John McCarthy nació en 1887 en Irlanda y murió en Argentina. Su hermano, Timoteo, nació en Argentina, vivió en Irlanda y murió a bordo de un barco de la marina mercante británica, cerca de las costas mediterráneas de Egipto. Sus nietos respectivamente, Jorge Makarte y Peter Mulvany, luego de más de 100 años, hoy se conocen por primera vez y se enfrentan a una barrera cultural que no pueden franquear: el idioma. Jorge nunca habló inglés y Peter jamás el español.
Peter vino de visita antes de entrar al quirófano, se dijo a si mismo y a su familia, que era ahora o nunca. No sabe cómo va salir de la operación. Lo que si sabe es que este gran paso que él está dando quede para las generaciones que vienen y que puedan encontrar en Argentina, la tierra de sus ancestros.
Este es uno de los casos curiosos que este documental está poniendo en mi camino.
La historia de esta familia es increible. Está relacionada incluso con la causa revolucionaria nacionalista y el nombre de John McCarthy figura entre la lista de sospechosos de integrar los inicios de Sinn Féin. También con héroes de la II Guerra Mundial.
Esta foto muestra el momento del encuentro: Peter Mulvany (de barba a la izquierda de la foto) con Jorge Makarte (a la derecha). Son primos de segundo grado que se encuentran por primera vez. Este encuentro marca el primero en las familias de cada uno después de que sus abuelos se separaran en 1905.
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John
McCarthy was born in 1887 in Ireland and died in Argentina around 1953. His
brother, Timothy, was born in Argentina, and at a very young age went to live
to Ireland. He died on board a ship in the British merchant marine, near the
Mediterranean coast of Egypt. His grandchildren respectively, Jorge Makarte
(grandson of John) and Peter Mulvany (grandson of Timothy), they finaly known
each other for the first time. They face a cultural barrier that they cannot
cross: the language. Jorge Peter never spoke English and Peter never spoke
Spanish.
Peter was
facing a surgery so he said to himself and to his family that was now or never.
This was a very big step that they both are giving for them and also for the
next generations to come. Now both families know the existence of each other.
This is one
of the curious cases this documentary is getting in my way. The story of this
family is incredible. It is related even with the nationalist revolutionary
cause and the name of John McCarthy is among the list of suspects to integrate
early Sinn Féin. Also with heroes of the Second World War (Patricio, other
brother of Timothy and John, was the first Argentine killed in action in during
World War II).
This photo
shows the moment of encounter: Peter Mulvany (beard to the left of the photo)
with Jorge Makarte (right). They are cousins in second grade that are knowing
each other for the first time. This was the first meeting that both families
have since their grandparents were separated in 1905.
MC CARTHY, MARY - (30 y/o), Married, Housekeeper
MC CARTHY, JOHN - (29 y/o), Married, Labourer
MC CARTHY, JEREMIAH - (8 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, MARY - (6 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, CORNELIUS - (4 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, ANNIE - (2 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, JOHN - (1 y/o), Single
2. McCarthy at Balcarce (Buenos Aires Province) - Argentina Census 1895
The family has been recorded as Makart (line nº12)
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RECORDS
1. McCarthy's Family - SS Dresden Records
MC CARTHY, MARY - (30 y/o), Married, Housekeeper
MC CARTHY, JOHN - (29 y/o), Married, Labourer
MC CARTHY, JEREMIAH - (8 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, MARY - (6 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, CORNELIUS - (4 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, ANNIE - (2 y/o), Single
MC CARTHY, JOHN - (1 y/o), Single
2. McCarthy at Balcarce (Buenos Aires Province) - Argentina Census 1895
The family has been recorded as Makart (line nº12)
Argentine Census 1895 - Balcarce Prov. Buenos Aires www.familysearch.org |
Argentine Census 1895 - Balcarce, Prov. Buenos Aires www.familysearch.org |
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