Dear List, My MAHERs and DWYERs came to Iowa - mainly counties of Muscatine, Johnson & Iowa. My gr-gr-grandfather, Daniel MAHER/MEAGHER married Bridget RUSSELL in 1813 in Annacarty Parish, Tipp. Their children were born in Clonouty-Rossmore Parish (C.R.) - Jo, Johanna, Mary, Judith, James, Bridget, Thomas & Daniel. They lived in Drumwood Townland, just north of Rossmore. Daniel (Sr) died in Ireland, and Bridget became owner of their land... then she came to Iowa with three sons (plus more children), arriving in 1855(?), and is in the 1960 Census. The RUSSELLs (I'm still checking on) were already in Muscatine Co. and farmed in Wilton Township, same as my MAHERs. All Catholics, but a cousin there in Ireland thinks RUSSELLs may have been converts because we cannot find our Bridget before her marriage to Daniel MEAGHER/MAHER. It was brothers James and John RUSSELL who settled in Muscatine Co. Iowa. BTW, it's grand having a cousin there who loves working on our family tree. Her male cousin in Dublin found me online and told her to contact me 4 years ago. She goes to Dublin for research quite often -- traveling free by train from Co. Cork as a retiree. But yes, born in Tipp. We exchange letters and photos and also "ring" each other. I hope that brogue won't ever be lost! All the best -- Janet Lyons -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 9376 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen