ADVERTISEMENTTheir two-week trip to Ireland included a visit to the original family tenant farmstead in County Wicklow, one hour south of Dublin. “The O’Toole family still thrives in this North Dakota community,” Peter O’Toole said. Dick and Keitha O’Toole, Peter O’Toole’s uncle and aunt who live in Grand Forks and Crystal, did not attend the reunion, but their son Jaime O’Toole, of San Antonio, Texas, did. The original homesteader, Thomas O’Toole, is buried in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Crystal, North Dakota, Peter O’Toole said. The Fitzwilliam estate offered their tenants – including Patrick and Margaret O’Toole – an option to emigrate to Canada with paid transportation, Peter O’Toole said.

Source: The Herald July 01, 2023 14:34 UTC