I received letters recently from Angela and George McWhirter after they read my newly published novella, “Looking for Cornelius.” I thought the book might conjure a memory or two of their own ancestors and homeland in Ireland. With their permission, I share their lovely letters:
Friends have asked how my novella began… 
I think that would be a story of its own, but it links closely to genealogy and my search for my paternal great-grandfather. I discovered cousins through Ancestry’s DNA program who were also direct descendants of Cornelius. They shared some dramatic narratives and a few photographs but none of us had a full picture of who he was and the tragedy that befell him, resulting in his death in Southwark, Central London. Some cousins called it a murder.
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