Last year the family sadly once again met for the funeral of a very special Aunt of mine, Mary Daly. My mother was the oldest of ten children, born in the lovely village of Ballyporeen in County Tipperary.
Following the funeral, and very late into the night, over more than a few drinks, it was decided in our wisdom to try and organise some sort of family reunion which was not a wedding or a funeral. Being the oldest (but not necessarily the most sensible) of the thirty five grandchildren it fell upon me to take the lead in the organisation of this event. A number of benefits have already come of this, even before the planned reunion in August. One of my cousins, Mike Jones, a highly accomplished photographer in his own right, together with an uncle of mine in Sydney Australia, have managed to put together a comprehensive family tree. Mike has also spent many hours producing a pictorial history of many of our relatives. This will be shared with as many of the family as want it, and will be something that future generations will surely appreciate.
Inevitably there will be a number of absences due to distance, financial restrictions and family circumstances, however more members of the family than I had anticipated will be meeting in Ballyporeen (said to be the birth-place of President Ronald Reagan’s grandfather – but we don’t boast about that!) on August 22nd. Last minute preparations are underway, together with some last minute invites to relatives who may have been overlooked in error. I trust the Clancy’s bar has been warned to get some extra stock in!
Attached are a couple of photographs of the original plotters. Excuse the quality, we were unable to stand at the time!
…and some of the next generation (we think that there are 76 grand-children of Alice & Cornelius Creagh).
(Forgive my memory loss – I’ve just realised that I’ve posted on this before. More on Creagh Day after the event)