Moytura's Irish
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We now have a chat club which I hope you will join and use. It offers the chance to share and answer questions about all things Irish. Perhaps some of you will have common roots, family connections - 

If you have enjoyed your wander through the site I'd love to hear your comments, good, bad or indifferent, perhaps you'd sign my GUEST BOOK. 
Or EMAIL me with any suggestions you might have.

Name: Dolores (Woulfe) Miner
From: N. Miami Beach, Fl.
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Referred by: Someone Sent URL
Time: Thursday, February 10, 2000 14:10
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Hi, I enjoy your news letter.  My son and I visited Ireland first time last May, such a beatiful country,  My father was born in Dublin, we even got to see the house he lived in as a child, and the church he was baptised in, what a thrill.  Hope to make another visit this coming spring, God willing.  Take care, special love to all our family and friens.    Dolores (Woulfe) Miner

Name: Gus Kenny
From: Tubbercurry, Co Sligo
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Referred by: From MoyTura's Letterhead
Time: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 23:51
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I have really enjoyed your carefully researched and beautifully presented site. I shall have it on my favoutite list and will eventually check up the links. I have lived all my life in west london and retired two years ago to West Cork. I bought a computer for the first time and thoroughly enjoy traversing the web. As they always say here, Thanks a million. Bye Gus

Name: Jane Girard
From: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Time: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 4:24
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I was visiting the St. Anne de Beaupre site, as I had been there last September. I noticed that it as written by you. Great site and I would love to hear more about your country and therefore shall sign up for the paper.Thank you for doing this. Also...nice music.

Name: James B. Kyne
From: Spring Valley, Ohio
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Referred by: From MoyTura's Business Card
Time: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:26
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Enjoy reading the articles every time.

Name: Robert E. Buckner
From: Oracle Arizona (North of Tucson)
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Time: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 5:38
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I found your site in a round about way. It started by looking for a way to find a link to a BBS programme, Ballykissangel. I first logged on to www.open.gov.uk then connected to BBC site which led to the local newsletters site that linked to this one.

I just wanted to drop a small note to let you know that I enjoy this site and have added both this, and the newsletter to my list of Favorites. I also subscribe to the newsletter site. Thanks for the enjoyment Bye for now.

Name: Bruce Rock
From: Kaukauna Wisconsin, USA
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Referred by: From Search Engine
Time: Thursday, February 24, 2000 19:41
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God only knows how I found this site. I was looking for an American song played on Christian radio called "Man of the tombs".  What a mystery!

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Time: Friday, February 25, 2000 5:57
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This website is a joy and pleasure and it takes away all your thoughts and troubles. Thank-you

Name: Wilder
From: California
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Time: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 4:43
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I enjoyed this site a lot. Brings back memories.. I have been to  St. Anne de BeauprÉ a few times and it was nice to see it again..... Thanks....

Name: Beverley A. Wittig
From: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Referred by: From Yahoo Bridge
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2000 0:21
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Very interesting website. I've enjoyed reading your stories and truly enjoy the wit and wisdom of the Irish poems and sayings. I was looking for Celtic information when I came across Moytura.com and have bookmarked it both at home and at work. Also, I like your choice of music with the written word. My maiden name was McCoy and I am interested in "Irish" related information. I look forward to reading the rest of your articles and future material, too! Good luck and keep up the great work!
Bev

Name: FATHER BOB BEIRNE
From: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
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Time: Saturday, March 11, 2000 2:35
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For those who have just joined me on this page why not go to the beginning of our travels and see some of the places in The Start of Our Journey through the West of Ireland. 

My Place Amongst the Stones gives the history of my company name, Moytura - a celtic heritage going back thousands of years. 

We journey to my own parish of Lackagh - a small village just 12 miles from Galway with a mighty big history. Learn all about the Battle of Knockdoe - one of Ireland's bloodiest of conflicts in the 16th century.

We then move on to take a quick jaunt around Galway City; and then to the heart of Connemara - with its wild and wonderful beauty. 

From there we journey south into County Clare and see The Burren - a place that has lain undisturbed since the Ice-age and of immense botanical, ecological and archaeological importance.

Visit Ireland's finest early monastic heritage centre in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly; and to my favourite of all the early Christian Church locations - Clonfert, South County Galway, with its beautiful tiny 12th century Cathedral of Saint Brendan. Come with me around the grounds and see the Bishop's Palace and the 1000 year old Yew Walk. 

While on the Clonfert pages, you can learn a potted history of Saint Brendan the Navigator, possibly the first European to set foot in North America in the 6th. century. And join me in the celebrations when this tiny cathedral was listed in the World Monuments Watch 2000 most endangered monuments.

Come with me on my 'Famine Journey' which starts in Westport, and moves to Sligo, my Dad's County and the departure port for many of the 'Coffin Ships'. This part of my journey ends in Grosse-Île on a tiny island east of Quebec City. 

On this page you will learn some of the history of our Famine Refugees and find the final resting place of over 6,000 of my country folk who died within sight of their first freedom in over 300 years. This is where many of the Irish roots in North America started.

Our Journey moves on to other places on that visit to Canada where we see Quebec City and some of Ontario's lovely places and then to two of Canada's famous Catholic Shrines - Saint Anne de Beaupré and to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.

Finally, join me on my pilgrimage to a peaceful haven in a war-torn country in Medugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovinia. The other areas of my Web site can be found in the drop-down box below.

I have added links pages of other places related to the places we visit, links to leisure activities in Ireland i.e. golf, fishing, horse riding, sailing in Ireland, festivals, entertainment etc. and some of my friends' home pages. 

Don't forget to bookmark this page and return to take up on more of your journeys with me. Oh .. and please sign my Guestbook if you have enjoyed your travels. Go raith míle maith agat - thanks a million

For those of you who are interested in tracing family links contact the Genealogical Society of Ireland