Krisitn's Blog

Saturday night we went to Davie and Betty Cartwright's home and Dan picked their brains about the Millar family and the Smyth family. Thomas Hull, the first, married Elizabeth Millar and James and Samuel Hull married Smyth sisters. James and Samuel Hull were Thomas Hull, the second's brothers. On Sunday, we visited the Bovevagh Presbyterian Church and sat on the family pew with Trevor Hynds. The Bovevagh Church is where our family attended for about one hundred years. We then went to several cemetaries and then over to David and Mary Hynds' home where we saw David's large Ireland "farm implement" collection. We went back to Janet and Wilf and had a wonderful time with about 30 neighbors and cousins around the Dungiven area. We have to listen very closely to them talk and often requested them to repeat what was said for us to understand them. Kristin would watch the faces of Dan and Linda to see if we were able to understand any of the conversations. One of the relatives or neighbor, a Joe Carmichael, agreed to go to the Dungiven Presbyterian Church records. We were able to look at them this morning. We found some really good information and dates that we did not have before. We also learned that the Hullfoot farm has been sold and the Carmichael's would much prefer that we owned it because we would only be a "bother" every two years! We took some really good photos and "looted" by removing a doorknob and a couple of latches from the doorways. Kristin also gained a slate tile...we thought we could bring the truckload and sell them to you for $5 and pay for our trip! Just kidding! We are now at the Limavady Council house where we got a record that says that Suzanna Hull married Hugh Irwin from Ballyness. Hugh's father was Samuel Irwin. We will try to find Samuel's information. Tonight we are going to visit Joe Carmichael to discuss the map of Rob Hull from California. The map is of Ballymacheever and Turgoland. We are having a wonderful time and Janet and Wilf are taking beautiful care of us. Kristin and Dean are finally sleeping through the night!