Dun Aonghusa - Where It All Began

Photo: Dun Aonghusa (Aengus) - The Fort of Chieftain Aonghus, and historic birthplace of the "Hennesy" and "McGinnis" names.  This fort was built around 900 b.c. and was inhabited until about 500 a.d..  O'Aonghusa is the Gaelic form of O'Hennesy, which our Hennesy name was formerly known as.  Chieftain Aonghus was a member of a Scythian tribe known as Fir Bolgs.  The Fir Bolgs were exploited as farm slaves to the Greeks in biblical times.  Chieftain Aonghus and many other Fir Bolgs escaped the Greeks and settled in the British Isles where they were later driven to the Atlantic coast of Ireland and the Aran Islands during Celtic and Norse attacks.  Over time, the Aonghus tribe and other Scythian tribes eventually disbanded and dispersed among the new Celt and Norse inhabitants of the Aran and British Islands.  

November 23, 3008

Relics From The Past

While visiting with my mother and her side of my family last year, I got to see my cousin, Captain Jimmy Allee.  After a few minutes of ciphering, we figured that we hadn't seen each other since the Allee reunion in 1977.  I was only 13 years old in '77 and didn't recall much other than the running, playing and swimming that my cousins and I did while at Uncle Cecil's house at Marble Falls.  I do remember seeing Jimmy then and I could pick him out from the reunion pictures.  Boy did we all look different way back then. 

Jimmy brought with him an old wooden box that contained several old relics that belonged to my grandfather, John Chandler "Pop" Allee.  We all gathered around in amazement as we unpacked the box.

Below are the pictures of these relics and the little information that I know of them.  If anyone has pictures and/or information of family relics, please let me know, I will gladly add them to this site for all to see. 

J. C. "Pop" Allee would have been 133 years old on November 29th. 

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	<Pop Allee's eye glasses with retractable chain		<Pop Allee's key fob
1875 Elgin pocket watch (serial number 345851)		This watch can still be referenced on the Elgin website - click here
	It is possible that this watch belonged to either William M. Allee, or possibly John Knowlton Chandler.		Unfortunately, the watch is not in working order, but parts are still available and it can be repaired.
Military issue Hypodermic kit >		Hair clippers >
	Military issue hypodermic kit - patented May 22, 1900
The glasses and the key fob are now in a shadow box with several pictures of Pop Allee and an article of his 75th birthday		The article of his birthday party that was held at the home of W. H. Henry Sr. in Huntsville.