HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

It is said that on St. Patrick's Day, everybody's Irish. But I'm proud to be an Irish-American 365 days of the year.

Because so much of my family tree on both sides has been traced, I know that many of its branches go back to Ireland, principally to Counties Cork and Dublin. My son, Shane, is especially fascinated by our ancestor Daniel Murphree, who, during the late sixteenth century, owned a whiskey distillery in Dublin.

For more about the Murphrees, as well as some of my other Irish ancestors, visit Ravenscroft Castle's Armory.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!