Matt's Blarg

An email to my sister about my last Irish class

Posted on 24 May 2012 by matthannan

My class last night was really strange, but good. It was probably the smallest turn-out yet. Just the hardcore. It seemed everyone had an leabhar. Smug and Mrs Smug were missing and that made a definite impact on the group. Padraig was not there, so it was both classes (my class being three of us) and the remains of the other class all under Bernie’s tutelage.… Read the rest

Posted in Irish | Tagged Gaeilge, school | 1 Comment

Shutterfly

Posted on 6 April 2012 by matthannan

Calin’s Photo Book

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Turn your favorite photos into a photo book at Shutterfly.com.

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1940 Census

Posted on 4 April 2012 by matthannan

Been playing around with the 1940 Census for, well, most of the day today. It is not indexed by name yet, which makes it harder than hell to find anything in. First you need a rough idea of where in the city or town that your ancestor lived at the time.… Read the rest

Posted in Genealogy | Tagged Attleboro, Gaeilge, genealogy, NYC | 2 Comments

Oro, Se Do Bheatha Bhaile

Posted on 2 April 2012 by matthannan

For the Brod Club.

If we are lucky, we will be part of the April 9’s final episode.… Read the rest

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Started attending my first Irish class!!

Posted on 22 March 2012 by matthannan

I started attending my first Irish class at the Irish Cultural Center last night. It was really pretty good. I think everyone was very impressed at the turn-out. I stopped counting at 24 students. There were about 6 or 7 “intermediate” students, but they were soon whisked off to a separate room with the head instructor.… Read the rest