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Hi, Friends & Family,
Pictured are Bob's new-found cousins: Ann, Margaret, and Daniel. They were floored by how much Bob resembles their late father. They couldn't stop looking at him. Their father stayed in Ireland while most of his siblings - including Bob's dad - emigrated to the U.S. in the 1930s. We had fun catching up on each other's lives and families. Bob learned that his grandmother -- who died in the 1930s - was noted for her beauty. She was a teacher; however, she didn't teach in a school building. She taught in a Hedge School where classes were held outside near bushes, bridges, or sometimes in barns. In defiance of British rule, the Irish set up these schools to ensure that Roman Catholicism as well as Irish history, tradition, and ancestry could be taught... The cousins gave us a warm welcome and a lively tour of Tipperary, or "Tip", as the locals call it...In other news, my laptop hard drive has or is crashing, so I am at the mercy of Bob's willingness to lend me his laptop...
Grinnin' and kinnin',
I remain
Tizzie/Tiz/Tizmom/Mom/Liz/Elizabeth
