Amber House: Neverwas (5 page)

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f o r L o r e m o o r e —

“Gramma” — our mother and grandmother,

who has always treasured the voices of the past

as they speak to us in the things that are left behind.

Who never wavered in her support for our dreams.

Who gave each of us our first “old thing.”

Liam O’Malley

Sorcha O’Shea

1651- 1702

1653- 1703

Cathleen O’Malley

Padraig Brennan

1680- 1737

1674- 1733

Teague Brennan

Cora Abernathy

1698- 1758

1703- 1750

Thaddeus Dobson

Moira Brennan

1715- 1757

1722- 1759

Deirdre Dobson

Captain Joseph Foster

1743- 1776

1730- 1797

(Prior marriage to Lydia Crawley)

Matthew Foster

1762- 1775