Does anyone know why people in Ireland don't want to speak of the Carew family? (Answers: 7) (Comments: 0)
I am the descendant of some the Carews in Farraghy, Cork County, Ireland. When a relative of mine went to that area to try to learn more about our ancestors, the Carews, people didn't want to speak of them, and she learned nothing at all. I have done research online but have been unable to find out why there is such a stigma about the family even after so many years. Does anyone know? I would love to be able to solve this mystery that exists. I know that some people may think that me wanting answers is stupid, or a bad idea. I'm just trying to find out what happened. I'm a genealogist and I can't seem to track my family very well after a certain point. The farthest back I can find is when one of them was born in Farraghy. And since the people got quiet when my relative asked, that's why I'm posting my question online, hoping that someone will be willing to tell me why. If you think my question is ridiculous, fine, please don't answer it. I don't want to get some bogus answers, or get some smart remarks. I want a real answer. Sure, I'm a descendant of those Carews, but that doesn't mean that I don't deserve an answer. Oh, and by the way, I am a close relative. I'm related by blood to this family, and my great-grandmother, who is still alive (her mother was a Carew), is a piece of that puzzle. But she's getting older, and she may not be around for so long, and even she doesn't have some answers. Even she wants to know. Look, I don't see Ireland as some mysterious place to investigate, nor am I doing this because I supposedly believe in leprechauns. I'm simply trying to trace my family tree and find some answers about my family. Tracing my family tree is something that interests me, and it's something I find interesting. I have a right to ask questions about my family. If you think that what I want to know isn't worth knowing, then why not keep that to yourself, instead of wasting your breath in bashing me for being curious. You obviously don't even have any interest in tracing family trees, or anything of the sort, because if you did, you might have a different perspective. I want to know more about my heritage, because it's something I grew up not knowing, and I would like to know how my family lived and what they did. I like to learn about different cultures....what's wrong with wanting to learn about the culture and lives of my ancestors? Yes, the Carews were and still are a 'noble' family. Apparently they used to have some castles to their name, and there are still Carews that are part of the nobility. But their 'rank' has very little affect on my curiousity. I just want some answers. I am entitled to having answers just like anyone else, and I hate being bashed for that. I don't care whether my part of the Carew family is noble or not. I just want answers. The family was very hush hush about it when my great-grandmother was growing up, and she's the last surviving child and link that I have. I feel like I have to defend myself for asking this question because apparently people think it's wrong that I want to know. I know the Irish are kind. I have known some as a child and I have nothing at all against the Irish. I'm just curious as to why there has always been this invisible wall, hiding answers from both my great-grandmother, and myself. And it was a cousin of mine, not an aunt, that went to the Farraghy area.

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I saw this bird in Ireland, and I do not know what it is... help me please!? (Answers: 3) (Comments: 0)
When I was in Cork, County Ireland, I kept seeing these black birds, bigger than a grackle but smaller than a raven and I do not know what they were. They weren't sleek, but they were everywhere! They could have been crows but I just do not know. Could someone help me out here??

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Question about Ireland and England in the 1840s.? (Answers: 1) (Comments: 0)
I was doing some genealogical research on my family and i came across something which i thought was a little odd. Throughout the 18th century (1700s) my family lived in Cork County Ireland. In the 1840s the entire family moved to northern England y, Bolton area to be precise, and where some of the men joined the Royal Navy. I may be wrong but weren't Anglo-Irish relations during that period at an all time low during that time period? if so, why would an Irish Catholic family move to England and join up with the British military? maybe loyalists to England? Any ideas?

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