papers would cost €40 per inch.
If you wish to advertise in all 3 papers the deadline is Monday 5pm as The
Kilkenny Advertiser and Athlone Advertiser are published on a Wednesday.
Maureen
Monday, August 14, 2006
Maddens-in-Ireland
Maddens-in-Ireland
I thought I would get clarification about meals. I assume you are all thinking ahead about what is coming. This is the outline of dinners we have arranged. There are only 2 nights we are on our own. Pub grub is recommended for those nights. Breakfast is included each day. A friend who just came back from Ireland said the breakfasts were so generous they did not eat lunch most days.
❥Dinner on Oct 26 is at the hotel. Padricians could not take the group. They were sold out both nights & Dungaire Banquet was not operating.
❥Dinner on Oct 27 at hotel
❥Dinner on Oct 28 at Danny Mann’s
❥Dinner on Oct 29 on own( there is a place ~Boticelli's I heard about)
❥Dinner on Oct 30 on own no sightseeing this day. It is marathon day
❥Dinner on Oct 31 Dinner at Taylors Three Rock
maureen ❥
I thought I would get clarification about meals. I assume you are all thinking ahead about what is coming. This is the outline of dinners we have arranged. There are only 2 nights we are on our own. Pub grub is recommended for those nights. Breakfast is included each day. A friend who just came back from Ireland said the breakfasts were so generous they did not eat lunch most days.
❥Dinner on Oct 26 is at the hotel. Padricians could not take the group. They were sold out both nights & Dungaire Banquet was not operating.
❥Dinner on Oct 27 at hotel
❥Dinner on Oct 28 at Danny Mann’s
❥Dinner on Oct 29 on own( there is a place ~Boticelli's I heard about)
❥Dinner on Oct 30 on own no sightseeing this day. It is marathon day
❥Dinner on Oct 31 Dinner at Taylors Three Rock
maureen ❥
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Irish citizenship questions
Hi gang. Xtina has been busy digging into the Irish citizenship question. It turns out she is one automatically, because her 'Da' was born there. (Trivia: His father -- Xtina's grandfather -- was known as 'the meanest man in Ennis.' Tells you all you need to know about her father.)
It also turns out that all of us, or at least my generation of cousins, qualify for Irish citizenship because of Nanny and Pop. You all knew that, right? (More info on the citizenship question can be found here.) But you have to apply, using a mess of documentation -- birth, marriage, death certificates and passport for Nanny or Pop, your parent, and yourself -- though the death cert is not needed in that case ;)
So, I have questions: In what county were Nanny and/or Pop born? Where were they married? Has anyone tried to obtain a copy of their death certificates?
Any info you can share would be grand.
- Dan Tynan
It also turns out that all of us, or at least my generation of cousins, qualify for Irish citizenship because of Nanny and Pop. You all knew that, right? (More info on the citizenship question can be found here.) But you have to apply, using a mess of documentation -- birth, marriage, death certificates and passport for Nanny or Pop, your parent, and yourself -- though the death cert is not needed in that case ;)
So, I have questions: In what county were Nanny and/or Pop born? Where were they married? Has anyone tried to obtain a copy of their death certificates?
Any info you can share would be grand.
- Dan Tynan
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