Gormanston Beach, Photo Courtesy of Caoilfhionn McNamara On June 20, 1979, I learned Emily Nutty, nee Behan, my paternal grandmother and last surviving grandparent had died. I was swimming at Gormanston beach when I got the news. It was a warm Summ…

Folks, I need your help to leverage the power of the internet and share this post widely so I can make contact with the descendants of my Great Uncle, Bill Nutty. Some months ago, I made a podcast episode about Bill and his service in WWI. Unlike m…

Hi this is Martin Nutty of The Nutty Chronicles and you’re listening to TNC Meta. In case you haven’t figured out that acronym — TNC stands for The Nutty Chronicles and in these periodic episodes, I’m going to give you a behi…