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John M Flanigan's Page
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- Tell us a little about yourself
- Born in Indiana, son of Maurice M. Flanigan, son of Arthur H. Flanigan, son of Wilford Flanigan, Sun of William Samuel Flanigan, son of Samuel Flanigan, who, with four brothers, immigrated from Ireland sometime in the 1600s.
Retired college professor (mathematics); have lived in Indiana (English, Bloomington), Florida (Plantation), American Samoa (Nu'uuli), Hawaii (Kaneohe).
Married to Anne Leigh Curtis, whose 5th generation ancestor on her mother's side was Patrick Orr, who immigrated from County Tyrone, also in the 1600s.
Currently serving on the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board, USMC Civilian/Military Committee, Hawaii State Hospital Civilian Advisory Board, and Chairman of Friends of Haiku Stairs (http://friendsofhaikustairs.org), and singing with the Honolulu Symphony Chorus (http://www.oahuchoral.com).
- What's your Irish link?
- More distant ancestor
- What's your first language?
- American English (a maven)
- What does your Irishness mean to you?
- I grew up in a small community where last names merely represented distant origines. Every Saturday night we had a "square dance" which was nothing less than somewhat modified Irish dance, as I later learned.
When we got to Samoa, a true Irishmen, Patrick Dilly, held annual St. Patrick's Day parties, which were fun and greatly successful. When Dilly left, everyone expected us to continue the tradition--and that we have done up to this year, our 39th annual St. Patrick's Day party. It has only been since Samoa that I have started to feel Irish.
- Do you have a website or club that you want to let others know about?
- Not an Irish site (see above).
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