Tag Archives: Co. Londonderry

Londonderry to Donegal, Again!

Posted on January 4, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Back Another Wilson Generation and New Connections… Just recently a “Twist of Fate” led me back in time to Burt, Co. Donegal to discover many more of my Wilson ancestors. An extract from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel … Continue reading →

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Short Service Record – No. 8211, Robert Norry Wilson!

Posted on December 6, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

A “Twist of Fate” that led me back in time to Burt, Co. Donegal… Born in 113 Creggan Road, Londonderry on 7 Aug 1887, Robert Norry Wilson was my great grand uncle.  He was one of thirteen children born to … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Faces Without A Name…THE DASH I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning – to the end. He noted that first came … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on November 5, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

My Love’s of Co. Londonderry… “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, … … but beautiful old people are works of art.” Eleanor Roosevelt      

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on October 22, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Johnston Alexander Love, My Maternal Great Grandfather…  

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Strangers in the Box!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

“Strangers in the Box”… Come, look with me inside this drawer,  In this box I’ve often seen,  At the pictures, black and white,  Faces proud, still, serene.  I wish I knew the people,  These strangers in the box,  Their names … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Tuesday!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Hidden Headstones…  In August of 2014 I was, once again, in the Derry City Cemetery searching for family graves.  Since my last trip “back home” in 2012 my research had unearthed several family connections and various other family members who were … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday!

Posted on October 6, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

A Tiny Little Document… In the summer of 2012 on a trip “back home”, while going through some family documents that my aunt had amassed for me; I came across a little piece of paper. This tiny “piece” of a … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Faces From the Past!

Posted on July 24, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

They Are Family…  but from which Twisted Limb?  “…to gaze into the face of another is to gaze into the depth and entirety of his life.” ― John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom Copyright (c) (2014) (https://colleenjmurdoch.wordpress.com). All Rights … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

“In the end, we’ll all become stories” Margaret Attwood. “If Stones Could Speak”! Copyright (c) (2014) (https://colleenjmurdoch.wordpress.com). All Rights Reserved.   

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