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    Quote Originally Posted by quincyg View Post
    those statues in Dublin are haunting. I only had a small memory card at the time so didn't take as many photos as I'd have liked.

    taken Feb 2005
    no disrespect whatsoever but these are the tallest irish people i've ever met, incl family, most of my irish mates are midgets or midgets slightly taller brothers, great pics

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    Quote Originally Posted by shoney View Post
    no disrespect whatsoever but these are the tallest irish people i've ever met, incl family, most of my irish mates are midgets or midgets slightly taller brothers, great pics
    Artististic license to accentuate the thinness I'd guess.

    Though I'm of Irish ancestry and 6' 5" with three brothers of similar height, so perhaps it's only leprechauns you know?



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    Quote Originally Posted by kevin View Post
    Artististic license to accentuate the thinness I'd guess.

    Though I'm of Irish ancestry and 6' 5" with three brothers of similar height, so perhaps it's only leprechauns you know?
    The Irish are not a tall race at all. There are exceptions though.

    Those statues in Dublin are superb. When Liverpool Waters is done, a part near Clarence Dock (the Irish Dock), should have similar statues. The whole dock should excavated and used as a memorial/Irish themed part of the city. The city has to face up to its role in that man made disaster.
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    Great pics Ged

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    Quote "I think it would be nice if Liverpool had a set of statues arriving in our city."
    Gnomie, this is a great idea.

    I too have Irish ancestors ( Mother's maiden name was Shannon ) and fondly remember as children, all family and friends coming around after the pubs closed, a few wooden crates of brown ale for the adults and we ( the kids ) joining in the singing of many an irish tune.

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    I have been looking around for the last few weeks in search of my grandad's grave. He died at 20 walnut st. Liverpool 7 on the 9th jan 1944. We have his death cert. John O'Brien he was born on the 24th april 1866 at Knockalban, Co. clare, Ireland. On the 22nd April 1888 he married Bridget Brosnihan in Limerick. He left Limerick around 1914 and ended up in liverpool.

    I am one of 17 children - 14 of us still alive. the youngest is nearing 50. my parents had 59 grandchildren. I would love to find my grandad's grave - as would many of my family. We never knew our grandad.
    I would like to re-member him.
    I hope to hear from Liverpool records office in the next few days. I rang the Anfield cemetry number and a very kind gentleman promised to ring me back.
    So just in case you know anything or can help me in any way my email is bobfromcork@gmail.com.
    I feel good just having written that much. I wish you peace.

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    Hi and welcome to Yoliverpool.

    good luck in your search.

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    Thanks Lindylou

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    Hi Bob

    I have put your message on the Merseyside Genealogy Forum, they may be able to help you, I really hope so mate.

    There link is http://genchatfriends.proboards39.com/

    I will post any replies here

    Kev this aint no spam

    good luck, and welcome to the forum

    Tony

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    Never noticed this thread before, great idea Gnomie. My Mums side of the family is all irish, my dad's being a mixture of english and scotish.

    Great idea too to have similar statues on the liverpool side of the irish sea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Broliv View Post
    Never noticed this thread before, great idea Gnomie. My Mums side of the family is all irish, my dad's being a mixture of english and scotish.

    Great idea too to have similar statues on the liverpool side of the irish sea.
    Glad you like it.

    threads for Welsh, Scottish, Scandanavian, English are in the cultures and communities section.

    Yep the statues here would be great, but would they pay for them? i doubt it

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    They should. Should commission the same guy that made the ones in Dublin, or even talk to Dublin council about letting us copy the desgn or have somthin similar. Same with Belfast, increase links n'all

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    Brill pictures all

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