Ονομάζομαι Jennifer Winston
και είμαι ο Webmaster αυτής της ιστοσελίδας. Αυτή η ιστοσελίδα δημιουργήθηκε με τη χρήση του MyHeritage.com. Είναι ένα εκπληκτικό σύστημα που επιτρέπει σε οποιονδήποτε, όπως σε εσάς και εμένα, να δημιουργήσει μια προσωπική ιστοσελίδα για την οικογένειά του, να κτίσει το οικογενειακό δέντρο του και να μοιραστεί οικογενειακές φωτογραφίες. Αν έχετε οποιαδήποτε σχόλια ή παρατηρήσεις σχετικά με την ιστοσελίδα, κάντε κλικ εδώ για να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μου. Το οικογενειακό μας δέντρο έχει καταχωρηθεί ηλεκτρονικά σε αυτή την ιστοσελίδα! Υπάρχουν 252 ονόματα στην οικογενειακό μας ιστοσελίδα. Το πιο προγενέστερο γεγονός είναι γέννηση του/της Patrick Winston
(1804). Το πιο πρόσφατο γεγονός είναι γέννηση του/της <Ιδιωτικό> Warner
(8 Αυγ 2007). Η ιστοσελίδα αυτή ενημερώθηκε τελευταία φορά στις 27 Φεβ 2012, και επί του παρόντος έχει 18 εγγεγραμμένα μέλη. Αν θέλετε να γίνετε και εσείς μέλος, παρακαλούμε κάντε κλικ εδώ. Καλή διασκέδαση!
Hope you have a lovely birthday. We have lovely seasonal snow here in Ireland, hope it is with you in America for a White Christmas.
Regards to all the family,
Angela.
A YOUNG Northside actress has wowed film critics here and abroad with her debut movie which was screened at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival last week. Kelly O’Neill (12) is the star of ‘Kisses’ which shot straight to the top of 4,000 film proposals at the Galway Film Festival in July and scooped a top award. Director of ‘Kisses’, Lance Daly, uses the film to take a glimpse at the dysfunctional lifestyles of two city kids, Kylie played by Kelly and Dylan, who was played by Shane Curry. The pair of runaways team up and set off on the streets of Dublin for one night after being forced to flee the horrors at home and with a mission to find Dylan’s lost brother in mind. The young pair encounter some sticky situations on their journey but their innocent love for each other keeps them going. With a sweet smell of romance to it, Daly honours Dublin city life with his heartfelt approach to the film. He chose to cast the leading roles to toughened city kids with no screen experience, projecting realness into the film. And it worked. Kelly, from Stoneybatter, had the privilege of being hand-picked from her school at the tender age of ten. The vibrant youngster was first introduced to the camera in her school hall, for what she thought was a workshop, “I just went up to the camera and said, ‘hey, my name is Kelly, I’m gorgeous, I’m single and I’m beautiful. They made me do this four times,’” she says as she rolls her eyes up to heaven. Being her natural playful self, Kelly was told off a few times by her teacher for messing while the camera was rolling. But it seems that it was her cheeky charisma that landed her the part. The following day Kelly’s principal approached the class with news that someone hat got the lead role in a film. When her name was read out, Kelly was totally shocked, “I put my hands up to my face,” she says. “But the best part was when my teacher apologised for giving out to me.” Scooped from school onto the streets of Dublin and Sweden for filming, Kelly was accompanied by her proud mother, Sinead. The young star spent her nights filming the scenes, returning home at 7.30am most mornings, proving her capabilities as an aspiring young actress. Kelly boasts about having her own trailer on set and spending her hard earned money to kit out her wardrobe, but she says her time off school was the best of all. Filming the many scenes set in different locations, Kelly admits her favourite was spending the night in the pick and mix shop where she got to eat all the sweets. When asked about her on screen kiss with Dylan, Kelly reveals she reacted shyly stating she was only ten at the time and kicked up a stink on set with the director and Shane. “I told him to get mouthwash, a toothbrush, dental floss and toothpaste,” she says. “I even made him swallow the mouthwash.” After the kissing scene which seals their love in the movie, the pair skate off on their wheelies while holding hands. Kelly’s only experience with fame was through her great uncle, musician Don Baker, who is also no stranger to acting. Kelly’s granddad (Brendan O'Neill) was also a help to Kelly, as he has done some acting before and worked in front of the camera doing commercials. Kelly says her idol was Brittney Spears, but she’s not so sure now. “I used to love her, but now look at her, she’s gone bald,” she says. In true diva style, Kelly wanted to mention the people who helped her along the way to her first movie in what could be a lifelong career. “Can I just thank all my friends for being there for me; there is Mary Anne, Emma, Michelle, Jordan, Lauren, Lee, Kirsty and Aaron,” she says while counting them on her fingers. Kelly has just started secondary school and will return from her trip to Canada with high hopes for a bright future. Her growing success at the film festivals seems set to open stage doors to her, but she states she will only act again if she likes the role. ‘Kisses’ will be screened in cinemas across Ireland in November.
Eneclann researchers from Trinity College Dublin and IrishOrigins.com have traced Obama's family history much further back than ever before. Obama's earliest known relative, his 6th great grandfather, was a member of a family of wealthy wig makers who included an Irish politician, Michael Kearney. It was said that 'no man alive was equally fired with ambition'. Barack Obama's Irish links to the Kearney family from Moneygall Co. Offaly came to light last year. Apart from the obvious interest of a link to a US presidential candidate, the story of the Kearney family of Moneygal ls fascinating in itself. The Kearney family history, as researched by Eneclann, is interesting, because it illustrates over five generations a family history that was not untypical in Ireland, but which we don't often consider as a typical emigrant story.
The Kearney family were probably Gaelic Irish in origin, based on the family name, and the probable place of origin is Tipperary.
They were skilled artisans, who prospered in the 18th Century. One branch of the family did extremely well; Michael Kearney, (Obama's 6th great-granduncle) becomes involved in the Dublin city politics of the day and John Kearney, who would be a distant cousin of Obama's, went on to become the Provost of Trinity College Dublin and later Bishop of Ossory.
As the 19th Century progresses, the family fortunes declined in line with the country's economy, and Obama's direct family line emigrated to the US at the end of the Famine in 1851.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Mandy and Colin Johnson on the birth of their new baby Boy!!!!!! and of course a new baby brother for Brittany........
Born on Thursday the 9th October at 1.32pm (Trinidad Time), he weighs a healthy 6lbs and 3oz.
And after a gruelling 11.5 hours of labour, I think that Mandy surely deserves some terrific presents, and don't worry, Jewellery is not considered 'going overboard' on these occassions!
