A guest post from Brien Purcell Horan, creator of purcellfamily.org. Dear Members and Friends of the Purcell Family of America: I write to make you aware of two Purcell items that may be of interest. First, a gathering in Ireland of the Purcells is being planned for the year 2022. That year will be the 300th anniversary of the death of the last head of the Purcell family of Ireland, Colonel Nicholas Purcell, Baron of Loughmoe. He died in poverty at Loughmoe Castle in 1722.