Welcome to the Curtin Clan!
Many of us enjoyed sitting around the table listening to stories from our grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents and cousins. Many of those voices are now silent, yet our yearning to connect with the generations before us is still strong. The Curtin Clan offers the opportunity to connect with stories that help us better understand our history.
An important benefit of joining the Clan is connecting with Margaret Curtain, our genealogist. She has collected a wealth of information from buying up thousands of documents for Curtin families worldwide since 1977. She is a founding member of the Clan, and was presented the insignia appointing her as a Companion of the Order of Clans of Ireland (CIOM) by the Irish vice counsel at the Chicago Gathering in June 2011.
Another benefit is connecting with our DNA project coordinator, Dan Curtin. We have a number of Curtins who have participated and this will help expand your genealogy research. We have quarterly newsletters and will have our next gathering in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland in 2021.
Sláinte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mná go deo!
(Health to the men and may the women live forever!)
Patrick J. Curtin
Clan Chief
Curtins in the News
101-year-old Peg Curtin is first in Cork nursing home to complete COVID vaccines, 2/18/2021
Long-time Men’s Artistic Gymnastics coach, John Curtin has notched up 10 years working for Gymnastics Australia. (2/17/2021)
Physicist David Curtin awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship in Toronto, Canada. (2/17/2021)
Breen Curtin of Blackbird Coffee in Limerick., is one a number of new coffee-related businesses opening in Munster in recent months. (2/2/2021)
Kansas City, Missouri. real estate agent Dennis Curtin has just received the honor of being deemed the recipient of Missouri’s 2020 Good Neighbor Award. (1/27/2021)
Catherine Curtin, a junior at the University of South Carolina, was selected as an Ambassador of the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management. (1/21/2021)
Gathering 2021 has been postponed to September 22-25, 2022
Killarney, Ireland
Click on Gathering tab for more info
The Curtin Clan Newsletter is one of the ways created by our founder, Neal Curtin, to further the Mission of the Curtin Clan. The quarterly issues feature stories about Curtin families, past and present. It is where Members may share their family milestones and achievements. There are articles about life in Ireland and its history and updates to the Curtin DNA Project.
The quarterly Newsletter, only available to Clan Members, is accessible to the Members via our CurtinNews@groups.io Message Board. An Archive and Index of all issues since 1999 are also available on the same site.
DNA Testing
It's a way to explore your heritage, connect with your cousins, and assist in building your family tree.
Over 350 Curtin descendants are part of the Curtin surname dna project at FamilyTreeDNA (www.familytreedna.com). Become one of them.
If you have a dna test at ancestry.com or 23andme.com transfer your data for free.
Any questions or need help send us a message. Use contact us.
A Timely Poem from
Marian Curtin
To view more of Marian's poems
BE SAFE STAY HOME
I love you
On this day
When you may be alone
Lost in your own thoughts
Afraid of the moment
The moment
We all fear
Coronavirus
Covid-19
Spreading across
The world unseen
We cannot see it
Only its effect
On our fragile world
In its many cultures
To battle it
Our medical workers
In all roles
From the cleaners, carers
To the highest doctors
In all the lands
It has hit like dust
Across the world
Our role is simple be safe
In our love and kindness
Our sadness and sorrow
Our ability
To stand together
Even though
We are told to be apart
Anxiety
Go do something else
To freshen the soul
You know in our time of high anxiety
The mind is full of worry
But the soul needs nourishment
And quite time
This is where love is most powerful
By being safe
We are in a storm
How long the storm
Will last
Is in our hands
By doing
What is asked of us
We will reach calm waters
Sending our love
Across the world
We are strong
We will carry through the storm
With our hearts as one
All over the world
Marian Quinlan Curtin©
Templetuohy Thurles Co Tipperary
29.03.2020