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EARLY GRIBBINS
EARLY GRIBBINSThe image above is a drawing made in 1521 by Albrecht Durer of Irish kern and gallowglasses.Hi – it’s been a while since I last added something to this blog. Sorry about that – I’ve been busy! Today, I want to look at the earliest Gribbins on record....
NEW YORK GRIBBINS AND THE EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
THE GRIBBINS OF NEW YORKAs I pointed out in my blog on the American Gribbins, they are strongly represented on the East Coast, particularly in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This is very likely because most of them have ancestors who arrived in New York from...
THE BOOK HAS ARRIVED!
And on Wednesday last, the 15th of November, we launched it in the Old Museum in the centre of Belfast. Here are some reviews of the book: “Part puzzle, part history, part family chronicle but always an engaging read. This exploration of the world of one Ulster family...
GRIBBINS IN CANADA
Genealogy of Gribbins in Canada Having looked at the Gribbins of the US last time, I thought I'd have a go at summarising what we know about the Gribbins of Canada. There is nothing in my book, Gribbin: A Family History of Ulster, about this, so this is all new...
American Gribbins
The name Gribbin (or Gribben or Gribbon or whatever) almost certainly originated in Ulster, but it spread throughout the world, especially during the nineteenth century when the Irish emigrated to Britain, the United States, Australia and beyond. The US census of 1790...
Edward Gribbon: An Architect Of Distinction
Magee College, Derry - designed by Edward P. Gribbon of DublinEdward P. Gribbon, Architect, Surveyor, Mentor!In an early chapter of my book, Gribbin: A Family History of Ulster, I spend some time on the Gribbins of Dublin. In 1901, there...