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United States of America / Re: James Forrestal - US Sec of Defence
« on: Friday 26 August 11 17:41 BST (UK)  »
this line in our family is an "old wife's tale">   ;D

Spoke to my dad about this.  His great aunt maintained that James Forrestal's ancestor left Co Wexford (ireland) on the same boat as JFK's ancestors (they only lived 10 miles apart), both their descendants reached high office in the US, and both died in mysterious circumstances.  Appears that the Forrestal's are from Co Mayo, and left Ireland during the famine years.
Oh well!

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United States of America / James Forrestal - US Sec of Defence
« on: Sunday 10 July 11 10:13 BST (UK)  »
Looking to see if James Forrestal, US Sec of Defence during WW11, was a decendant of our family in Ireland?

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Wexford / Re: Songs of the Wexford Coast - Capt Thomas (Lannigan) Walsh
« on: Saturday 09 July 11 15:16 BST (UK)  »
First time logging in, and I discover this thread.
Thomas Lanigan Walsh is my Gt Gt Grandfather.  He married Mary Codd on 12th Feb 1874(coincidentially my birthday..) One of their 11 children was Pat Walsh (married Nellie Hagan).  They had 8 kids, including a set of twins (Billy and Elizabeth (Betty)).  Betty is my maternal grandmother. Billy was lost at sea at the age of 21 of the coast of Argentina.

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