Hi Terry, all, Terry <barnes149@comcast.net> writes: > As I am just beginning to learn here, could someone explain why everything I > find including Riobards books shows Kilmackowen, Eyeries Parish, Cork, > Ireland. But when I look up the Griffiths Valuation records they show > Barony:Bear, Union:Castletown, Townland:Kilmackowen, and Parish: > Kilcatherine. Sure, and wasn't it Oscar Wilde who said, "consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds?" Truth be told, I have no blessed idea why they're different. Perhaps Riobard can explain it, or perhaps another of the list members who knows the ins and outs of the Irish system of creating political subdivisions will be able to enlighten us. -- Bill

Keep digging! I think you will find that Eyeries is a CATHOLIC parish in the CIVIL parish of Kilcatherine. So... Kilcatherine could be in both!? Riobard?? Reg-Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gawne" <gawne@cesmail.net> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] More Sullivan and Murphy research > Hi Terry, all, > > Terry <barnes149@comcast.net> writes: > >> As I am just beginning to learn here, could someone explain why >> everything I >> find including Riobards books shows Kilmackowen, Eyeries Parish, Cork, >> Ireland. But when I look up the Griffiths Valuation records they show >> Barony:Bear, Union:Castletown, Townland:Kilmackowen, and Parish: >> Kilcatherine. > > Sure, and wasn't it Oscar Wilde who said, "consistency is the > hobgoblin of small minds?" > > Truth be told, I have no blessed idea why they're different. Perhaps > Riobard can explain it, or perhaps another of the list members who > knows the ins and outs of the Irish system of creating political > subdivisions will be able to enlighten us. > > -- Bill > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message