Fitzgeralds visit Carrigtwohill and Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland, Sept 1988

[mrjohndevlin]

It was lovely to find this video both my grandparents Kit and Paddy fitzgerald feature.

Thanks

[kjfitzgerald593]

@mrjohndevlin --- I'm very thankful you found this. That was a very special time for all of us when we got to visit with Kit and Paddy in 1988. Paddy was my father Gerald's first cousin. I remember they had three children, John, Mary, and Kathleen. Which one of them is one of your parents? Blessings - Kevin F.

[mrjohndevlin]

@kjfitzgerald593

Hi, John is my father. My maiden name is Karen Fitzgerald. I'm now married and living in Donegal, Ireland. Kind regards Karen

[kjfitzgerald593]

@mrjohndevlin That is great, Karen! Your Dad has been wonderful with exchanging E-mails and pictures with me. I'm glad I got to meet him, when I was there in 1988. I am sorry I didn't get a video picture of him then. You and I share common ancestry. My Grandpa Richard F. and your Great Grandpa John F. were brothers. My e-mail is kjfitzgerald@prodigy.net. God bless- and thanks! -KJF

[honeyflowerchild]

I got such a surprise when I found this videom,Im from Carrigtwohill myself, and know all the people in the video,so its a real blast from the past, its hard to believe how much Ireland has changed since the late eighties!!!!!

[kjfitzgerald593]

I'm so glad you found this video. My parents and I had such a wonderful time visiting with everyone. My cousins were so nice to us. I hope I can visit again someday and see how everyone looks now in person and see how the town has changed. They were just building the bypass highway when we were visiting.

God bless, - Kevin F.