Hi, Can anyone explain the difference between "County Cork" and "Cork"? Are they near each other? The families below (Loane & Winnett) were Protestant, which makes them a noticeable minority at the time. Would anyone recommend a book or website on this topic? I'd also like to read an novel about being a Protestant during this period in Ireland. ----------------------- I'm searching for info on the Loane family that immigrated from Ireland about 1845. Specifically I'd like to find the family of William Loane who married Sarah Winnett about 1830. He was from "Cork" but was living in Killaloe when his first child was born. Family members were as follows: Samuel Richard Loane born ca. 1831 in Ireland William W. Loane born ca. 1836 in County Clare, Ireland Elizabeth "Eliza" B. Loane born 1838 in Ireland Ellen Loane born 24 January 1838 in Killaloe, Ireland Catherine Loane born ca. 1842 in Ireland Edward Loane born ca. 1845 in Ireland Sarah Loane born ca. 1847 in Toronto, Ontario John Loane born March 1847 in Toronto, Ontario Maude Mary Loane born 1849 in Ontario S. Anne Loane born 1849 in Toronto, Ontario Died 19 May 1898 in Toronto, Ontario Dave