Ron- My great grandmother,Bridget Donovan, came from the townland of Skeagh. She called it Skeagh Skibbereen.(she also mentioned something about Hannadown)which margaret the volunteer mention as to probably be Aghadown) I contacted the Skibbereen Heritage Center and they were very helpful. Here's their link: http://www.skibbheritage.com/ The volunteer that help us last summer was Margaret. She knew an elderly man in Skeagh and he knew of our family and where the house had been(has been torn down) Unfortunately, our people came from another area in Cork because there weren't any church records. However, she did find my gggrandpaents,Cornelius and Hanora Donovan, in the 1901 +1911 census. All their children had settled in Lawrence,MA. After 1911,Hanora Donovan went to live with her niece Julia Callahan O'Mahoney in Rosscarbary, Cork. This is what she said: August 25,2006 All I have to go on with your ancestry is what I have found in the 1901 and 1911 census records along with what you have told me about your relatives and what I was able to gather from speaking with Mr. Liam O'Donovan of Skeagh, Skibbereen Co. Cork. I have searched the parish records extensively to find the family based on the details you provided and also the local register office which houses the civil registration of Birth certificates from 1864 onwards. there is no trace of your ancestry in the Skibbereen district prior to the 1901 census records. If they were not registered in the civil registry which is some time the case. they were definite baptized and are entered in a registry some where.... But this does not seem to be Skibbereen. Cornelius and hanorah O'Donovan may have moved after all there children emigrated... You Can contact the local Priest at the neighboring parishes to Skibbereen that of Aghadown ... Fr Donal Cahill, The presbytery, Lisheen/Aughadown Co.Cork. and Fr Michael O'Donovan The Presbytery, Dromore. CoCork. Just to be aware both these priests will respond to a written letter. provide them with the same information that you gave me on family names and dates of birth... remember Hanorah O'Donovan was O'Neill prior to her marriage to Cornelius. Looking forward to hearing from you. Good luck. Karen Trearchis(Massachusetts)