tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post7000954313728327834..comments2024-02-26T21:28:16.293-06:00Comments on Layers of the Onion - A Family History Exploration: Understanding Historical ContextSusan Weinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17692910743410251017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-82343084759544600882011-08-17T19:35:33.878-05:002011-08-17T19:35:33.878-05:00Interesting, I never thought of the term relative ...Interesting, I never thought of the term relative to "beyond the pale", but it makes sense that it would be related. "Pale" originally referenced a stake as you would find in a fence.Susan Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692910743410251017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-63366032950827132352011-08-17T16:18:04.011-05:002011-08-17T16:18:04.011-05:00I guess I have to research the term "pale&quo...I guess I have to research the term "pale". When we were in Ireland, we also heard that term, (as in beyond the pale). I'd always wondered about that terminology.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.com