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SHARE YOUR IRISH HERITAGE CONNECTIONS

From our wonderful experiences with Celtic Thunder, we are ever so lucky to meet people from all over the world and from all walks of life but we are also over whelmed by the amount of Irish diaspora that live outside of Ireland.  YOU, the Celtic Thunder fans have shared so many lovely stories with us about your heritage and connections with Ireland.  

Many of you have shared via email with me (Elaine!) stories about your Irish roots …things like the places in Ireland your family came from, when they arrived in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and many other places. Some people have old photographs of their ancestors while they lived in Ireland or perhaps photos of their dwelling places and even letters that their families got from home when they had emigrated. It was such a different world then no Facebook, Skype, emails …cheap travel ….when your ancestors set sail they never really knew if they would ever see their families again and many of them were so young, my own Grandmothers sister went to America when she was 16 …I would have to think twice about letting my daughter go on a train down the country on her own at that age!!!!  I love hearing these stories and seeing the photos …and I think that you the fans would also enjoy sharing your stories and reading other people’s stories.