I just got off the phone with my uncle Donal (I'm a Tynan by marriage so he is not related) who now lives in Turkey but has spent most of his life in and out of Ireland after being born there 73 years ago. He suggested that if you want to meet family there that might be lost to you to take an advert out in a local paper well in advance of your arrival. Announce when you are coming and that you want to meet anyone who might be family. This is apparently a very common practice.
Also, he has run the Dublin marathon four times, though not for a few years. He has also run marathons elsewhere in Europe but says the Dublin one is unmatched for hospitality. People will run next to you to offer support. The last time he ran Dublin, he was passed at mile 7 by 5 nuns. They were wearing a full black habit--with running shoes--and recited the rosary the whole way. They flew through that race, Donal says, under the power of prayer. --Christina Tynan-Wood
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Christina, this is great info! Thank you for sharing. - Christy
Christina,
Thanks for the scoop. I will look into what the names of the newspapers are in Galway--and williamstown.
Maureen
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