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Peregrine Took

(7,503 posts)
Wed Jan 11, 2012, 05:32 PM Jan 2012

Any idea what county Cardinal Dolan's people come from?

I read (can't find link) that he said he was doing a genealogy search on his surname and what he saw horrified/embarrassed him so much he stopped looking.

I have been wondering what the heck he saw?

My own surname is the same as his and I know I have relatives who were IRA men - do you think that was what spooked him?

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Any idea what county Cardinal Dolan's people come from? (Original Post) Peregrine Took Jan 2012 OP
There are plenty of ways to disgrace a family. CBHagman Jan 2012 #1
"There are plenty of ways to disgrace a family." hedgehog Feb 2012 #3
I'm going to have to put on my libarian's cap and see what I can find out. Peregrine Took Jan 2012 #2

CBHagman

(17,137 posts)
1. There are plenty of ways to disgrace a family.
Wed Jan 11, 2012, 10:45 PM
Jan 2012

In fact the possibilities are nigh endless.

But you do have me curious about Dolan. I have no idea what the cardinal saw, but here's the surname link from the Irish Times:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?Surname=Dolan&fuseaction=Go.

Peregrine Took

(7,503 posts)
2. I'm going to have to put on my libarian's cap and see what I can find out.
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 12:15 PM
Jan 2012

For some reason I think its something political/IRA related.

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