After months of anticipation, the morning of Wednesday, September 11, 2024, finally arrived. I was awake before the 3:45 am alarm rang. By 4:40 am, John and I were at my dad’s house to pick him up for our 6:30 flight to Baltimore. My dad, Kieran Purcell, who served in the Air Force from 1956 […]
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Welcome Home!
“Welcome home.” That seems like an odd greeting to hear in Ireland for someone who has lived her entire life in the United States, but that appears to be the sentiment amongst the Irish who consider their beautiful country to be home for anyone with Irish ancestry. You wouldn’t have to dig too deep […]
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