Oughterard, Ireland by beckyk365

Oughterard, Ireland

One of the reasons Joe and Peggy planned this trip was to visit some places where their ancestors were from. Joe knew there was a family gravesite in this cemetery and after some searching he found it. It was completely overtaken with vines and shrubs and took quite a while to uncover it. His 3x great grandfather and two of his children died in the Famine. His great great grandfather survived the Famine and eventually emigrated to America.
That's awesome that you were able to find it! I've been doing a lot of Ancestry, it is really something to be able to connect with ancestors you didn't even know you had.
June 11th, 2019  
How amazing that he found it!
June 11th, 2019  
...what a wonderful story
June 11th, 2019  
@swchappell yes it’s very fascinating and it’s very special finding out where your people came from.
June 11th, 2019  
@narayani @peterday yes he was very happy.
June 11th, 2019  
@peterday yes it worked out perfectly.
June 11th, 2019  
I didn't hear enough about this part of the visit - how amazing to find the memorial!
June 12th, 2019  
So great to have found the gravestone. Must've been quite a moment!
June 19th, 2019  
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