Me, Sarah /Jimmy and Devin.Greenmount Smiling Ann
On a summer day, when flowers were gay,
Beneath the sun’s bright beam,
Near to a grove, where lovers rove,
Beside yon silver stream;
There gently strayed a lovely maid,
Her beauty rich to scan:
A maiden fair beyond compare,
Sweet Greenmount Smiling Ann.
Her hair, so fine, waved in the wind
In ringlets bright as gold;
Her figure neat and smile so sweet,
Were charming to behold.
Her lovely eyes might well entice
The heart of any man,
Who gazed upon that matchless one
Called Greenmount Smiling Ann.
The wee birds sang, the woodlands rang,
As she strolled slowly on;
The trees o’erhead, their green leaves spread,
To shield her from the sun,
All nature there was rich and rare,
And beauty o’er it ran;
But the fairest in that lovely bower,
Was Greenmount Smiling Ann.
When the grove she neared a lad appeared:
The old squire’s son;
A charming lad, his smile so sad,
As he greets this lovely one.
For the squire had sworn he would disown
His son from wealth and lan,
If he would decide to make his bride
The Greenmount Smiling Ann.
“O Jamie dear! When you are near,
You’re all the world to me;
But your father’s vow will not allow
That I your bride may be.
Your birch is high, low rank have I,
Yet love e’ermore I can;
I’ll not consent to yur punishment”,
Signed Greenmount Smiling Ann.
“Ah dearest Ann! Look no so wan,
Consent to be my bride;
I love but you, and I’ll be true
Till death doth us divide.
Your love to me more sweet will be
Than rank, or wealth, or lan”.
He gently presses her to his breast –
His Greenmount Smiling Ann.
“I’ll toil for you, I’ll never rue,
For I my love adore;
The world is wide, and whate’er betide,
I’ll cling to you evermore.
We’ll sail away to Amerikay,
And scorn this cruel ban”.
She gave consent, and off he went,
With Greenmount Smiling Ann.
~Anon~
Merry! Merry! Merry!
obeedúid~
25/Dec/08
"Whats up hot-stuff! ...Can I guide your sleigh tonight?"
Killaloo Townland circa 1840, showing Alexander Gilmour's tenancy
Jim, Jackie, Mom, Me & Richard
James Gilmour O'Brien in Ireland.
Kevin James O'Brien.
Steve at The Beaghmore Stone Circles.
Dennis Sullivan, Beverly Osborne, Tom Corrado, Edie Abrams, Art Willis, Alan Casline (all seated); Paul Amidon, Mike Burke, Tim Verhaegen, (Me), Barbara Vink, Philomena Moriarty
Beekeeper Extraordinaire: Alan McKinney.
This is the first time it has left my pocket since I put it there
"obeedúid~" Reclining on the Causeway.
Duet. "don't drink from the Toilet you Dumbhead!" O'Brien
Me in the Gilmour's/Glenn's Field at Killaloo.
... no duh...!
Brackfield Ord. S 22 :James "Glynn"
Killaloo Ord. S. 22 :Matthew "Glynn"
Killaloo Ord. S. 22 :Alexander Gilmore
Killaloo Ord. S. 22 :James M'Gonigle
The Sign on East side of road.
The Sign on West side of road.
Tombstone in Cumber Parish:Strange thing this. We booked our tickets to
I don't exactly remember when I first heard The Furey's with Davey Arthur sing "My Old Man." but I remember how I felt. I cried. Most guys will at least admit to chocking up but I'm not most guys.
Greenmount Morning.Speculating on directions for future research:
Traditional Old Irish and Scotish Naming Patterns:
1st son was named after the father's father.
2nd son was named after the mother's father.
3rd son was named after the father.
4th son was named after the father's eldest brother.
1st daughter was named after the mother's mother.
2nd daughter was named after the father's mother.
3rd daughter was named after the mother.
4th daughter was named after the mother's eldest sister.
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The birth order of the Alexander Gilmour and Jane Glenn's children were as follows:
Robert: 1833 or 35
Eliza: 1838
Anne: 1839
James: 1840
John: 1842
Alexander (jr) 1846
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It appears that for the most part Alexander and Jane followed the traditional pattern for naming their children with the obvious exception of John and Alexander. If I were to do some speculating based on this data, perhaps there was an Alexander who died in childbirth and they named the next male son after Alexander's Father's eldest brother? This seems the most likely scenario to me. Having fulfilled the requirements thus far they would have been free to name the next male again after the Father: Alexander.
Assuming that the pattern holds at least partially true, Alexander's Father's name should be Robert, Alexander's Mother's name should be Anne. Hence: Jane's Father's name should be James and Jane's Mother's name should be Elisabeth.
There was no 3rd or 4th daughter so we can not assume any information from here.
Assuming that Alexander S. was in reality a 5th son, then we can postulate that John was the name of Alexander's Uncle John, who would have been named for Alexander's Father Robert's Father. Making the speculative Robert's Father's name John?
There is a Samuel Glenn in the Lower Cumber Church Graveyard which would account for Alexander "S" and I will speculate very broadly here that it may mean that Jane's Father's eldest brother's name may have been Samuel making it possible that Jane's Father's Father may also have been named Samuel.
This may or may not help in future research. these patterns were not locked in and should at least be kept in mind as a flexible rather than hard and fast rule.
