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My Ireland trip has gone from "I'm going to drive around and see the area where my grandparents are from" to....

Posted by ty97 Sep 20 '11, 13:01

"you have distant cousins who have been contacted that you are coming and who want to pick you up at the airport and take you to your grandmothers childhood home, which may still be in the family."

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My mother just said "I think it's your grandmother's cousins". My grandmother passed away in 1993 at the age of 80-something. - ty97 Sep 20, 13:14 2
- well sure, they could be alive (they could be younger), but they probably aren't picking you up. :) -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 13:42
- her cousins? probably not. This would be their kids or grandkids. So, your third cousins. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:15
SWEET! not that it will be similar for you - but my SIL went and met relatives and had a blast - then they visited here - very cool - Irish = FUN -- nm - JenBro Sep 20, 13:13
This is really awesome ty! - Stephen Sep 20, 13:13
Haha welcome home ty97 :) -- nm - Loyola Sep 20, 13:12 6
- Oh and let me know when you get here and I'll meet you for one or ten drinks! -- nm - Loyola Sep 20, 13:16 5
  - I'll let you know as soon as I have a semblance of a schedule. Everything's suddenly up in the air with foreign relatives and such! - ty97 Sep 20, 13:20 4
    - Ok cool. Knock is closer to me but I know a girl up in Dublin and can crash at her place Friday night. - Loyola Sep 20, 13:25
    - doesn't leave much time for dilly dallying... -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 13:20 2
      - doesn't leave much time for anything much, alas, but I had to squeeze this in around a lot of work commitments as best I could. -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 13:24 1
        
        still, what a fantastic opportunity. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 13:26
"... They will drop you off there and return in 4 days. We hope you survive." -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 20, 13:03
"these are the 'fun ones', really funny people." - ty97 Sep 20, 13:03 17
- so what's the problem? - JenBro Sep 20, 13:14
- Since you use the word "distant," I take it you've never met these people? -- nm - con_carne no comprende English Sep 20, 13:04 13
  - I have no earthly clue who they are or what their names are. - ty97 Sep 20, 13:07 12
    - the children of your father's first cousins would be your second cousins. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 13:10 7
      - actually, they are his first cousins, once removed. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 13:11 6
        
        first cousins share a grandparent.. second cousins share a great grandparent. you find the common grandparent then for each generation you are 'off' - Andie Sep 20, 13:12 2
        
        ty doesn't share a grandparent with these folks ... the grandmother came to the US. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:13 1
        
        *sigh* you go back to the common grandparent (or great, or great great) - it doesn't matter where you fall on the line. - Andie Sep 20, 13:28
        
        sorry, I agree with znu. The father's cousins are ty's first cousins once removed. The children are his second cousins. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:11 2
        
        oh, sorry, i actually agree, i thought i read 'the child of your first cousin is your second cousin.' -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 13:13 1
        
        this stuff is always a mess. :) -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:13
    - That's wonderful! -- nm - con_carne no comprende English Sep 20, 13:08
    - I'm impressed they were contacted. we have no IDEA who my living cousins are in Ireland. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:07 2
      - My grandmother and her US sister would were still alive when contact when made by my Aunt. Presumably, my grandmother/her sister were still in - ty97 Sep 20, 13:10 1
        
        my people came over after the famine, so late 19th century. Too far back. No records. You are very lucky indeed. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:12
- you're in deep, deep trouble. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:03
- well, duh - znufrii Sep 20, 13:03
nice! -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 13:02
"Luck of the Tyrish!" -- nm - moles Sep 20, 13:01
wow, cool! -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 13:01

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