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FEBRUARY 2000
THE CELTIC CONNECTION
ISSUE NUMBER 83 #741 -916 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1K7 Tel: (604) 434-3747 Fax: (604) 434-3749 Website: www.celtic-connection.com Maura McCay - Publisher E-Mail
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Andrea Law - Copy Editor Tara Graphics - Graphics and Ad Production Ann Marie Finnerty - Word Processing Colleen Carpenter, Kate Walch & Ron Johnstone - Paste-up Distribution: Robert Evans in Vancouver • Art Marshall • Kevin Boggan • Mike Paul • Kathy Griffin in Surrey • James Corbin in Mission • Jim Rochfort in Delta • Bill Carracher in White Rock • Finian Rowland in Seattle • Oliver Grealish in Edmonton. Published 10 times per year. Unsolicited submissions welcome but will not be returned. Please retain a copy for your files. Contents copyright 2000 The Celtic Connection. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the publisher but rather a reflection of voices within the community. All correspondence must include a name, address and telephone number.
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Very special birthday greetings to Jack Wallace on his 85th birthday on February 6. Jack is a third generation newspaperman. He worked for many years for Hearst Newspapers where he redesigned numerous publications. Upon his arrival in Vancouver, he redesigned The Vancouver Sun. Jack was the first editor and designer of The Celtic Connection and he is responsible for much of the look and feel of this publication. It is largely due to his wisdom, guidance, experience and patience that The Celtic Connection survived the early turbulent years. Happy birthday Jack, may you celebrate many more!
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Congratulations to Tony Byrne of Edmonton, Alberta, who has been invited back to his hometown of Drogheda, County Louth, to be the Grand Marshall at their St. Patrick's Day parade. Ton3r won the bronze medal for boxing in the 1956 Olympics in Australia. He will be accompanied by his wife Honor. The Byrnes are longtime members of the Irish Sports and Social Society of Edmonton. •
Congratulations to Brendan O'Leary on his recent two-year contract in Ireland where he will be working as a co-ordinator with the Credit Unions of Ireland. Brendan is originally from Country Cork, Ireland and worked with the Credit Unions of B.C. in Vancouver. He is also a member of the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club.
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We join with the Irish community of Vancouver in sending sincere condolences to Marty McCann, on the recent death of his mother
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Sincere condolences to Michael (Mickey) Hurley on the recent loss of his father, Neil, in Magherafelt, Parish of Lavey, County Derry, Northern Ireland. Condolences also to sisters and brothers, Mary, Bridget, Margaret, Kathleen, Joseph, Niall and Fergal. Michael (Mickey) is a well-known member of the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club and a fireman with the Burnaby Fire Department.
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Condolences also to Bernice and Jim Rochfort of Delta, B.C. on the recent loss of Jim's brother Christopher in Dublin, Ireland. Jim distributes The Celtic Connection in Delta, Surrey, Tsawwassen, Langley and Fort Langley. He and
Bernice are both well-known and active members of the Irish community.
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery to John O'Flynne ofVancouver, ex-patriot of Limerick, Ireland. •
Special thanks to Dan Hughes of Ashcroft, B.C. for his encouragement and support of The Celtic Connection. Dan is originally from Warren Point, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is also a member of the Kelowna Irish Society. The combined Hughes families of Ireland and B.C. are currently enjoying a holiday in sunny Florida.
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Are you interested in learning to speak the Irish language? Inis-Meain, one of the Aran Islands, is one of the few remaining places where Irish is the spoken language. All teachers are native Irish speakers. Course runs from August 13-18. Fee: £100. For information and an application form call (604) 437-8785.
Prayer on St. Valentine's Day February, 14
Lord of heaven, You are known as the God of love.
And today we are celebrating St. Valentine one of the human patrons of love.
Teach me how to make use of the gift of love that you have given us. Let me love you above all and others in and for you. Make me faithful to my loved ones, loyal, dedicated, compassionate, and concerned.
Let me overlook their human failings and dwell on their good points. Enable me to love them not so much for what they can do for me
but for what I can do for them.
Celebrating 100 Years With Family and Friends
Annie Butler, fondly known as Granny Butler to family and friends, is a native of Currybawn, County Mayo. On December 25, Granny Butler celebrated her 100u' birthday, making her the oldest living woman in her county.
Granny has 12 children: Bridget, Joe, Willie, and Val in County Mayo; Rena, Teresa and Margaret in Galway; Martin in San Francisco; Angela in Boston; Mary Ann in New Jersey; and Tom in Vancouver. One son Walter is deceased. She also has 37 grandchildren, 39 great- grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Walter Butler her husband died in 1970.
A large family gathering took place on December 25 to celebrate Granny's birthday. In order to accommodate everyone who attended from North America and Ireland, premises were arranged by grandaughter Teresa O'Hara, at the Corrib Hotel in Galway, where over 225 family and friends gathered to celebrate.
Father Jack O'Connor of Salt Hill, Galway, presented Granny with a cheque for £300 on behalf of Mary McAleese, the President of Ireland. She also received birthday congratulations from the President and First Lady of the United States, Bill and Hillary Clinton. Michael Leahy of Galway City Council and former Mayor of Gal-
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When asked some of her most vivid memories were over the past 100 years, Granny said " I will never forget the day the Black and Tans came into our home and pointed their guns at me and my family." (The Black and Tans were a British Army auxiliary force which terrorized Ireland in the 1920's after they were sent in to suppress a rebellion. They were called the Black and Tans because of the colour of their uniforms.)
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Granny is extremely proud of her large family and to ensure that none is forgotten, she had her daughter Teresa O'Hara make her a nightgown on which all the names of her family are painted. Regular updates are added as the newest members are born. And, sometime in the future, she plans to be laid to rest in her nightgown GRANNY With her youngest surrounded by her memories and grandchild, Carolyn Faye the ones she loves. O'Hara
