This photograph of James Alexander Doran was possibly taken for his First Holy Communion at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The picture is from his daughter who has been trying for a very long time to find out more about her father, and her grandparents. She has asked Genealogy Sisters … Continue reading James Alexander Doran – Born 1913 in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
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Genealogy Sisters Year in Review – Dedicated to Sarah “Sal” Rafferty Mayer
Here at Genealogy Sisters we've had a very good year of family research. We are dedicating our research this year to Sarah "Sal" Rafferty Mayer (1909-1998). Many years ago she did a wonderful thing by typing up four pages of family research centered on the four main names in her family tree: Doran, Hall, Kelly, … Continue reading Genealogy Sisters Year in Review – Dedicated to Sarah “Sal” Rafferty Mayer
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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