This morning I recalled that the National Archives in Dublin have made their census records for 1911 freely available online for counties Dublin, Kerry, Antrim and Down, so I thought I would seek out the returns made by my Co. Antrim ancestors. My entire paternal side all hail from Co. Antrim – but in terms of direct ancestors this translates into just two households as all my great-great-grandparents on that side are deceased by 1911. Read more…

I’m often disappointed to discover that Unix commands don’t have the options I expect them to have. Of course that is what the pipe is for, so having spent the time digging around to find out how to construct the required syntax using a series of commands, I’m going to document it for myself here. Read more…

Recorded at Shay’s Studio, April 2005

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I’m not hurting no more
Seems like tears have ended
I’m not crying no more
Broken heart is mended Read more…

Recorded at Shay’s Studio, April 2005

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My woman don’t want my kisses
My woman don’t want my hand
My woman don’t want my kisses
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Recorded at Shay’s Studio, April 2005

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Well I’ve known you for a while
I always liked the way you do things
Your energy and your smile
Being near you always soothed me.

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Recorded at Shay’s Studio, April 2005

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I was just a fourteen-year-old boy when Bobby died
Afraid to go to school that day, I was shocked and dazed inside
Fearful of the future in a sad and wounded land
The meaning of the sacrifice, I could not understand

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