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Related subjects Huntley (Ont. : Township)--Biography Huntley (Ont. : Township)--History West Carleton (Ont.)--Biography West Carleton (Ont.)--History Publication information Nepean, Ontario: House of Airlie, 1992	Once upon a country lane : a tribute to the Gaelic spirit of old West Huntley, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Ogilvie, Garfield Thomas
	Table of Contents Cover Title page Contents Preface Introduction Qu ést-ce que c'est Corkery? 1. Reflections of youth 2. Smelling the roses 3. Making do 4. A brief history of Ireland up to 1600 5. Conditions in ninetieth-century Ireland 6. Monica 7. Timmy 8. Expressing the heart 9. West Huntley's early settlers 10. The way it was 11. A man named John 12. Mick Joe 13. The white knights of Lahinch 14. Coffey, Tea, and sweet Nellie 15. A father's tear 16. Abigail and Winnifred 17. Bossie Bossie 18. The little saint of Sample's Creek 19. The teasing of Theresa 20. A wee postie remembers 21. Howard crosses the line 22. Almonte, the friendly town 23. Driving the old Almonte Road 24. The mounted priest 25. Can anything good come out of mayo? 26. A home boy 27. A pair of Jacks 28. Rose 29. Spring memories 30. Evelyn 31. Bells and belles 32. The entertainer 33. Seamus and Colm 34. Sticking together 35. The first settlers of West Huntley 36. Early stone house on the Ninth Line 37. The four stone houses of P.J. Manion 38. Other heritage homes in West Huntley 39. Architectural ramblings 40. Pinch Hill 41. Eddie 42. Richard 43. Lawrence Kennedy's last tour of West Huntley 44. The Mahoney Road 45. What are friends for! 46. A pub in Cork 47. Thorns then the rose 48. A funny thing happened after rekindling the fire 49. Thoughts on a penny 50. The great fire 51. The ribbon 52. The lack of the draw 53. The orange mini-minor 54. A touch of Grace 55. How Irish is Irish? 56. Jillen Andy's son 57. One foot on heaven's floor 58. Three practical jokes The loose goose The bread, jam and beef caper Dummy up to the bar, boys! 59. Name variations 60. Their mother's children 61. Four strange deaths Stephen Josephine Homer Maggie 62. The night Halley's comet touched Ireland 63. The northwest corner of West Huntley 64. The pineapple inheritance 65. A mother's parting gift 66. A Bobby Byrnes 67. The little troopers 68. Paddy the post 69. An angel in disguise 70. Old number 6 71. Johnny's place 72. Unrequited love 73. No pomp, no circumstance, no sweat 74. Two Marys Willy and Mary Sick call for Mary! 75. Rising to the occasion 76. Rich man, poor man 77. Beating the system Bishop or no bishop God's tin ear George 78. The sleeping family 79. Michael's tree 80. Down but never out 81. Con 82. The good times 83. The children of pain Epilogue Appendices Maps and drawings Acknowledgements	Go to page: Search this volume search

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