Comments for Nautonnier Blog http://www.simonjnugent.com ...steering you through the dark waters. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Children of the Light by Sy http://www.simonjnugent.com/2009/05/children-of-the-light/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Sy Wed, 20 May 2009 22:09:31 +0000 http://www.simonjnugent.com/?p=313#comment-3 Paul Hegarty sent me this excellent and relevant snippet which I reproduce here: "On the theme of sparks of light: the Italians refer to "scintille" as the brief moments of brilliance in which we can appreciate the eternal." I love it! Thanks, Paul. Paul Hegarty sent me this excellent and relevant snippet which I reproduce here: “On the theme of sparks of light: the Italians refer to “scintille” as the brief moments of brilliance in which we can appreciate the eternal.” I love it! Thanks, Paul.

]]> Comment on Larchill Quest by Sy http://www.simonjnugent.com/2005/06/larchill-quest/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sy Tue, 05 May 2009 20:48:18 +0000 http://www.simonjnugent.com/wordpress/archives/235#comment-2 Further to posting this I was contacted by Seamus Cullen the current owner of the estate. Seamus writes: "I am the author of the article in Oughterany and I own the property where Mary Watson lived in Baltracey. Unfortunately nothing remains of the house where Mary lived and nothing further has come to light of Mary or her child. As a member of the Society of Friends she was treated better than other christians who gave birth to a child out of wedlock in 18th century Ireland. Her relative Margo who lived subsequently in Larchill also had a tragic life. She was orphaned at a young age, married off to her first cousin for property inheritance reasons and died childless aged fifty. " Many thanks to Seamus for taking the time to follow up the post. Further to posting this I was contacted by Seamus Cullen the current owner of the estate. Seamus writes:

“I am the author of the article in Oughterany and I own the property where Mary Watson lived in Baltracey. Unfortunately nothing remains of the house where Mary lived and nothing further has come to light of Mary or her child. As a member of the Society of Friends she was treated better than other christians who gave birth to a child out of wedlock in 18th century Ireland. Her relative Margo who lived subsequently in Larchill also had a tragic life. She was orphaned at a young age, married off to her first cousin for property inheritance reasons and died childless aged fifty. ”

Many thanks to Seamus for taking the time to follow up the post.

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