Dan was delighted to be perform at a Family Gathering of his ancestors, The Harris Family of Curra, Upton in Cork. The descendants of the Harris which is very extensive, will had a gathering which was marked down as an event for the year of ‘ The Gathering 2013’.
The day begun with a Mass Celebrated at 2.30pm at St. Mary’s Church in Innishannon by Right Rev. Monsignor Gearóid Dullea, descendant of the Harris Family and cousin of Dan. Dan performed a varied repertoire of sacred music at this Mass, remembering those from the Harris Family that have passed on with some latin sacred music and also performed some contemporary sacred music to bring the Harris Family into the future.
Following that, some of those present visited to the Harris Family Grave at the rear of the church.
The group then moved on to Innishannon House Hotel where there was a very interesting talk on the family history.
For more information on the Harris Family event, you can click the following link to The Gathering Website:
Also, here is a photo of the person to whom Dan is linked to the Harris Family. Dan’s great-grandmother was Johanna Harris from Curra, Upton who married Edward McSweeney of Tullyland, Bandon. They had 12 children, one of whom was Dan’s late grandmother, Margaret McSweeney Twomey.
