Nora Flynn Case Study - 1131 Words

The Family of Nora (Foley) Flynn A direct descendant, Nora Foley, is born in 1870. She is baptized by a Catholic priest at the Old Keel Church, that is, the Boolteens Chapel, on November 24. Her baptism sponsors are her future husband’s parents, Patrick and Nora (Knightly) Flynn. (F110) (F149) Nora, called â€Å"Nonie† by her family and friends, was the seventh child born to Daniel â€Å"Donal Ru† and Katie (Knightly) Foley. Nonie joins her siblings: Jerry, Timothy, James, Francis, Mary and John. After Nonie’s birth, Donal Ru and Katie will have two more children: Patrick and Nellie. Of their nine children, Jerry, James, John, Nora and Nellie will leave home and immigrate to the United States. All, with Jerry being the first, will settle in a†¦show more content†¦(F281) (F285) 1875: Marriage and a New House In 1875, Jerry Flynn’s father, Patrick Jeremiah Flynn, moves from his native Shanahill West to Shanahill East where he secures seven acres of land on which to build a house.* Patrick and his younger brother, Sean Flynn, build a stone cottage. (Pictured on the left in 1995) Patrick is building this house in preparation for his marriage to Nora Knightly. Patrick is aided in expertise by the fact that his brother is, by trade, a stonemason. Without a doubt, Patrick and Sean seek nice even stones that can be easily dressed with a hammer as well as stones that are about six inches thick. The two brothers mix lime and sand for the mortar to be placed between each rock. A thatched roof is placed on the house. The two men also lay the stones for the hearth on the inside of the cottage. It is here that the fire provides heat in the cottage on cold days and it is also here that Nora cooks the meals. It can be said with assurance that the large hearth is the focal point of the one room Flynn house. Here the Flynn family most assuredly sits in the evening. Here the news of the day is probably discussed, and the stories are told. The neighbor or friend who comes in the evening to visit is probably bidden to come up to the fire and the re is a shifting of chairs to give him a good seat. Another friend drops in and theShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pages2000 (the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, the surge of globalization from the mid-1990s) and afterward (9/11, or the global recession of 2008) when one could quite plausibly argue that a new era had begun. A compelling case can be made for viewing the decades of the global scramble for colonies after 1870 as a predictable culmination of the long nineteenth century, which was ushered in by the industrial and political revolutions of the late 1700s. But at the same time