Pat, A father's name is a valid way to establish a nickname. It starts by differentiating two branches and then continues to be used for decades after. Janet On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Pat Connors <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting, Janet!  However, when transcribing the tithes and I see > items like (Wm) and (Oliver), I interpret it as their father.  I maybe very > wrong but they don't seem like nicknames to me.  Opinion, anyone? > > > DUNCUMMIN >> >> Thomas Connors (Wm) >> Thomas Connors (Oliver) >> > > If one of these were mine, and my theory is correct, the father would be > James. > > > > Here another family name in same email (Mary GIlhouly is my gr gr gr > grandmother) found in Tipperary RC parish records (mother of Catherine > Flanagan, b 1814) , I lean toward mine coming from Cordangan Civil Parish.: > > EMLY (town) >> >> Anthony Gilhooley >> > > > Here are all the records I have found for the surname in/near the Tipperary > RC parish area: > Gilhooly, Anthony  Ballycohy, Shronell CP, Clanwilliam, GV > Gilhooly, Anthony, Ballycohy, Shronrell CP, GV > 1875 Death record, civil, Anthony Gilhooly, 64, Tipperary Reg. Dist. > > > Gihooley, James, Gutnacare, Cordangan CP, tithes > Gilhuly, James, Cordangan, Cordangan CP, tithes > Gilhooly, Bridget, Cordangan, Cordangan CP, GV > Gilhooly, Bridget, Gortaknockeare, Cordangan CP, GV > 1873 Death record, civil, Bridget Gilhooley, 80, Tipperary Reg. Dist. > (could be aunt of my Catherine) > > > 1766 Religous Census, Tipperary RC Parish > Andrew Gillolly, Protestant > > 1853 Tipperary (Town) Petty Court Sessions > Andrew Gilluly, Ardglass, Emly Civil Pairsh > > Thomas Gilholy, Diocese of Cashel (cousin of my Catherine?) > age 23, entered priesthood 1842, there 2 yr > Thomas Gillooly, left 1847 to Cashel > > Birth found in Cullen RC Parish > 23/04/1847 Patrick of Jas. Horan and Jane Gilhooly (another cousin?) > > Then there is: > Gilhooly, Andrew, Inchinsquillib, Toem CP, Kilmanagh Upper, tithes > > > This is my gr gr grandmother: > Tipperary RC Parish Registers, POS 2495, National Library of Ireland > date:  March 26, 1814 > birth:  Catherine Flanigan > father:  John Flanigan > mother:  Mary Gilhooly > sponsors:  Michael Flanigan, Ellen Flanigan > (for a sibling, one sponsor was Elenora Ghilhooly) > > > Thanks much, Janet, for posting this census, it is starting me to go > back...again and maybe I'll find something I didn't see before. > > PS  There was a William O'Connor in Troy that lived at times with my > family.  When he died, his tombstone (put by wife) has it he was born in > Emly Parish. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > Please remove extraneous text when replying: > Please remember to "snip" short the message to which you are replying, and check the subject line. If you are on Digest mode, a reply to an individual message will repeat the entire digest unless you "snip" it, and the subject will be the Digest ID unless you change it, please. > > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message