7/06/2009
We´re going to Derry
Well, sorry guys, I had some trouble w/my laptop, so I stayed at a Posse-buddies home in Dublin. It´s a nice city, even w/out Jamsey.Meanwhile, my laptop got fixed,so now I´m ready for the great outdoors Btw., can somebody tell me, wheter or not we need british pounds for Northern Ireland? And again sorry, this time for a short post. I hope, I can post a bit more frequently and catch up w/comments. Laters Pilgrim
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The most direct route — but maybe not the fastest :( — from Dublin to Derry seems to go through Co. Monaghan. Yay!
Take your time.
Preliminary research discloses that highway N2 from Dublin to Derry goes right through C. Monaghan. You're in luck!
BTW, sorry, I have no idea about the currencies acceptable in the six counties. I'm sure there will be exchanges available if necessary. (In the good old days the US dollar was acceptable everywhere. LOL)
Maybe you can pay in the border area in Euros, but it’s not certain, there are English and Northern Irish pounds, the English ones are also used in Northern Ireland, but not vice versa in my knowledge.
In Northern Ireland the N2 becomes A5, it seems.
Thx for confusing me, Martin. @John, what was your thing w/Co. Monaghan?
Co. Monagan is where my great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother (maternal grandmother's grandparents) came from when they emigrated to Prince Edward Island in the early 1840's (before the famine). It is possible that Nan's other two grandparents were also from there, as there was a fairly large emigration at that time to PEI at the encouragement of the local priest.
I don't know the point of origin of my other ancestors, except that my father's first ancestor in the male line in this country was from Lincolnshire in England. So Monagahan is what I fix on for my mother's side of the family. The parish was Donagh. If you take the N2 you may see signs for it, possibly even go through a bit of it.
You probably already have your route planned, but just in case you can use a suggestion, here's what I found on Google.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=maps
OK in plain words: Get pounds from the Bank of England, but it could (!) be some shops accept your Euros.
@John, where exactly are they buried? @Martin, we don´t have a Bank of England dependency in Dublin. :-)
I don't know where James White and Ann McKenna's parents are buried, but I suppose it is most likely in whatever cemetery the Donagh parish was using in the middle of the 19th century.
@Jon, you really want me to look for their tombstones? Wanna pics? You´re expecting a lot!
Pounds emitted from the Bank of England.
:-P
You asked a question, and I gave the best answer I could. I didn't ask you to do anything.
BTW I've learned two more bits of information. Donagh is what they call a "civil parish," so the Catholic parish(es) might have some other name(s); and Emyvale, which route N2 passes through, is at the western edge of Donagh parish, so if you follow the N2, Donagh will be to your right as you go from Emyvale to the border. Glaslough seems to be the main town entirely in Donagh parish.
Standard currency is £ Sterling, ie Bank of England.
Most larger stores will accept Euros, but check first if they make an additional charge for this "service". Also, you should confirm the actual exchange rate.
@Baz, how about credit-cards?
BTW — I had assumed you must be asking about people who were buried in Ireland.If you meant to ask where my great-greats James and Ann are buried, I believe it is in the churchyard of St. Patrick's Parish, Fort Augustus, Prince Edward Island.
No problems with credit cards - certainly not with Visa or Mastercard.
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