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Judith: So was Harman BH from County Kerry. His father was
Conway BH. When Conway died right around 1795, Harman in-
herited Conway Castle, grounds and fishing and hunting rights all around, which he, Harman, sold for $160,000
right after marrying his niece, Margaret Agnew, daughter of
Catherine BH Agnew and the Hon. Capt. Robert Agnew, Lieutenant Gov. of the Isle of Man. With that money Uncle
Harman brought his young wife (he was 31; there is dispute
among researchers about her age, anywhere from 18 to 25)
to New York; then Philadelphia, then Pittsburgh; then
Marietta, Ohio; then -- Blennerhassett Island! (A long story).
Anyhow, Judith, did you know that "Blennerhassett"
in old English (Gaelic?) meant (means) "hay hut on a hill"
?? 'Tis so. When the BH's lived at Cumberland, England
(that's up near the Scottish border) they apparently
fancied living in such a domicile, but at least it was
on a hill! The first of them to go to Ireland was, I believe, Thomas BH (although I'm trusting my memory a bit
much, perhaps, on this one) and then, in two or three
generations . . . Castle Conway! How'd they do it? I don't
know.
By the way: Harman and Margaret weren't only consanguinious
uncle and niece -- they were both descended from King Edward
I. Well, anyway, Margaret, the poet, named their Ohio River
island "Isle de Beau Pre" -- "beautiful prairie isle" --
which it is. She wrote good and excellent poems, technically
sound, and always interesting, 175-200 years later!
For example, her most beautiful two lines may be these:
"Calm is her mind as the subsided sea,
And settled is the sorrow in her eye."
And may yours be likewise, Judith. -- Ron the 'Riter H.
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