This blog is the story of the family of Michael Carney and Mary Dever of Achill, County Mayo Ireland
This is not just about me! I want to hear from all the family. Please add your own family stories. Or just tell us about your family; mom & dad; how you met; Children and their ages or date of birth. It doesn't have to be personal but that would be fun. If you don't want to become...
Memories of growing up a Carney Preface** Ellen and I asked people to send in personal stories and memories about themselves for the family reunion. I was always sorry that I didn’t write all the things my parents told me, so I made this effort to put some of my memories on paper. It is by no means complete. I...
The City, Cleveland – my earliest memories I was born at home on West 104th on August 17th or 18th. My birth certificate says the 17th but mother says the birth certificate was wrong and there are other errors on it, so I believe her. We always celebrated it on the 18th. It was very hot the day I...
My first memory of the farm was sitting beside a dog name Jack watching him eat. The bowl of gravy he was lapping up looked so inviting, I stuck my thumb in it to get a taste. Jack didn’t like that and he gave my thumb a good nip which made him my enemy for ever more. We had...
The Town The war was going full force. Factories were pumping out supplies to support the war effort. Since most of the men were away fighting, the factories started hiring more women. Mom got a job at the Romec Pump in Elyria. She commuted for a while but since Dad wasn’t working; he was spending more time in...
The City-Cleveland The family bought a house on Highland Drive in Cleveland. John had graduated from Rochester and was working at Western Automatic. His company had obtained a deferment for him, but he decided to register for the draft so he could get his service obligation over with. He went into the Counter-Intelligence Corp and was stationed in Pittsburgh. This...
Mary, If you mean by "take" that one was a modified version of the other, I don't think so. It is true that Dublin at one time had a mayor who was Jewish, and the Irish are said to be descended from the lost tribe of Israel, but I don't think that the two cultures (especially in the Gaeltech-the Gaelic speaking...
Aunt Kay, Since you told me about putting the candles in the windows (maybe a few years ago?), we now put an electric candle in each window in our house. It certainly makes our house look warm and cozy but it gives me pleasure in knowing that we are continuing a Carney tradition. Next year I'll try to...
Dear Mary, I don't have too much in the way of Christmas stories. We were all born during the depression and even after the depression was over, there was the war and things were rationed. The economy was focused on the war effort, so all the factories were churning out war material and it was hard to find...