A few wedding & honeymoon pics

**MacSimoin** · 17th October 06, 08:39 AM

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Wendi outside the Riverside Farmhouse in Cootehill (Co. Cavan), where we spent three days...

The owner's dog "Lassie" having a lie down in the shade (our room is just above on the 2nd floor, where the open window is)...

Bridge crossing the Annalee River (the owners of the farmhouse, Joe and Una Smith, don't even know how old it is)...

Cootehill...

**MacSimoin** · 17th October 06, 08:44 AM

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Cathedral of Sts. Patrick and Felim (this church is huge: the cross at the top is about 12 ft. high)...

Inside the cathedral (me in the background)...

Irish Republican Army memorial, outside the County Cavan Courthouse...

Close-up of a water spout on one of the fountains in Cavan town...

**MacSimoin** · 17th October 06, 08:50 AM

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Looking down into one wing of the "fever hospital" (in Cootehill), where my great-great grandfather's family members died due to illness brought on by the Great Famine (the burial mound is about 100 meters behind the hospital)...

Inside the hospital, looking up towards the window where the first photo was taken...

A better view of the original stone work (the rest of the building was built on many years later, after the famine had passed)...

Looking straight through, from one the side of the hospital to the other...

A brief note on these shots: The fever hospital was purchased some years ago by a developer who promptly began renovations and improving the surrounding land. The residents of Cootehill voiced their discontent to the local government (because of the historical signifcance of everything) and further construction came to a halt. Thankfully, the owner ceased developing (the property remains abandoned).

**MacSimoin** · 17th October 06, 08:58 AM

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The memorial that marks the massive burial mound (behind the fever hospital), where famine victims were laid to rest (my great-great-grandfather's family is buried here)...

Though you can't quite fathom its size here, the mound rises about a meter above the surrounding soil and stretches over 200 ft. in length (it's about 60 ft. at its widest point)...

Lough Sillan (in Shercock, Co. Cavan), known for its abundant pike fishing...

Another boring roadside view...

**Pour1Malt** · 17th October 06, 09:22 AM

lovely!

ta fur sharin those!

guid oan ya an yur lassie!

slainte!

**Scott Gilmore** · 17th October 06, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by MacSimoin

... Another boring roadside view...

Breathtakingly beautiful. Spectacular! Carol and I must visit Ireland soon.

This whole thread is absolutely superb. I was surprised to see this thread had not yet been rated "Excellent." It was my honor to rate it so.

Thank you for the care you've obviously taken in sharing not only the photos, but also your touching family history and your honeymoon site. You've given us you past, present and future in one magnificent thread.

Deepest regards,
Scott Gilmore

**MacSimoin** · 18th October 06, 05:25 AM

Since we won't have our (professional) wedding photos for another week or so, I've posted some of the (before & after) shots that Macsim took (thanks again, Mark!).

Some of my family arriving for the wedding, from left to right: Moriah (one of my sisters), Nanny, Mom, Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Dorothy, and Pop-pop...

Explaining the meaning of the tartan colors to Jimmy...

Posing for the photographer...

The Bride and bridesmaids, from left to right: Chandra (Wendi's sister), Suzanne and my best friend...