International Union of Angelic Anarchists Local 2. Tom's Book of Poetry Tom Hickey of Croom, County Limmerick, published a collection of his poetry. Tom is currently in hospital, we ask that you keep him in your prayers. We included a verse of Tom's poem to his American cousins as part of my dad's funeral mass program. |
Rob's Irish Oddysey In the Spring of 2000, Rob spent several months travelling Ireland and visiting family and friends. |
Hickey Family Visit 1998 In 1998, the Hickeys from the US travelled home to Adare, County Limerick. Rob's grandfather never returned and this was his father first and only trip home. |
Dingle Way During Rob's sabbatic in Ireland, he spent seven days walking the Dingle Way. Starting in Tralee, he walked around the entire peninsula.. |
Irish Diaspora
Both of Rob's grandpartents on his father's side came to the US from Ireland. James Hickey was born and raised in Lisduff, County Limerick near the town of Adare. Catherine Hickey , (nee Gannon), was born in Galway and came to the US as a little girl after her father died. Her father ran a grocery in Galway, now the Galway Arms. We gave the pub owner of picture of them standing in front of the store at the turn of the century.
Rob's maternal ancestors, the Mandevilles, came over earlier. The Mandevilles are of French extraction and our Mandevilles come from the Mitchelstown area of County Cork. We claim decendance from John Mandeville, the gentry who sided with the Irish peasants and jailed for this crime. He died from his time in jail.