The corned beef is cooking in the crock pot (corned beef won over Guinness stew this year at our house) and the Guinness chocolate cupcakes are baking in the oven. When the cupcakes are cooled they will be topped with a Jameson whiskey caramel frosting.
As I am sipping on an Irish coffee, I am thinking about my Irish ancestors and my two trips to Ireland. Since last St. Patrick's Day, I found out that my Sherlock ancestors actually originated from the Scurlogs who lived in Wales. In the last month, I also found out that my Chambers ancestors originated from Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland. I also spent 10 glorious days in Ireland but more about that in a later post.
I have more hope that my Kilroy and Caffrey ancestors have deeper roots in Ireland than the Chambers and Sherlocks do. Currently I can trace my Kilroy ancestors back to Patrick Kilroy, who was born in 1730. Of course, I still need to do a lot more research on the Dever, McLoughlin, Caffrey and Denning ancestors.
While I was in Islandeady in County Mayo this past August, we were visiting St. Patrick's Catholic Church. It was the childhood church of my Great Grandmother Bridget Elizabeth Chambers Sherlock. My husband took a photo of a picture that was displayed in the church. It is the photo below. I just love the little boy and his dog praying!
I would like to share one of my favorite Irish blessings --
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand
Wishing you all –
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh! (Happy St. Paddy’s Day!)
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