Saturday 8 March 2014

Irish Heritage, Something to think about.

St Patricks day in Montserrat is twofold Irish and African Heritage.

I always wondered why my surname was spelt Daly as opposed to Daley.
This was the thinking mind of a nine year old way back in St John's Montserrat.
Alas I did not have to wore out my young brain cells, simultaneously My dad was getting these series of dreams. These dreams centered on a specific tomb in Carrs Bay cemetry. I said a Tomb not a grave.
Curiosity had me and so the next time we went to the beach which was Carrs bay I reminded him to look for the grave. Lo and behold we found the tomb and it was a Marble Tomb/Ivory to be exact.
The inscription was Henry Daly 104 yrs  the wife's name was also there and she lived about 94 yrs. It was done in the nineteen century.
What a shock that was. More curious I asked my grandpa Man man Daly about my ancestors.
He said the Dalys of Banks, Nixons and StJohn's were related and were very wealthy.  They were from Ireland ,white,
with long hair and mostly had green eyes..
If you knew my Grandpa he had fair complexion soft curly hair and green eyes.

Wat a ting.