Barry Vosloo
Few nations are as fervently patriotic as the Irish. Even a cursory study of their tumultuous history stretching back to the Neolithic period more than 4000 years ago, confirms this. Contemplating this beautiful land of myths and legends, William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, once observed, “It seemed as if the ancient world lay all about us with its freedom of imagination, its delight in good stories, in man's force and woman's beauty.”
An offshoot of the Irishman's devotion to his country, is the inclination to trace the Irish roots of important people at the drop of a proverbial hat. Click HERE to view the names of famous Americans with Irish ancestors.
One such a famous person is Henry Ford, the American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company.
When Henry Ford’s Irish links are discussed, most people know of his ancestry being traced to Ballinascarthy where today a stainless steel replica of a 1909 Model T Ford stands by the roadside.
What many people do not know, is that Henry Ford named his Dearborn mansion “Fairlane” after the name of the street in Cork City where his mother’s family came from, and also, the fact that in 1955, the Ford Motor Company also used the name Fairlane for a new model of Ford car and with that name Fairline is enshrined in automobile history.
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Few nations are as fervently patriotic as the Irish. Even a cursory study of their tumultuous history stretching back to the Neolithic period more than 4000 years ago, confirms this. Contemplating this beautiful land of myths and legends, William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, once observed, “It seemed as if the ancient world lay all about us with its freedom of imagination, its delight in good stories, in man's force and woman's beauty.”
An offshoot of the Irishman's devotion to his country, is the inclination to trace the Irish roots of important people at the drop of a proverbial hat. Click HERE to view the names of famous Americans with Irish ancestors.
One such a famous person is Henry Ford, the American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company.
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| Replica of a 1909 Model T Ford |
What many people do not know, is that Henry Ford named his Dearborn mansion “Fairlane” after the name of the street in Cork City where his mother’s family came from, and also, the fact that in 1955, the Ford Motor Company also used the name Fairlane for a new model of Ford car and with that name Fairline is enshrined in automobile history.
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