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A group of nine with Palatine ancestry visited the parish on the 29th September.The group included visitors from Canada,Dublin and Lmerick and they met with parishoners of Tralee and Dingle who also share Palatine ancestry. The day trip included the morning service in Tralee followed by a light snack in the parish center. In the afternoon the group visited Ballyseedy and Ballymac Churches. They finished with dinner in Ballyseedy castle formerly home of the Blennerhassetts, It was to the Blennerhassett estates that many Palaines families were settled in. To this very day their descendents contribute to the life of the various parishes in this part of Kerry. The first picture includes visitors with those in the parish who have Palatine ancestry. The second picture is of the visitors . The third picture includes Hoffman’s from Ballymacelligott and Anascaul.