Here are some of the offers right now from the various airlines that’ll help you get here.  All prices are subject to availability and are current as of today, May 14th.

UK

• Birmingham – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £42 pp
• Bristol – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £45 pp
• East Midlands - Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £40 pp
• Edinburgh – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £42 pp
• London Gatwick – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £99 pp
• London Stansted – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £61 pp
• London Heathrow – Dublin, Aer Lingus, 30th May – 5th June, £115 pp
• Leeds/Bradford – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £43 pp
• Liverpool – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, £40 pp

Europe

• Berlin – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, €110 pp
• Frankfurt – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, €85 pp
• Paris Beauvais – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, €65 pp
• Madrid – Dublin, Ryanair, 30th May – 5th June, €185 pp

Canada & USA

• Boston – Dublin, Air Canada, 29th May – 7th June, US$748 pp
• St. John’s (NL) – Dublin, Air Canada, 29th May – 7th June, CA$1,184 pp
• Toronto – Dublin, Air Canada, 29th May – 7th June, CA$1,087 pp
• JFK – Dublin, United Airlines, 29th May – 6th June, US$514 pp
• Chicago – Dublin, American Airlines, 29th May – 7th June, US$738 pp

There were so many Power families in Waterford and surrounding areas that they had to be differentiated by nicknames … and we’re sure there are some funny or unusual ones about.

For example, one of our committee member’s family is known as”The Mountain Powers” to distinguish them from the Power families who lived at the bottom of the mountain – “The Jeffs” !

So please leave your stories and nicknames in the comments and we’ll give 2 tickets to our Gardenmorris BBQ and Ceilí event on June 2nd to the winner !

For €10 (which is about $13 US & Canadian, $12 Aussie and £8 pounds) you can have a spruce sapling planted in the grounds of Dunhill Castle during the opening ceremonies of the Power Clan Gathering on May 31st.

This also includes a dedication tag, which will be laminated and attached to the tree, a blessing by Fr. Paul Murphy of Dunhill, who will officiate at the ceremonies, and a photo of the tree/planting.

Trees can be ordered via our website.

Everyone is welcome at ALL our events but booking is essential – bookings and payment can be made from this page.

More soon …

If you or any of your Power relatives and friends happen to be in London on the 15th of March, why not pop by the Tattershall Castle barge at Victoria Embankment in central London (just opposite the London Eye!) for an evening of chat, food and great craic.  The event is free and starts at 6pm !

See our event on Facebook here … please share !

For a limited time Familytreedna (FTDNA) are releasing the 12 marker for the princely sum of $US 39, which is amazing because before it was over $200 !

POWER(S), POOR(E), or POER can also take the test at http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Power . Simply a case of paying by Credit Card or Paypal and the Test kit will land on your doorstep shortly after.

He is hosting a party in PJ O’Brien’s Pub, 63 Colborne St., Toronto at 6.30pm tomorrow, Tuesday the 19th.  All are welcome !  Please spread the word if you live in or around the Toronto area.

FREE PINT FOR THE FIRST 25 POWERS !

During the Civil War, he served as a private in Company C of the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and rose to the rank of colonel by time of his discharge in 1865. After his military service, he moved to Mississippi and settled in Noxubee County, where he ran a cotton plantation. Powers joined Mississippi’s newly established Republican Party in 1868 and was elected lieutenant governor in 1869. Although most Republican officials were very unpopular during the period after the war, Powers retained the confidence and respect of the people during his term as lieutenant governor and later as governor.

Powers died in Los Angeles, California in 1912.