Emigration, Luzveminda O'Sullivan and golfers

This absolutely beautiful postcard of The Square I found in John Kelliher's website.

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On this site you can select any country and see how its people settled across the U.S. Fascinating!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html?hp

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Homesickness, an emigrant's burden, here:

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/homesickness-irish-emigrants-569743-Aug2012/?utm_source=shortlink

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Sign spotted in the Five Lamps area of Dublin.

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Luzveminda O'Sullivan being congratulated by her Kerry grandmother after she had been crowned Rose of Tralee in 1998. Luzveminda's father, Sean O'Sullivan worked for Bord na Mona in Mayo. Luzveminda's mother Florita came from the Philippines to work in Mayo and met Sean. They fell in love on top of Croagh Patrick and got married in 1976. Her grandmother's brother, Jack Myres, won All Ireland Senior football medals with Kerry in 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1941.

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Ryder cup golfers, Poulter, McDowell, McIlroy and Westwood suited and booted for a promotional shot yesterday.