Your Sullivan Story
Did your grandfather Michael have a love affair with a mysterious
lady in Tralee in 1885? Maybe she was my grandmother! Add your story here and send it
by pushing the button at the bottom of the page. Your story will become part of
the Sullivan archives! Here is an example of a Sullivan story:
1873: "I'm Glad to be rid of the Place!"
This year my great grandfather
Thomas Sullivan and his wife Ellen (Fitzgerald) leave
Kilorgin Ireland for Boston, where fiddle-playing
Tom will work as a stonemason until he is
disabled by a falling brick while working on the
construction of the Boston Public Library. Meanwhile
Ellen cleans houses on Beacon Hill by day, cooks for the
children and boarders at home in the South End,
then returns to work cleaning floors at Filene's
by night. "It's a grand place," she tells me of America
when I stay with her in her cheerful
double-decker in Jamaica Plain in the forties. As for dear old
Kilorgin, Ireland, "I'd not care to go back, even for a visit!"
Notice that the story provides some insight into the history
and attitude of this particular family.
We know that you can come up with
some story that will provided some insight into Sullivan
traditions and character! We will catalogue it and
add it to the archive which you may review and discover your own
connections with the past. But remember,
for your story to be included in the archive
we need story and character, not just genealogy.
Enter your story and whatever other information you wish.
Name and email not required.
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