GERAGHTY REUNION IN GALWAY
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BRENDEN VALLELY, Erin Kmyta (behind Brenden), Peggy Kendellan and Sue Doucette all attended the Geraghty reunion. |
VANCOUVER - After two years of planning, descendants of the late Thomas Geraghty and Brigid Gilmore of Glenemaddy and Moylough, County Galway, gathered for a long awaited reunion during the weekend of August 10, 2007.
Thomas and Brigid had eight children all of whom are deceased. Although they are gone, they are not forgotten and their great-grandchildren from Canada, Chicago and the UK were happy to plan the event which was attended by 104 Geraghtys from six countries and four generations.
Nine Geraghtys flew to Ireland from the Vancouver area, including Peggy Kendellan (nee Geraghty) from White Rock, daughter Sue Doucette of Langley; Erin Kmyta and Brenden Vallely both from Chilliwack, as well as several other family members from the Lower Mainland.
Others came from the U.S., France, Germany, the UK and the majority from the Galway area.
A rollicking welcome party was held on Friday night, followed by a dinner/dance on Saturday night with Irish dancers and a DJ from the Galway area.
As in many Irish families during the 1940s and 50s, young people were forced to leave for economic reasons and this reunion was a great opportunity to rekindle old relationships and establish new ones.
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