The inaugural Summer Gathering at Millstreet Country Park on the weekend of July 21st and 22nd, aims to attract families and groups from the hinterland and further afield to celebrate their Irish heritage.
A forerunner to the ambitious tourism showcase, The Gathering 2013, which is being spearheaded by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar, the Millstreet event will be a forerunner to the year-long series of activities being organised nationwide aimed at attracting those with Irish connections to visit the country.
Among those attending Millstreet County Park for the Summer Gathering this month will be genealogy experts, helping visitors trace their family roots by charting migration records and reviewing census information … more information on the CorkNews.ie
I am planning to visit Ireland in July. My Great Grandfather, John Patrick O’Leary, was born in Millstreet. I even have letters from the early 1900’s written by one of his brothers.
I want to visit Millstreet and hopefully connect with some of my relatives. I would also like to visit the graves of my Great Great Grandparents – Patrick O’Leary and Johanna Sullivan.
They lived in an area called Ardival.
Patrick O’Leary
Louisville, KY
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