(Nanny would call 5, 6, 7 times a day. Each time she'd say "the most reason I called....." I always loved that phrase.)
I'm going to Ireland for lots of reasons - to be with all of you wonderful people for a week, to see a beautiful country, to cheer Christy on in the marathon, to celebrate Jeanne's 50th birthday, and there are probably other reasons I'm forgetting. But I'm also going because I want to BE in the place where our family lived and where we all come from, and I want to get as close to that particular place as I can. I can be content to travel around the country seeing all of the beauty that is Ireland, in the company of people I love. But I'd really LOVE to go to the town/area/village/whatever where Nanny and the kids lived for those years during the Depression in America. Problem is....where IS that place? Is it Williamstown? Is it Derrywode or Derryvode or some other similarly-named place? Is there a church or a school or some landmark we can look for, where we can take a moment and say "here we all are, together, 73 years later!"
I am happy to hire a car or arrange with our driver or do whatever it takes to take us there while we're in Galway, but I need your help in figuring out where THERE is.... (why didn't I write it all down when I could've??????)
If you would also be interested in such a side trip, let me know, and let's figure out a way to find our destination or get as close to it as we can!
love, kathleen
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So.... to answer my own question!!!! Maureen already knew from Aunt Margaret that Williamstown is the place we're all looking for. I just did not know that. I thought somehow it was an even more specific location, but we are scheduled to spend the better part of a day in Williamstown and that will certainly satisfy my quest! See you there! love, kathleen
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