New Years from our friends at IrishCentral.com

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Raquel

Photo by: Getty Images Ireland is home to some of the most unique traditions and superstitions and this is especially true when it comes to ringing in the New Year. 1. An early Spring clean Centuries ago, it was customary to begin the New Year with a spotlessly clean house. As a result, houses were

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This was a BIG BIG man

Posted on June 1, 2015 by stan

6 Dec 1793 “Saturday evening, at Beaumaris, William Lewis, Esq. of Llandisman. in the act of drinking a cup of Welch ale. He made it a rule every morning of his life to read so many chapters in the Bible, and in the evening, as a digestion of his morning study, to drink full eight

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William Dickens and The Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Posted on May 19, 2015 by stan

Keysoe is village in the country-side of northern Bedfordshire, England. Ahh, such a tranquil setting of peaceful village harmony. But, all is not as one might think. “According to local legend, a builder named William Dickens was working on the steeple in 1718 when he slipped and fell. It is said that he was miraculously

Posted in Genealogy Research Stories, Miscellaneous Church of St. Mary the Virgin, England, St. Mary, William Dickens

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