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Surname Saturday: BREHENY, CANDON and BEIRN of Sligo?
Posted by: downtothesea on January 9, 2010
They that go down to the sea.
Following in the wake of my ancestors.
…a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
James has always been drawn to the sea, and is a coastal New Englander by happy accident of birth.
His ancestors couldn't resist the lure of the sea either. They came from Ireland, Scotland, England, Sweden, and Hungary, following their fortunes, both good and bad, across the Atlantic to North America.
Here are their stories, and his.
They that go down to the sea. 