Who are these people? That is often the starting point for doing research with my sister, when we look at family photographs. Here we have Mary Mirota sitting on the banks of a lake. She has her hands clasped together. The woman next to her looked very familiar. The women in the swim-cap is a … Continue reading Who Are These People?
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Doran and Hermon Families of Belfast, Ireland
Today I'm honoring the Hermon and Doran families of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. For over a year my sister, Veronica, and I have been researching this family. We were first contacted by James Doran, of the Province of Ontario, Canada, about his grandfather, Arthur Patrick Doran, who had been born in Belfast, Northern Ireland … Continue reading Doran and Hermon Families of Belfast, Ireland
The Old Pound Loney, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Recently while researching our Doran clan of West Belfast, Northern Ireland, I realized that our family lived in a specific neighborhood called the Old Pound Loney, near Shankill and the Falls. This was a section near to where St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cathedral was built. The word "loney" comes from an old word meaning lane. … Continue reading The Old Pound Loney, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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