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Curtin Family Series
Margaret Curtain
 Margaret Curtain, CIOM
Curtin Book 1 – Curtins originating in Ahane, Brosna, Co Kerry and descendants movement to
other countries.   456 pages.   Covers 11 family groups in Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
 
Curtin Book 2 – Curtins originating in Knockogno, Brosna, Co Kerry – the movement to Rockchapel,
Co. Cork and elsewhere in the world.  124 Pages.  Covers 3 family groups in Ireland and USA.
 
Curtin Book 3 – Curtins originating in Toureenamaire, Rockchapel, Co Cork, and their descendants.
360 pages.     Covers 5 family groups in Ireland, USA, New Zealand and Australia (including 2 convicts).
 
Curtin Book 4 – Curtins originating in  Kilshannig Parish, Co Cork and their descendants.
181 pages.  Cover 7 family groups in Ireland, England, Australia, and USA.
 
Curtin Book 5 – Curtins originating in Newmarket to Rockchapel Parishes and their descendants.
Covers 19 families so far and still growing .... currently being typed.
 
Prices, including postage, on application to Margaret at  curtain@spiderweb.com. or write to
 
Margaret Curtain CIOM
32 Bluegum Rd
Pie Creek
Gympie
Queensland 4570
Australia
  
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Mary Curtin-Savard
 
"THE LETTERS" by Joe and Mary       Published 2008
Selling Price: $25.00   Canadian  or US  dollars
PLUS     postage/handling  Can/US  $10.00
 
 
(After  publication costs, proceeds from sale of this book are going to
Leiomyosarcoma Direct Research (LMSdr)
 
Purchase :
 
Mary Curtin-Savard has recently passed away.  If we get new ordering instructions, we will post them here.
 
        THE LETTERS is a true story, and one told through a sampling of the two thousand original love letters written between a Roman Catholic priest and a young woman half his age.  The letters from this sampling are from 1966-69; they record the particular circumstances of the two main characters and how their lives were then intertwined.

 

           In an atmosphere of ever-increasing love, Joe  Curtin and Mary must face daunting challenges : in particular the devastation they will face because of Joe's rare, deadly cancer-- and consequently the very short time that remains for them to be together.  Joe's mental anguish as he realizes that Mary and their two small children must face the future without him is brought into singularly sharp focus. 

 

The publication is divided into thirteen segments; each is introduced by a letter written by Mary to their children as she is re-reading and arranging these letters that had been stored away for close to forty years.

 

            Though this is an immensely sad story, it is also an inspiring window into intense love, great courage, and ultimate victory.   This book will move you deeply as it turns its unique light on the glory of human love and determination in the face of almost insurmountable odds.

 

 

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John P. Curtin - 2 Books 

 

 

Pucker Street - The First 100 Years:

A History of the Village of Marcellus

John P Curtin; Edited by James C. Quinn

This lively history of the Village of Marcellus, New York, covering 1853 to 1953, celebrates the life of the small American community as seen through historical records and newspaper accounts.

Order online http://bookstore.trafford.com/Products/SKU-000149333/Pucker-Street--The-First-100-Years.aspx

 

The New Pucker Street, Since 1953

 John P Curtin; Edited by James C. Quinn

The New Pucker Street documents many of the changes that have taken place in Marcellus since the celebration of the Village Centennial in 1953.

 Order online at http://www.trafford.com/07-3039

 

John P Curtin  

Educated at Niagara University and the State University of New York, John P. Curtin spent 35 years teaching history in the Syracuse City School District and is presently employed by LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY as a field supervisor of student teachers. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Marcellus Village Board of Trustees and in 2010 was elected to a four-year term as Mayor of the Village.  He is also a trustee of the Marcellus Historical Society.  He has been a Trustee of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Marcellus since 2005, as well as a long-time trustee of the Marcellus Historical Society. He and his wife, Maureen McMahon Curtin, have lived in their house on First Street in the Village of Marcellus for over 40 years, where they raised their children to adulthood. As the parents of four grown children and the grandparents of twelve (nine of whom live in the Village of Marcellus), they enjoy spending much time with them and their families. They also have a strong interest in family histories, many of which, including their own, span the history of the Village of Marcellus. 

 


 

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Gerald Curtin

Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick, Ireland

 

West Limerick; Crime, Popular Protest and Society, 1820-45

 

This book examines West Limerick in the pre-famine years through the lens of reported crime and is based on a doctoral thesis recently completed at the University of Limerick.

The study expertly explores and analyses society at the time and the pressures and tensions within it. In addition it is history from the bottom up where the lives, problems and issues of ordinary people are given centre stage.

 

For the historian the book provides a fascinating insight into society in Ireland in the pre-famine era. It is also of interest to genealogists as among the family names included in the index are Curtins, Sullivans, Purtills, Kellys, Connors, Kennedys, Houghs, Longs, Lenihans, etc. The books contains 330 pages and is available in paperback.

 

The book is available from the author at Four Roads, Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

The cost including airmail postage is 34 euros. 

 

Phone: +353 69 82222

Fax: +353 69 82226

Mobile: +353 86 6026379

 

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Mary Curtin Meldazis

 

Then, Now and In Between, A Nurse's Story

 

Dedicated to caregivers, worldwide.

Available by email      DMeldazis@yahoo.com

 

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