THE DAY OF THE SCARAB

DAY OF THE SCARAB




There are numerous scarabs. Some are
a kind of beetle, others, speed boats.

The Scarab we discovered was about 35`

in length, probably had a couple of 450 H.P.

engines and was designed for the purpose

of racing in the ocean.



My son, Sean and I sailed a little 27` Catalina

sailboat. We had been anchored off Angel

Island in the San Francisco Bay. We had

run our little dinghy to the beach and spent

most of the day hiking and site seeing on

the island.



In mid-afternoon storm clouds started rolling

in over the Golden Gate bridge. It looked

ominous, so we decided to get out of the bay

and fast.



Back on Xena, while Sean cranked up the

anchor and I raised the main and a jib, the storm

moved in. We just barely cleared the tip of

the island when it hit.



Winds of somewhere around 40 knots, swells

rolling in from the Gate, pushing white caps

over us.

We were having trouble driving against the

storm. We reefed the main and put up a storm

jib and still the storm blew us progressively

toward the city of Berkeley, the wrong direction.



I forgot to mention---- when we pulled anchor

we discovered that our engine was dead, so this

was all under sail.



Sure, I`m bragging, who would`nt ? We figured

staying alive that afternoon was a full time job.



The waves were piling up and the gale winds

were blowing our little boat off the top of the

waves. Then, on the crest of a wave, a gale

pulsed . As we dropped into the trough we

nearly crashed into this Scarab. A scarab, near

Berkeley, engines dead, wallowing, big waves

breaking over her.



The Scarab`s captain yelled for help as we fought

to keep from crashing into her.



We circled back into the wind in an effort to

avoid contact which would have smashed us to

pieces. Sean tried to throw them a line, but it

missed.

About five or six people on the decks of the

scarab, all waving and yelling. Engines dead, they

were certain to go down, probably in minutes.



Two more circles, dangerous jibes, wet to the

skin, they finally caught our line. Sean tweaked

the line until they had it cleated down , we drew

out the slack and had them in tow.



All the time we were yelling over the wind, just

to be heard, now the little Catalina got her

teeth into the wind and the Scarab started to

move behind us.



Sean and I tied down the tiller, working like a

couple of beavers, we managed to get up a

larger jib , pulled the reefs out of the main and

fought the storm for nearly four hours.



Near the mouth of the Alameda estuary we saw

the entrance to the Pacific Marina on our right

and headed for the entrance to the marina.



Sailing a huge circle inside the marina, as the

scarab closed on a wharf one of them threw off

the line and we headed for home.



In this great a blow we were still faced with the

job of landing in our Alameda Marina, but we

discussed it in detail , then Sailing within feet

of Government Island, home of the Coast Guard

base we turned into the wind, winched down the

jib, flattened the main.



As we closed on the Alameda Marina entrance

we were flying. Dropped the sails and she slipped

quietly through crowded boats of the marina to

slowly glide into our berth .



We had never seen an ocean going scarab before.



We fully expected the owner/ operator to get in

touch with us. I would have walked miles to thank

someone who had just saved my life.



Guess a stink-pot (power-boat) operator was just

too embarrassed at being towed to port by a

poor little sail boat. I can see his point.



---- Eagle Cruagh

PATRICK CROWLEY (My Grandfather)

Patrick Crowley, Jr. (b. Mar 17, 1825, d. Jan 11, 1914)

Patrick Crowley, Jr. (son of Patrick Crowley, Sr. and Mary Crowley) was born Mar 17, 1825 in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland, and died Jan 11, 1914 in Town of Seneca, Crawford County, WI. He married Hanorah Brennen, daughter of James Brennen and Mary Brennen.



Notes for Patrick Crowley, Jr.:

Patrick lived in New York state for a brief time before coming to Wisconsin in the early 1850's and to Crawford County by oxcart. Patent records suggest that he purchased 203 acres of farmland in Crawford County on May 15, 1857.



Patrick had a first wife who is believed to be named Hanorah as well (although there is also contradictory evidence suggesting she may have been Elizabeth Murphy). She was born in 1830 and died December 9, 1865 at the age of 35. They had 2 children, Michael and Nora both of whom were still alive when their father passed away in 1914. The south side of the gravestone in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Seneca, WI lists six children of P & H Crowley (believed to be Patrick and first wife Hanorah) who died young. They are Elizabeth, 5 months and 10 days; John, 7 months; Willie, 14 years, 5 months; Mary 2 months, William 12 months, and Dennis 11 months. 1910

Census says he is living with his brother in law James Murphy, Age 75, also born in Ireland who came to the US in 1858 so in 1910 Patrick's sister (first name unknown) must have been deceased.



Wisconsin Land Records



CROWLEY PATRICK 36 9 N 5 W 203.54 10 25114 1857/05/15

CROWLEY PATRICK 1 8 N 5 W 0 10 25114 1857/05/15



PATRICK CROWLEY



Survey



State: WISCONSIN

Acres: 203.54

Metes/Bounds: No





Title Transfer



Issue Date: 5/15/1857

Land Office: Mineral Point

Cancelled: No

U.S. Reservations: No

Mineral Reservations: No

Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)



Document Numbers



Document Nr.: 25114

Accession/Serial Nr.: WI2280__.428

BLM Serial Nr.: WI NO S/N











More About Patrick Crowley, Jr.:

Burial: Jan 13, 1914, Lot 1, Block XVI, Grave 3, St. Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Seneca, WI.

Immigration: 1852, Embarcation Point - Castle Garden, New York.

Occupation 1: 1910, Farmer.

Occupation 2: Bet. 1861 - 1965, Civil War Veteran.

Residence: 1910, Seneca, Crawford County, Wisconsin.



Children of Patrick Crowley, Jr. and Hanorah Brennen are:

+Edward William Crowley, b. Aug 07, 1871, Eastman, WI, d. Mar 28, 1937, Steuben, WI.

Hannah Crowley, b. 1882, d. date unknown.

William Crowley, b. Apr 14, 1888, Steuben, WI, d. date unknown.

Peter Crowley, d. date unknown.

James J. Crowley, b. 1871, d. date unknown.

John J. Crowley, d. date unknown.

Thomas Crowley, d. date unknown.
born--3-29-1877, d. 2-14-1952 in Alameda,CA.
Patrick Crowley, b. 1876, d. date unknown.

Mary Ellen Crowley, d. Feb 01, 1879, Garvey Settlement, Crawford County, WI.

Elizabeth Crowley, d. date unknown.

Willie Crowley, d. date unknown.

Dennis Crowley, d. date unknown.

THUNDER BUTTE MOUNTAIN --Crowley Homestead

CROWLEY CASTLE (America)

Michael Francis CROWLEY
came in the house one day and announced that
he was going to build a space ship.  My reaction
was the usual--- "just talk", so I said, "sure go
ahead and build a space ship, but be sure you
buy all the stuff you will need to build it and let
me know when you are finished.

About a week later I walked in to the back yard
and was shocked to find the above 'space ship',
aka 'castle'  neatly finished off to the side, away
from the rabbit hutches, peach trees and tree
house that was already there.

Mike, I don`t think I ever told you what a fantastic
job you did---- so I`m telling you now.  Mike, you
built a fantastic space ship---- I am very proud of you.

------ Dad    (John Crowley )

CROWLEY CLAN-----Michael`s castle

Michael Crowley


The Crowley Castle Restoration Project comes to America -- my childhood fort, built to fend off marauding pets and sisters.

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Crowley Castle -- no Downton Abbey this, but an old stone tower and stockade to fend off marauding pillagers and rivals:



http://www.crowleyclan.com/castle/restoration.html

Castle Restoration Gallery

www.crowleyclan.com

A gallery of photos of the O'Crowley castle at Ahakeera.Unlike · · Share · 19 hours ago near Arlington, VA · You and 3 others like this..Kathleen Crowley I think we should all pitch in if/when we can!

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CROWLEY CLAN-----Newsletter addresses

Administrative Directory


Crowley Clan Officers

Taoiseach:

Jerry Crowley

Crossmahon, Bandon,

County Cork, Ireland



Tànaiste:

Michael-Patrick Crowley

3 rue de la Harpe

Saint Leger, 78610, France

00-33-6-7016-5897

email: michael-patrick.crowley@sap.com



Runai:

Mary O'Flynn

Bandon, County Cork

Ireland



Cisteoir:

James Crowley

Danganmore,

Bandon, County Cork

Ireland

(0)86-3831474

email: james@obriencussen.com



Oifigeach cadraimh poibli:

Liam Crowley

Clancoolbeg,

Bandon, County Cork

Ireland



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Crowley Clan Online Store

www.cafepress.com/clancrowley

and www.zazzle.com/crowleyclan*



Coordinator

Sharon Crowley

e-mail: sharon_crowley04@yahoo.com



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Crowley Clan Newsletter

Published three times a year in Spring, Summer & Autumn



Editor:

Marian Crowley Chamberlain

3071 Marsh Gate Drive

Seabrook Island, SC, 29455

USA

e-mail: crowleychamberlain@gmail.com

Proofreader:

Anne Crowley Ronco



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Websites

www.crowleyclan.com



Webmaster:

Jim Ritzert

e-mail: crowley_clan@online.ie

and

www.crowleyclan.ie



Administrator:

No contact information has been provided.



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DNA Project

www.familytreedna.com/public/CrowleyClan



Administrator:

Catherine Crowley Budd

58110 Ferrier Street

Marathon, FL 33050-5711

e-mail: Cbudd713@comcast.net



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Country Representatives:

Europe:

James Crowley

Danganmore,

Bandon, County Cork

Ireland

email: james@obriencussen.com



Canada:

Terry Crowley

86 Anglese St.

Goderich, Ontario, N7A 1V3

email: terryachara@yahoo.ca



New Zealand & Australia:

Pauline Crowley-Zieltjes

614 Kelly Road

New Plymouth, New Zealand

e-mail: nakicrowley@gmail.com



United States:

John A. Crowley

2506 Elton Street

Albany, GA 31707

email: jcrowley@jacrowley.net



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Standing Committees on Ancestry

Jeffrey Crowley Committee:

Sheryl Stanfill

33600 Calimesa Blvd. Sp. #25

Yucaipa, California 92399

e-mail: sherylssurveys@verizon.net



Peter Robinson Crowleys Committee

Maureen Crowley

2281 Wallace Point Road

Bailieboro, Ontario, K0L 1B0

e-mail: squirrelcreek@nexicom.net