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| Graiguenamanagh, Ireland - 1997 (County Kilkenny) photo by Andreas Franz Borchert |
It was Arthur Doyle and his wife Mary ... who made that move ... who got on a boat and left for a New World, for new hope, a better life. They (along with some of their adult children purportedly left Graiguenamanagh, Ireland circa 1820s/1830s and found themselves in Tyendinaga Township/Marysville, Ontario, Canada. Some (all?) of their children who also moved to Canada are: Charles, Owen, Bridget, Catherine, Martin, and Michael.
Five Fast Facts on Graiguenamanagh, Ireland:
1) You can try to pronounce it: Gráig na Manach (GRAIG-na-MAN-ah).
2) Graiguenamanagh means, "Village of the Monks."
3) Graiguenamanagh is home to a 13th Century Cistercian Abbey (now a parish church) known as Duiske Abbey.
4) Not far from Graiguenamanagh are the ruins of the medieval Ullard Church — which was founded by St. Fiachra (FEE-uh-kra) who later moved to France and became known as St. Fiacre (fee-AHKr). St. Fiachra/Fiacre is the patron saint of gardeners.
5) Graiguenamanagh has great hiking trails and one of the few remaining authentic Irish woolen mills, creating cloth from the fleece of Irish sheep (Cushendale Woollen Mills).
The Feast of St. Fiachra/Fiacre is August 30.
Interested in learning more about Graiguenamanagh, Ireland?
Try this book ...
by John Joyce
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| ©GoogleMaps.com |
According to Google Maps, Graiguenamanagh (in County Kilkenny) is southwest-ish from Dublin (County Dublin) … about a 1 hour, 33 minutes drive (80 miles).
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| Descendants of Arthur Doyle & Mary (maiden name?) Facebook Group |
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