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Josephine shares memories of a talented mother, from knitting to treacle bread!

 

Mary introduces us to her parents, who enjoyed over forty years of marriage and raised twelve children.

Florence shared a wonderful selection of historical family pictures with us.

Handed down from his Great Grandfather, James shares with us his Hunting Horn.

Some items we met during this project were just so precious because of the memories they held and the people, no longer here, that they continued to embody and draw closer to us. Florence’s Monkey was definitely one of them.

 

Caolan brought to show the group his Great Grandfather’s Carbide Lamp which dates from 1900.

Carbide lamps are powered by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water (H2O). This reaction produces acetylene gas (C2H2) which burns a clean, white flame. The design of the carbide lamp consists of two chambers—an upper chamber holding water and a lower chamber holding the calcium carbide. Acetylene gas is produced when water from the lamp’s upper level encounters the calcium carbide stored in the base via a dripping mechanism. The amount of water flowing into the calcium carbide container can be controlled, with more water producing more gas and a bigger flame when the lamp is lit.

 

 

A family portrait, and an uncle with an interesting backstory!!

A proud Jack shares with us his Grandfather, James Gow’s, World War I medals.

Wow, a sub 3hr marathon, a runners dream, and not once, but twice. Amazing achievement.

 

In England, smallpox vaccination was compulsory from 1853. This was extended to Ireland in 1863 and linked to the registration of births. Parents or guardians were given responsibility to ensure vaccination of infants within six months of birth and were liable to be prosecuted if they failed to comply.