Granny Hogan and family lore
Moonshine Still, public domain, courtesy of Flikr Creative Commons, posted by UNC Library Commons. I'm sharing this story so that it is preserved for relatives to see, but it may also be an interesting example to others, showing how old family stories can often hold a kernel of truth. In about 1988 when I was a new student at St. Rose junior high school in Edmonton, a boy with the surname Donnelly approached me with a surprising family story. He said, “You’re a Conroy? Your r
