Sunday, March 20, 2011
john orr
john orr was grampas' paternal grand father. he ran the farm at annalong, (the orrs' were farming people), he was also a cattle dealer; buying cattle in ireland and shipping them over to england. when grampa left ireland at 17 to start a new life in canada his grampa john orr saw him off; he took a leather pouch out of his coat, reached in and pulled out a big handfull of gold coins which he gave to grampa to help him get started in canada; the coins were not counted. this is who taught grampa about farming; they were very close...
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It's pretty cool to have a grandpa John Orr. I think so, and so do my children!
ReplyDeleteAn Irish dude giving out gold coins from a leather pouch? He must have been a leprechaun.
ReplyDeletemaybe you inhierited his powers jack! although i don't think there were any prodestant leprechauns............i can't believe you new how to spell that word!...i had to copy from your comment...
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