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LISTEN BACK: Parents of NFL superstar visit ancestral Cavan home

Jul 25, 2023 07:39 By News Northern Sound
LISTEN BACK: Parents of NFL superstar visit ancestral Cavan home
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The family of NFL superstar, Tom Brady, recently visited a parish in Co Cavan in honour of their ancestors who left the area in the years immediately after the Famine.

The trip was initiated by Fr Gerry Comiskey who is the Parish Priest of Drumlane.

According to Fr Comiskey, the famous families ancestor John Brady is believed to have left the Milltown area in the mid-1850s and found work as a labourer in Boston.

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Our reporter Jodie Curran spoke with Fr Comiskey following the reunion event which took place over the weekend.

She began by asking him how it all first came about and if it was a long time in the making:

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