A study in the origin and signification of the surname McAleer and a contribution to the McAleer genealogy . of kin and blood, and forced themto seek a habitation and living in the land ofstrangers in all parts of the world, and the attend-ant trials, hardships and heart-burnings. Although born in America, and not havingpassed through such bitter experiences person- Prologomena. ally, the tale of such trials and hardships is vivid-ly and indelibly ini])ressed upon my memory,having often heard it in childhood from the lips ofmy father when he told his children of his suffer-ings and that of his
A study in the origin and signification of the surname McAleer and a contribution to the McAleer genealogy . of kin and blood, and forced themto seek a habitation and living in the land ofstrangers in all parts of the world, and the attend-ant trials, hardships and heart-burnings. Although born in America, and not havingpassed through such bitter experiences person- Prologomena. ally, the tale of such trials and hardships is vivid-ly and indelibly ini])ressed upon my memory,having often heard it in childhood from the lips ofmy father when he told his children of his suffer-ings and that of his kith and kin in the old land,—sufferings inflicted by the iron heel of despotismand the cruelties of the oppressor, which is abund-antly confirmed and emphasized by the teachingsof history. The fact that my ancestors were driveninto exile and compelled to endure the toil andhardships of a Canadian wilderness to escape theinhuman persecutions from which they suffered intheir native land, as did the people of Ireland forcenturies before them, is a sufficient warrant andjustification for this PATRONYMICA
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