GLANNY comes from GLEANN, a glen. A Sullivan Glanny man eloped with a a local O'Dwyer girl to Boston, Mass. There he set up a store and named it NAVILLUS. which is SULLIVAN turned backways. The Gaelic for Glengarriff (GLEANN GARBH) gave rise to the branch name GARBH/GARBH (associated with the branch-name LYNCH as well). VALLIG comes from the word BEALACH, a passage-way. The place name, the Gaelic of which is BEALACH BAOI, in on Dursey Island. CLADIG comes from Cladach, a seashore. Cois cladaig = beside the seashore. CUMMER, from CUMAR = a ravine, usually with a stream. There is place called Cummers in townland of Ballydonegan in the Allihies Parish. MOUNTAIN, self-evident. BEARNACH/BARNACH comes from BEARNA. a gap. To be continued. ------ Riobard.

I'm new to this list and I apologize if this is way outside of the accepted topics. I realize my question concerns Co Limerick but I thought I'd ask if anyone has ever heard of Valiorland Also looking for Vermont (town), also in Co Limerick. I understand my great, great, great grandfather John Fitzgerald was born in 1800 in Valiorland, Co Limerick. He's buried in Starksboro, Vermont (the US State) and his headstone gives this town. But I can't find a reference to it anywhere. I was hoping to see the town when I visited Limerick area next week! Thanks, Kathie Sullivan Kathie@sullivaninfo.com

Google is your friend. You can find Vermont here: http://www.maplandia.com/ireland/mid-west/limerick/vermont/ Insofar as Valiorland is concerned, it would be my guess the spelling represents an Irish accent notwithstanding the fact it appears like this on the tombstone. It is probablly Bally..... something or other. Here are a couple of examples although there can be more: Ballyorgan 356 Limerick Coshlea Kilflyn Kilmallock Munster Ballyrobin 244 Limerick Connello Lower Kilscannell Rathkeale Munster These are taken from the IreAtlas Data Base here: http://www.seanruad.com/ Mike On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Kathie Sullivan <kathie@sullivaninfo.com>wrote: > > I'm new to this list and I apologize if this is way outside of the accepted > topics. I realize my question concerns Co Limerick but I thought I'd ask if > anyone has ever heard of > > Valiorland > > Also looking for Vermont (town), also in Co Limerick. > > > I understand my great, great, great grandfather John Fitzgerald was born in > 1800 in Valiorland, Co Limerick. He's buried in Starksboro, Vermont (the US > State) and his headstone gives this town. But I can't find a reference to > it > anywhere. > > I was hoping to see the town when I visited Limerick area next week! > > Thanks, > > Kathie Sullivan > Kathie@sullivaninfo.com > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >