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'My
Place Amongst The Stones'
i
Moytura
& The Family
'My
Place Amongst The Stones'
i
Moytura
& The Family
This is probably going to be the most difficult page to write......it's not easy writing about oneself. This page will also be a bit trivial, anyway let's try starting at the beginning..............................
No... seriously though, I
was born in Birmingham, in the UK, of Irish parents in 1949.
(minds working mathematical
overtime here!!!!)
My father was from County Sligo in the West of Ireland and my mother is from Monaghan, one of the border counties. People say I'm English but I have never considered myself so and have a little saying I give in response:
I am the eldest of four.......with 2 boys between my sister and I. One of my brothers is a priest in Hamilton, Ontario.and the other lives in Kent and works in London in the advertising business. My sister, 8 years younger than I, is great fun and we have some good laughs when we get together. She lives in Birmingham and recently my mother has gone to live with her and her family.
I trained as a nurse in my local hospital and continued in that profession, in a variety of roles, until October 1997. My whole life has taken a complete turn around since then. But let me tell you about my own family first.
I married in 1971 and after almost 30 years, my husband Eamon still thinks I'm worth sticking with, for another while anyway. We have 6 children............ 4 big ones and 2 little ones. I am also a grandma of 4 beautiful little grand children. All of the 4 big kids are living and working here in Galway now. Our 2 youngest lads, Phillip and Peter, we'll have around for quite a while yet..............we call them the two maggots.
.Michelle, Phil & Kelly .Rachel
Phillip & Peter The Gang
We live in the country in the parish of Lackagh, about 10 miles north-east of Galway city. It's a lovely village surrounded by the finest neighbours any one could wish for. Our local national school is just over the wall from us and can be seen in the right-hand corner of the photograph. So, as well as helping to keep the school open with all our crew, it was so close to home none of the guys could mitch or play hookey - so sad, look at what they missed.
West of us is an area of Ireland that is a must for any visitor. Connemara is a wild and wonderful place with an unspoiled beauty. It truly is My Place Amongst the Stones. The drive from Westport in County Mayo back into County Galway has to offer the finest scenery any where in the world. And just 30 miles south of us in County Clare is The Burren, an ecological treasure undisturbed since the ice-age.
Ireland is well-known for its heritage, particularly with its early monastic history of the 5th and 6th centuries onwards. Galway is rich in this history with places like Annaghdown, Tuam and the beautiful Cathedral of Saint Brendan the Navigator in Clonfert. Just over the border in County Offaly you will find Clonmacnoise, one of our most famous monastic settlements dating back to the 6th century.
Now a bit about me I suppose - I design things - it has always been a serious hobby and more recently it has become my new venture. I designed the house we live in as well as 2 others which were built.
I make things............dressmaking, upholstery, window drapes........... oh all sorts of things on my sewing machine. I embroider and love doing tapestry work. I also love to work with timber ............. cupboards, tables, drawer units, patio furniture. For relaxation I read and just love my music and recently I found Edward Laxton's book to be invaluable to me while preparing my page about the Irish famine:
Also of tremendous value for the Sligo page was the Canadian National Parks Web site and the Grosse-Île section, which is covered in the place links for anyone interested in further reading on the subject. I love anything to do with our history - right back to the mesolithic period through the neolithic and celtic periods.
My musical taste is pretty catholic but lately I'm enjoying classical and celtic.
I'm a true sagittarian and get great pleasure in travelling. 1998 was a well-travelled one - I was in the UK in May and will return again in August. In June I was in Bosnia-Hercegovina and you can read a little of that experience in the Medugorje page. In September I got to make my third visit to Canada and have written up the pages of that trip.
Working on my homepage has been one delightful journey after another gathering up all the photographs and, as a result of the Canadian trip, I had the opportunity to drive up to Grosse-Île in Quebec and get photos of this final resting place for thousands of Irish emigrants to the New World.
What do I do for a living? Well I have just started my own design business doing graphic and web page design, (so needless to say if any of you out there think you might like your page designed for you by someone over here just give me a shout).
This is a page which will be updated - so as life progresses and we find ourselves with more family additions or personal items of interest I'll be adding to it. ( My childrens' children, not mine, mind you.) I also hope to extend the journey over time by including various other towns and areas of my own county and of those which we visited.
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the Journey
For those who have just joined me on this page why not go to the beginning of our travels and see some of the places in The Start of Our Journey through the West of Ireland.
My Place Amongst the Stones gives the history of my company name, Moytura - a celtic heritage going back thousands of years.
We journey to my own parish of Lackagh - a small village just 12 miles from Galway with a mighty big history. Learn all about the Battle of Knockdoe - one of Ireland's bloodiest of conflicts in the 16th century.
We move on to take a quick jaunt around Galway City; and then to the heart of Connemara - with its wild and wonderful beauty.
From there we journey south into County Clare to see The Burren - a place that has lain undisturbed since the Ice-age and of immense botanical, ecological and archaeological importance.
Visit Ireland's finest early monastic heritage centre in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly; and to my favourite of all the early Christian Church locations - Clonfert, South County Galway, with its beautiful tiny 12th century Cathedral of Saint Brendan. Come with me around the grounds and see the 1000 year old Yew Walk and the Bishop's Palace.
While on the Clonfert pages, you can learn a potted history of Saint Brendan the Navigator, possibly the first European to set foot in North America in the 6th. century. And join me in the celebrations when this tiny cathedral was listed in the World Monuments Watch 2000 most endangered monuments.
Join me on my 'Famine Journey' which starts in Westport, and moves to Sligo, my Dad's County and the departure port for many of the 'Coffin Ships'. This part of my journey ends in Grosse-Île on a tiny island east of Quebec City.
On this page you will learn some of the history of our Famine Refugees from 1845 - 1849 and find the final resting place of over 6,000 of my country folk who died within sight of their first freedom in over 300 years. This is where many of the Irish roots in North America started.
Our Journey moves on to other places on that visit to Canada where we see Quebec City and some of Ontario's lovely places and then to two of Canada's famous Catholic Shrines - Saint Anne de Beaupré and to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.
Finally, join me on my pilgrimage to a peaceful haven in a war-torn country in Medugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovinia. The other areas of my Web site can be found in the drop-down box below.
If you are interested in Irish history or anything to do with Ireland why not visit our new additions where you will find a large selection of genuine Irish goods as well as Irish reading, music & viewing material!:Moytura's Irish Store, Moytura's Irish Bookshop, Moytura's Irish Music Store, and Moytura's Irish Video Store
I have added links pages of other places related to the places we visit, links to leisure activities in Ireland i.e. golf, fishing, horse riding, sailing in Ireland, festivals, entertainment etc. and some of my friends' home pages.
Go raith míle maith agat - thanks a million
Beannacht Dé Ort - bain taitneamh as do thuras.
God Bless and Enjoy Your 'Journey'Oh, I nearly forgot......come and meet me and mine HERE
See some of the awards received for this site HERE.For those of you who are interested in tracing you family ancestry these pages might help, just hit the banners to go directly to each site or check out our Trace Your Ancestry pages first where you can see some of the vast numbers of data base lists and try out an on-line search for yourself.
Every now and then people send me stories, poems, or URLs to other Home Pages that I find very touching or uplifting, they can be found at the links below. Some will make you smile, maybe even laugh, some may make you cry or a little sad - but all will leave a little bit of a mark, if only for the few minutes you spend reading or listening to them. Enjoy - I call this section:
"PRAYERFUL THOUGHTS & THOUGHTFUL PRAYERS"
CIRCLE THE WORLD WITH PRAYER
Could you DONATE just 10 minutes of your time a day?? If Yes then- GIVE IT TO GOD! Great rewards and long-term benefits! Invitation open to ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANY RELIGION & NONE!!
Check out the WHY, WHERE, WHEN & HOW here: Circle of Prayer Then ask yourself the question - WHY NOT?!?!
Celtic Women International
Celtic Women International is a young and vibrant organisation founded by Jean Bills, a woman with Irish roots living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is now in growth phase and expanding membership throughout the whole world for ANYONE (yes, even the guys!) with Celtic roots. It's purpose is to honour, celebrate and promote our Celtic Heritage. In the near future we hope to be a resource for all things Celtic with databases of other Celtic Organisations, Support Bodies, Music & the Arts etc. Membership, for only $25!!, incorporates a quarterly newsletter with the finest of articles related all things Celtic.
Our annual conference brings together some of the best advocates of Celtic Traditions as well as musicians and artists representing the recognised Celtic Nations of Ireland, Cornwall, Scotland, Wales, The Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia and Asturia in Spain. 2002 sees the conference on the move and will be held in New Orleans, 2003 in Toronto, 2004 in Pheonix and 2005 in GALWAY, IRELAND! Please help us to grow this wonderful organisation by joining us as a member. All are very welcome and your presence can only enrich us. Learn all about us at:
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Moytura's web site currently has 12 definite and individual sections which can be found below:.
Moytura now has a brand new Irish shopping site online, so why not go and have a mooch by hitting the logo!Here you will find a vast selection of Irish products in the following categories: Ancestry, Art, Books, Collectors items, Crafts, Crystal, Dancing, Fashion, Foodhall, Fragrances, Gifts, Heraldry, Houseware, Jewellery, Maps, Music, Names, Sportswear, Travel and Videos. All our goods are from genuine Irish suppliers.
HOME-BASED
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYMoytura Graphic Design has expanded enormously since it's humble beginnings just a few years ago and has taken a new business venture which can be operated from home on a full or part-time basis. You can learn about this work-from-home opportunity here.TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
The telecommunications industry goes from strength to strength world wide, especially with de-regulation opening up most countries to healthy and cost-cutting competition. The company, for which we are Independent Consultants, has been so successful since its European start-up in 1998 that it has now expanded from the UK to Ireland Belgium, and the Netherlands, with the USA opening in Feb 2002. It plans to expand even further in the very near future - to:
If you, or anyone you know, living in any of these countries would like to start a home-based business, the opportunities are enormous as this company is only just beginning and, as Independent Consultants, everyone will be in at the very ground level. E-MAIL for details or check out the WEBPAGE.
Contact Mary Mullins, Moytura Graphic Design, Cregmore, Claregalway, Co. Galway, Ireland. Ph: +353 91 798407
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