New Ross

On our way back to Kilkenny, we noticed a "genealogy" tourist hot spot in New Ross. So, we parked and had a look.

The Dunbrody is a replica ship of the type that took Irish immigrants to the New World in the 19th century. The purpose of this visitors' centre was to help descendants of these immigrants "connected" with their roots.

Irishman's lament mirroring two of our photographers.

New World.

Some of the countries immigrated to.

Some of the people left behind in Ireland are doing all right.

Entrance to the centre.

JFK's visit had great impact on the tourist industry in Ireland.

Barbara and Doretha both had conversations with the genealogist at the centre. I think the most meaningful information conveyed was about the location of the Weirs in Ireland.

Natonal Library of Ireland

The genealogical research for Barbara and Doretha started at the National Library of Ireland.

The entrance foyer was rather spectacular:

Now it was time for a serious couple of hours of work. The staff were very helpful.

This is out of order by time, but Barbara and Doretha had a good lunch at their concession.

I am not in the habit of publicly report conditions at the restrooms, but the decor and elegance of these rooms at the NIL were exceptional.

But they hardly compared to the Ladies (as recorded by Barbara).

Tuesday in Erie

We had a nice breakfast yesterday. Doretha fixed Atkins mix pancakes, and I zapped Jimmy Dean sausage (one 2 carbs). The pancakes were a bit dry, but we washed it down with buttered maple syrup. After breakfast and a short walk, we went to the local liberals (note the small l) meeting. The function of this meeting is for all the Chardonnay socialists to sit around and complain about what the conservatives were up to. Jessica was the star of the show, as she talked about her experiences being in the crowd opposing the Texas anti-abortion bill at the state capitol in Austin, Texas.

We then had a nice lunch at the college cafeteria.

We talked quite a bit about how to make money on the WWW and old family secrets in the afternoon. After a supper of leftovers, we went with Barbara and Doretha to the Erie Genealogical Society for their monthly meeting. They talked about a few interesting things, but there seemed to be a great variation in expertise.