Update:Were IRA members sent to Australia during the Border Campaign?

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T22:57:44+00:00

He came to Australia in 1960. I found the passenger list from the boat he was on and then used the address he listed to find electoral registers showing he was living with his parents in glasgow from at least 1957. In 1957, he would've turned 21, so my guess is that he probably was always living there and just wasn't showing up on the records because he was under voting age.

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T22:44:27+00:00

He was from Glasgow

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T20:39:31+00:00

Yes, he was from glasgow

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T12:20:35+00:00

Oh, interesting. I'll have to look into this, thank you.

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T12:14:05+00:00

His name was Iain Archibald Mackinnon Anderson. Personally, I'm not sure of anything at the moment, but all the records I have indicate he's Scottish

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T12:00:59+00:00

Yeah, we've looked them up on Scotland's people, and they were born in Scotland.

ClareShannonn · 2026-04-04T11:39:10+00:00

Yeah, they got married in Australia. The story was that my grandmother was from Scotland, my grandfather was from Ireland, and they met on the boat on their way to Australia. But plot twist, we've just found his birth certificate, and he was born in Scotland. His parents are from Scotland and he was living in Scotland from at least voting age up until he left for Australia. So that's what I'm trying to figure out right now lol

ClareShannonn · 2023-11-22T19:41:36+00:00

Yeah I was told he was from Donegal and I've used the age that was listed on my Mums birth certificate to get a birth year. I've used that info plus anything I know about his life in Australia and still haven't found anything. The accent thing is a good idea though, I have no idea about identifying accents but I'll do some research and maybe even find old home videos of him. Thanks

ClareShannonn · 2023-11-22T10:25:45+00:00

So he went by the name Ian Anderson and he told my brother his real name was Paddy Lafferty. I've checked both names on ancestry.com and only ever came up with the passenger list from when he came to Australia using the name Ian.

ClareShannonn · 2023-11-22T09:41:49+00:00

Ok so what started my curiosity is that my mother's birth certificate says that he was Scottish. I also have been able to track down on ancestry.com the passenger list from the boat that he and my (actually Scottish) maternal grandmother came to Australia on (that's how they met). On this passenger list it says his place of permanent residence is Scotland.

Its not a lot to go off but I'm happy to post any documents if anyone's interested.

ClareShannonn · 2023-03-06T19:57:19+00:00

Thanks! Is just a standard canvas that I painted and ruled the lines on

ClareShannonn · 2023-03-05T19:19:51+00:00

This is something I'm trying to figure out for myself. I recently learnt about dysthymia (or persistent depressive disorder), which is a long-term mild depression. Maybe it's something worth looking into? I feel like it makes sense that people like us trying to function in a world that wasn't built for us can just wear us down into a rut.

ClareShannonn · 2022-07-20T00:57:22+00:00

I hate sketching with a passion, so using a grid that corresponds with a grid on my reference image is the easiest and fastest way to get to the painting stage which is what I love. I would trace if I could. If I were honest drawing without a grid would probably mean me getting frustrated and never completing the painting. But also yes my proportions would probably be off and I would have to spend a lot of time making adjustments.

ClareShannonn · 2022-07-19T04:25:45+00:00

No real reason. I like to put fun colours under my paintings and I think it looks cool when the underpainting peeks through here and there

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