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Monday, August 10th, 2015 - 10 AM,
Border Counties, County Leitrim, Ireland.

On This Day I Visited My Grandmother,

On this day I visited my grandmother. All went well. Brought along me trusted smaller notepad and pen in case anything worthy popped into mind at any one point. I found that when I arrived in her general area, the nearby villages, she began to touch me inside. Feeling her presence I began receiving subtle thoughts and some light visual pictures in my mind. I kept driving and at one point stopped, pulling over along a green narrow one lane roadside. I wrote down what came over me and am currently working on this as we speak. I shall post this soon.

As I stood with me grandmam at her green resting side, I put my arms around her grave stone and we talked - quietly in our silence. I spoke and she answered in the winds which swept passed us. It was a very nice feeling. I know how she speaks to me. The winds and gusts rise as I stand, or sit awaiting a reply. She is gently weeping. I feel this. And I noticed that as I left her side I was feeling real pangs of sadness for her.

Next, I drove in my truck to our nearby Catholic church in the small village, or townland of Gowel - nearest Drumgowla, and went inside to pray for her and her husband and son buried back there with her. She, Bridget, originally married Bartholomew Moran in this very church back in the mid to late 1800's. They both now rest in this cemetery along with one of their son's, Michael Joe. Inside one of the church walls there is attached a large bronze plaque in which the names of past church contributors can be found etched. Our Moran's are noted there on the bottom. We've contributed a finely constructed wooden alter for the priests services. I admire it each time I visit with me grandmam and drop into the church for prayer. I also light several candles and say me prayers for those closest, dutifully.

The drive back went well. I did notice a feeling of emptiness for me grandmam in both my heart and soul. A real sadness. But as I've been telling Bridget, I'm currently saving as much as I can in order to purchase a small cottage up in her area. Something with a small piece of land attached for a couple of sheep, one or two goats and a donkey. A place nearby where she rests so that I can be close enough to here to visit with her every day.

So that's the story now. Be well all,

Thom Carlisle ( Irish Tommy Moran ) - Ireland

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Did you know her whilst she was alive Thom? Sometimes families get seperated.....

Ladywind7,

Thanks for enquiring. No, I missed her since I was born and raised in the US and she never left Ireland. But I'm here now to look after her.

Thanks, Ladywind7,

tommy boy moran / Ireland

Thank you for sharing this, tommyboy.

Pansytilly,

Your so very welcome. Thank ye for dropping by and staying briefly with Bridget and I. It was nice having ye here. I enjoyed your stay.

Thank ye, Pansytilly,

tommy boy moran / Ireland

That's a beautiful place to be Tommy boy. I wish you to find your self there one day.

I went ahead and got you a donkey for good luck!

tulip2633

Thank ye, tulip2633. for the donkey. I'd be so very proud to have it as my new friend here.

Thank ye, You're so very pure and kind.

tommy boy moran / Ireland