Hi Pat, I just took my first trip to Ireland this past April. Driving on the left can be pretty intimidating in the city (like Dublin), but once you're on the country roads, it's very easy to fall into the pattern. The other trick is the roundabouts at every intersection. Sometimes you can't see the signpost until you've gone around twice! But all in all, it's not that bad. I'm used to driving the freeways in Los Angeles, so Ireland's main highways were a breeze. They are usually two lanes each way. Just give yourself plenty of time traveling between points. On the map the distance may be short, but the condition of the road, or the twistiness of it can really add time to your drive. Good luck, Louise in California

Hi everyone! I am actually making my first visit to Ireland in October and half of the visit will be a coach tour in the south but the other 6 days I have signed up to do a self drive and am now having second thoughts. I want to get from Dublin to the Glenties area of Donegal and was wondering if you could hire just a driver for the 165 mile trip up and back? I want to still have access to the car for the little driving we would do in Donegal for research purposes and for our stays at the B&B's there but I don't need a driver there. It is too late now for us to fly into Donegal airport for Hertz does not have an office there. To hire a chauffeur from travel co. now is a minimum $1200 so that is out. Driving on the opposite side of the road is suddenly has me breaking out in hives. I know some of you have done your research in Ireland and have driven around and Pete from Mass. has been so helpful to me would hire him if I could .LOL thanks for any info Pat

If you belong to the Donegal-L List, you'll be reading this twice, I submitted a similar Post to that List hoping to reach interested researchers in the Donegal area. Have long been researching the name MURRAY in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. The line I'm interested in came from Donegal about 1846 according to the death record of Rachael MORROW whose family had become MURRAYs after the move to Campsie. It was noted on her 1855 death Registration that she was born Killymard, Ireland and was 49 years old when she died. All her children were named which was a boon to my research on this family. I've recently downloaded a Death Registration for a MURRAY who died in Campsie in 1923. Listed his birthplace in the 1901 Census as Donegal. His name was David MURRAY, head, married, age 56, a Chemical Works Labourer born Donegal, Ireland. Catherine [DEVLIN] was his wife, age -5 [line obscures first digit] also born Donegal, Ireland. I'd hoped his parents would be Edward MORROW and Rachel MORROW [married name same as maiden name] but David's parents were David MURRAY and Helen McCORMACK who were both already deceased. He was the widower of Catherine DEVLIN [meaning she pre-deceased him], he died April 14, 1923 at 1 Well Lane, Lennoxtown, Campsie, Stirlingshire aged 79y of Senile Decay. Informant was Wm HANNIGAN, Son-in-law. The 1901 Census had his family as Sarah, age -5 [line obscures first digit] born Lennnoxtown, Stirlingshire. David, son, 20 born same, Michael DEVLIN, 49, Brother in law born Stirlingshire and Denis McCAHILL, 8, Grandson born Stirlingshire, Lennoxtown. Sorry its not the line I wanted, but this man belongs to someone with roots in Donegal... Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA

In a message dated 8/23/2004 7:42:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ktzndgs@cox.net writes: > > > Bob, > > Thank you for sending the gedcom files. It appears the information they > put on the cd's about my family is from emails they found that I once > posted on the internet, not from actual research they did. The email > address they list for me is so old I no longer remember when I used it. > > Kathy > an excelent reason why you cant trust what you get from familysearch.org world connect or igi and the like. those you recognized but what if you did nt or didnt post them how accurate are they really? does everyone have your high standards? Jim Denning Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list

Bob, Thank you for sending the gedcom files. It appears the information they put on the cd's about my family is from emails they found that I once posted on the internet, not from actual research they did. The email address they list for me is so old I no longer remember when I used it. Kathy

In a message dated 8/22/2004 10:09:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hiflyte@telus.net writes: > Sent data to Kathy with 6 attachments GEDCOM files, they will not show > up at Rootsweb since they strip out or don't allow any msgs with > attachments. > Data is from the Pedigree Resources File Vol 1 Disk 16 LDS/FHC > > Bob > Cdn. files sent to mailing lists is absolutly the best way to spread viruses good list dont allow them Jim Denning Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list

Sent data to Kathy with 6 attachments GEDCOM files, they will not show up at Rootsweb since they strip out or don't allow any msgs with attachments. Data is from the Pedigree Resources File Vol 1 Disk 16 LDS/FHC Bob Cdn. ========================================= K wrote: > I hope it's okay to ask this question here but I don't know of > another, better place to ask. > > I just wasted some spare time searching the LDS site familysearch.org. > To my surprise they have listed info about my Irish great > grandparents. The site says the info was submitted by and LDS member > and that there's more information available on Disc #16 Pin #'s > 140499, 140500 and 140502. > > Can anyone tell me what this is all about? Would it be possible for > someone to look this information up for me? I managed to find the > name of the submitter but I'm positive she's not a member of my > family. Are LDS researchers now putting the info they find in official > records on cd's and selling them? > > Thanks! > > Kathy > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > Try searching the Obituaries at Rootsweb: Interactive search > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obituary/obituary.pl > To browse through the archives of the list go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Visit my homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.com/~donegaleire > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kathy, The data is in these (6) six attachment, which will not show up a Rootsweb since they strip them out. Here is the data you asked for, they are GEDCOM file and you will need a viewer. Don't ask where to find one on the Net but take a look under Goggle or CNet.Com or Downloads.com This data is from Pedigree Resource File Disk 16 from the LDS/FHC Luck Bob =========================== K wrote:<SNIP> > > I just wasted some spare time searching the LDS site familysearch.org. > To my surprise they have listed info about my Irish great > grandparents. The site says the info was submitted by and LDS member > and that there's more information available on Disc #16 Pin #'s > 140499, 140500 and 140502. --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; name="502.EXP" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="502.EXP" GEDCOM export log for C:\Downloads\502.ged --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; name="502.ged" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="502.ged" 0 HEAD 1 CHAR ANSEL 1 SOUR PRF 2 NAME Pedigree Resource File 2 CORP Intellectual Reserve 2 VERS 4.1 2 DATA Reproduced from Pedigree Resource File CD 16 3 COPR Copyright 2000. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 3 DATE 28 Jun 2000 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED 0 @I140502@ INDI 1 NAME John /Mc Dermott / 2 GIVN John 2 SURN Mc Dermott 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 PLAC Of Moville,Ireland 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 NOTE @T1@ 0 @I140500@ INDI 1 NAME Catherine /Mc Dermott / 2 GIVN Catherine 2 SURN Mc Dermott 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE <1854> 2 PLAC Of Moville,Ireland 1 BAPL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 ENDL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SLGC 2 DATE 16 Feb 1999 2 TEMP JRIVE 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F2@ 1 FAMC @F1@ 2 PEDI birth 1 NOTE @T2@ 0 @I140499@ INDI 1 NAME James /Mc Laughlin / 2 GIVN James 2 SURN Mc Laughlin 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE <1850> 2 PLAC Of Derry,Ireland 1 TITL Seaman 1 BAPL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 ENDL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SLGC 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F2@ 1 NOTE @T3@ 0 @F1@ FAM 1 HUSB @I140502@ 1 CHIL @I140500@ 0 @F2@ FAM 1 HUSB @I140499@ 1 WIFE @I140500@ 1 MARR 2 DATE Dec 1875 2 PLAC Catholic Church,Moville,Ireland 1 SLGS 2 DATE Submitted 0 @CDS1@ SOUR 1 TITL Pedigree Resource File CD 16 1 PUBL (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2000) 0 @T1@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 @T2@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 @T3@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 TRLR --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; name="mdder2.EXP" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="mdder2.EXP" GEDCOM export log for C:\Downloads\mdder2.ged --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; name="mdder2.ged" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="mdder2.ged" 0 HEAD 1 CHAR ANSEL 1 SOUR PRF 2 NAME Pedigree Resource File 2 CORP Intellectual Reserve 2 VERS 4.1 2 DATA Reproduced from Pedigree Resource File CD 16 3 COPR Copyright 2000. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 3 DATE 28 Jun 2000 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED 0 @I140500@ INDI 1 NAME Catherine /Mc Dermott / 2 GIVN Catherine 2 SURN Mc Dermott 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE <1854> 2 PLAC Of Moville,Ireland 1 BAPL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 ENDL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SLGC 2 DATE 16 Feb 1999 2 TEMP JRIVE 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 NOTE @T1@ 0 @I140499@ INDI 1 NAME James /Mc Laughlin / 2 GIVN James 2 SURN Mc Laughlin 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE <1850> 2 PLAC Of Derry,Ireland 1 TITL Seaman 1 BAPL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 ENDL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SLGC 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 NOTE @T2@ 0 @F1@ FAM 1 HUSB @I140499@ 1 WIFE @I140500@ 1 MARR 2 DATE Dec 1875 2 PLAC Catholic Church,Moville,Ireland 1 SLGS 2 DATE Submitted 0 @CDS1@ SOUR 1 TITL Pedigree Resource File CD 16 1 PUBL (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2000) 0 @T1@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 @T2@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 TRLR --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; name="MdDerm1.EXP" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="MdDerm1.EXP" GEDCOM export log for C:\Downloads\MdDerm1.ged --------------000701070605020609070501 Content-Type: text/plain; name="MdDerm1.ged" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="MdDerm1.ged" 0 HEAD 1 CHAR ANSEL 1 SOUR PRF 2 NAME Pedigree Resource File 2 CORP Intellectual Reserve 2 VERS 4.1 2 DATA Reproduced from Pedigree Resource File CD 16 3 COPR Copyright 2000. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 3 DATE 28 Jun 2000 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED 0 @I140499@ INDI 1 NAME James /Mc Laughlin / 2 GIVN James 2 SURN Mc Laughlin 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE <1850> 2 PLAC Of Derry,Ireland 1 TITL Seaman 1 BAPL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 ENDL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SLGC 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 NOTE @T1@ 0 @I140500@ INDI 1 NAME Catherine /Mc Dermott / 2 GIVN Catherine 2 SURN Mc Dermott 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE <1854> 2 PLAC Of Moville,Ireland 1 BAPL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 ENDL 2 STAT SUBMITTED 1 SLGC 2 DATE 16 Feb 1999 2 TEMP JRIVE 1 SOUR @CDS1@ 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 NOTE @T2@ 0 @F1@ FAM 1 HUSB @I140499@ 1 WIFE @I140500@ 1 MARR 2 DATE Dec 1875 2 PLAC Catholic Church,Moville,Ireland 1 SLGS 2 DATE Submitted 0 @CDS1@ SOUR 1 TITL Pedigree Resource File CD 16 1 PUBL (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2000) 0 @T1@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 @T2@ NOTE Kathy on the internet ladykatz@juno.com 0 TRLR --------------000701070605020609070501--

Hi all These discs refer to Pedigree Resource files. They are pedigrees contributed by members and non members. The cds are often found as part of local family history centers materials for use by anyone. The disc and pin numbers refer to the specific disc to look in. Check with your local FHC to see if they carry them. Happy hunting Delia

In a message dated 8/22/2004 1:02:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ktzndgs@cox.net writes: > I just wasted some spare time searching the LDS site familysearch.org. > To my surprise they have listed info about my Irish great grandparents. > The site says the info was submitted by and LDS member and that there's > more information available on Disc #16 Pin #'s 140499, 140500 and 140502. > > I think these numbers refer to people's own family records, with discs possibly being available to read at bigger LDS Family History Center libraries, or to be borrowed from the Salt Lake City center to be read at other centers. Some things are submitted by church members, and those, unless there are real sources listed, can be suspect as having been copied from other people's records. I have seen some wide discrepancies and some actual mistakes on what's been posted by others about my own family. I sometimes use this information, if it seems to have been taken from actual records, but otherwise I make notes of it without entering it into my genealogical program. Then, if I find something that corroborates the first information, I can go back to it and add it. The Irish information is particularly susceptible to use without real records ever being seen......I have to accept "likelihoods" with my own Irish ancestors, as the paper proof isn't available to me, and may not even exist. I'd suggest doing as I have, making note of what is on the site, and then trying to get further data to back it up. If you can contact the submitter, you may find what sources he used, such as filmed records you can see at the FHC library.......many Mormon churches have such libraries, and they can obtain films they don't have on hand. Good luck with your search!

I hope it's okay to ask this question here but I don't know of another, better place to ask. I just wasted some spare time searching the LDS site familysearch.org. To my surprise they have listed info about my Irish great grandparents. The site says the info was submitted by and LDS member and that there's more information available on Disc #16 Pin #'s 140499, 140500 and 140502. Can anyone tell me what this is all about? Would it be possible for someone to look this information up for me? I managed to find the name of the submitter but I'm positive she's not a member of my family. Are LDS researchers now putting the info they find in official records on cd's and selling them? Thanks! Kathy

Edward Costello asked: > Has anyone participated in any of the DNA projects & the services that > they offer that occasionally pop up on the genealogy bb's? Does anyone > have any comments concerning them? Are any of them to be recommended? > Which ones? Why? In the menu of services offered, how to select? Are the > services costly, how much? The website that I came across is: > <http://www.familytreeDNA.com>. Your comments may be of interest to many > of us. I'm not sure it would be within list rules to recommend or criticize a particular commercial service in this forum, but DNA is a growing aspect of genealogy that everyone should be aware of, and I strongly recommend it as a news tool we can add to those that have already been available for tracing our family history.. There are lists devoted to DNA testing which discuss the pros and cons of which markers are being tested by which services, how useful various markers are, and what support the services provide to users, especially organized family projects. As coordinator for two DNA surname projects, I would be happy to answer privately (off-list) any specific questions that members of this list might have, after familiarizing themselves with the subject through the material already available on the web. Donn Devine, CG, CGI Coordinator, Devine and Baldwin Surname DNA Studies Wilmington, Delaware, USA Devine Study Web site, with links to more information on DNA: <http://hometown.aol.com/donndevine/myhomepage/heritage.html> Web page to join the Devine study and order your sample kit at reduced group rates: <http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=Q26721> CG, Certified Genealogist, CGI, and Certified Genealogical Instructor are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

In a message dated 8/16/2004 2:02:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, costello13@juno.com writes: > > ToWhomItMayInterest: > > Has anyone participated in any of the DNA projects & the services that > they offer that occasionally pop up on the genealogy bb's? Does anyone > have any comments concerning them? Are any of them to be recommended? > Which ones? Why? In the menu of services offered, how to select? Are the > services costly, how much? The website that I came across is: > <http://www.familytreeDNA.com>. Your comments may be of interest to many > of us. > ed i run the denning variants projects at this url <A HREF="http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Denning&variants"> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Denning&variants</A> it is the next step in geneaology . there gets a point where you cant do the paper and if you did you might not know when your ancestors actually came to ireland and from where they came . Also it isnt true they always stayed there all their lives. maybe they were sailors ,army ,diplomats or just travelers. chances are slim you'de know that stuff.i assumed my stonemason dennings were british who went to scotland post bloody queen mary and then to ireland post mary queen and the change from presbyterian to anglican. all of that is still probably true but my dna shows at 12 marker matches with 18 people who almost definantly are cousins of some removal. 12 Marker Y-DNA Matches <IMG SRC="http://www.familytreedna.com/images/tableline.gif" WIDTH="250" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" DATASIZE="54"> Exact Matches <IMG SRC="http://www.familytreedna.com/images/tableline.gif" WIDTH="250" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" DATASIZE="54"> Country (Number of Entries) Comment Your Matches Australia (66) Greek 1 Austria-Hungary (47) - 1 Belarus (100) Ashkenazi (Volozhin) 1 England (3370) - 6 France (237) - 3 Germany (879) - 5 Greece (61) - 1 Ireland (1181) - 1 Lithuania (133) - 2 Lithuania (133) Ashkenazi (Volozhin) 1 Romania (103) - 3 Russia (1203) - 1 Russia (1203) Ashkenazi 1 Russia (1203) Ashkenazi-Levite 1 Scotland (995) - 1 Sweden (91) - 6 Unknown Origin - 11 now how much work would it be in paper and time on comp getting these hookups. the greek is also a 23/24 match which indicates a relationship closer in time a couple others are 23 /25. how would you go about finding this out in paper. lol you have alot but nothing close to this i bet. my devers i need to try san connect with thats my maternal name they have all matched so if i do a mtdna study maybe i can hook up ith them if i cant talk someone from my dever side to do it <A HREF="http://www.familytreedna.com/public/dever/">http://www.familytreedna.com/public/dever/</A> the denning and variants have 3 paticipants all different dna patterns but if you think all costellos came from the same one person in a small town your wrong. all of a sudden names became important probably because of a kings doing a census or something. names were adopted with words familiar to them. so thats why occupations were so numerous smith is from a smithy.someone witha craft,baker carpenter,hunter all are obvious. as are royal names like royal lord duke ect.self explainatory all branches on the tree. which branch are you is what geneaology is all about. how do we know past the paper trail. One thing goes back beyond that y chromosomes. you can tell which costello branch you are from. http://www.ftdna.com/default.asp is as good as the rest and costs the least and is doing alot of stuff to connect up people. right now i have 18 relatives out of maybe 9000 total who are in the databases. what happens when 9,000,000 are in it. you'll see exactly how you fit on the tree trunk. hope i explained it well best cash i ever could of spent. probably less then hiring some irish genealogist to research two people Jim Denning Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list

ToWhomItMayInterest: Has anyone participated in any of the DNA projects & the services that they offer that occasionally pop up on the genealogy bb's? Does anyone have any comments concerning them? Are any of them to be recommended? Which ones? Why? In the menu of services offered, how to select? Are the services costly, how much? The website that I came across is: <http://www.familytreeDNA.com>. Your comments may be of interest to many of us. All The Best, ED COSTELLO <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ed1009 > COSTELLO, Co MAYO Ireland; JOYCE, Co Mayo Ireland HAGGERTY, Co Donegal Ireland; LAVERTY, Co Armagh Ireland

My thanks to Laurie Thompson for asking about Convoy Presbyterian Church records, and to Rachel for her reply. My great-grandparents and their children, including my grandmother Martha Wasson b. 1888, attended Convoy Presbyterian and I had written to this church several years ago (twice, actually) searching for information on their records. As I've never received a reply, I'm very happy to learn these records are available at PRONI (and elsewhere) because my husband and I will be in Belfast soon, prior to arriving in the Letterkenny and Glenmaquin to meet Wasson relatives and explore the area where my grandmother grew up. So Rachel, your answer helped more than one person. That's the kind of information that makes lists like this so useful! Thanks again, both of you. Maureen Parker San Antonio, Texas

In a message dated 8/14/2004 11:27:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, DonnDevine@aol.com writes: > Barbara wrote: > > > I've been told that all WILLIE/WILLY/WILLIS families are probably > > related. > > This is the type of question that can be resolved very quickly through > Y-chromosome (male surname line) DNA testing. Speculation about possible > relationship is no longer necessary. > very true about the dna very untrue about all being related Jim Denning Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list

Barbara wrote: > I've been told that all WILLIE/WILLY/WILLIS families are probably > related. This is the type of question that can be resolved very quickly through Y-chromosome (male surname line) DNA testing. Speculation about possible relationship is no longer necessary. Donn Devine, CG, CGI Coordinator, Devine and Balldwin Surname DNA Studies Wilmington, Delaware, USA Devine Surname Study Web site, with links to more information on DNA: <http://hometown.aol.com/donndevine/myhomepage/heritage.html> CG, Certified Genealogist, CGI, and Certified Genealogical Instructor are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

Do you know Boyd Wiley of Co. Donegal? Also Robert Wiley, John Alexander Wiley, etc. I have several. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BCofer612@aol.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:21 AM Subject: Re: WILLIE/WILLY > For M. Hendrix: > > I can't help you with your WILLYs in Donegal, but I do quite a few WILLIEs > from ca 1614 in Wales or possibly Yorkshire, England. They seem all to have > wound up in CT., mostly New Haven. Given names include > Allen > Benajah > Elizabeth > Hannah > Isaac > Joanna > John > Joseph > Lucretia > Lydia > Mary > Mehitabel > > If you think that there might be a connection here, I'd love to hear from > you! I've been told that all WILLIE/WILLY/WILLIS families are probably > related. > > Barbara >

Hi Elaine! Catherine Connaghan, dau of John Connaghan and Grace Doherty, was born 10 Mar 1871 - she married Patrick Callaghan 13 May 1891. Patrick and Catherine had a son in Carrowtrasna in 1893 (Catherine's townland) and another in Carrickyscanlan, Conwal parish, in 1913 (Patrick's townland??) ALOT more info is on my Gartan pages at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/gartan/cencarrowt.htm including census entries, family details and the contact name and email address of Bernadette, who is also a descendant of John and Grace. Have fun with this research! Lindel Er3pr@aol.com wrote: >Hello List, >Looking for any information on my great-grandmother and great-grandfather. >Patrick Callaghan who married Catherine Connaghan early 1890's in Donegal, >possibly near Garton. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks >Elaine > > >==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== >To browse through the archives of the list go to >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Visit my homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.com/~donegaleire > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >

For M. Hendrix: I can't help you with your WILLYs in Donegal, but I do quite a few WILLIEs from ca 1614 in Wales or possibly Yorkshire, England. They seem all to have wound up in CT., mostly New Haven. Given names include Allen Benajah Elizabeth Hannah Isaac Joanna John Joseph Lucretia Lydia Mary Mehitabel If you think that there might be a connection here, I'd love to hear from you! I've been told that all WILLIE/WILLY/WILLIS families are probably related. Barbara