Gathering News!
2022 Gathering
Killarney, Ireland
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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
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 is provided to Clan Members via our Message Board - CurtinNews@groups.io. An Archive and Index of all issues since 1999 are also available on the same site.
Neal Curtin, RIP
It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of the Curtin Clan. Neal Curtin, age 83, founder emeritus, died 6/14/222 in Seattle, Washington/ He was the man that brought us all together to celebrate our Irish heritage and find our family connections.
Neal served as Secretary-Treasurer from 1997 - 2005, the first eight year's of the Clan's existence. He is retired from the Boeing Corporation. Neal Curtin, was born in Massachusetts to Theodore Curtin and Josephine McManus. His grandfather Lawrence was born in 1874 in Beenaskehy, County Cork and emigrated to Massachusetts. Neal’s great-grandparents were Timothy Curtin and Elizabeth Cremin. Timothy Curtin, son of Lawrence Curtin and Hanora Curtin of Beensaskehy, County Cork was born about 1832.
Poem by Marian Curtin for
Curtin Gathering
Killarney, Ireland 2022
A tree with broad branches
Spread wide
Across the world
Each leaf representing
A stem of DNA
And each person
That says proudly
I am a Curtin
I Married a Curtin or we have
The Curtin name in common
We gather as a family
In genealogy, DNA history.
friendship and in name
We proudly carry our name
We stand tall
Because our ancestors
Travelled far and wide
To have a better life
In far off places
Worldwide
But still called
Ireland their home
Each person’s name is a badge
Of whom they are
They wear it proudly
And in doing so
Carry their people gone before
And made each of you
Who you are
Each generation did their best
In good times and in bad
In famine
In wars
And just living everyday
As best they could
What a legacy
They left us
Without knowing
Each person here
And across the world
Are now asking
Who am I
But we sometimes leave it
too late
Stories told by a fireside
When as small children we put down
to a rambling mind
We look back now and ask ourselves
If only we were interested
I so wish
I could rewind time
And learn
Who am I
Each person with
The name Curtin Mac Curtin or Curtain
Carries the traditions and stories
Of their people gone before
In culture, music storytelling
And in the gift of genealogy and DNA
The tree is broad
It spreads wide
And makes us as Curtin’s
So very proud
As a people
Marian Quinlan Curtin ©
Vice Chief Curtin Clan
Tipperary Ireland
June 2022
DNA Testing
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Curtins in the News
Susan Curtin's paintings of Faces of a Pandemic will be on display in West Chester, Pennsylvania. (6/29/2022)
Bob Curtin is learning the ropes in college football. (6/28/2022)
Interview With The Founder: Andrew Curtin of Construction Wave. (6/28/2022)
Robin and Terrance Curtin were honored for their philanthropy at Albright College, Pennsylvania. (6/24/2022)
Listening to My Father, a Father's Day story about Edward Curtin's father. (6/21/2022)
Jim Curtin named grand marshal of Lee, Massachusetts Memorial Day parade Monday. (5/27/2022)
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