What was his religion, and his county location (Parish, Townland)? Look up the URL http://postmanbill2.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=postmanbill2&view=78&rand=998510500&storyid=616 The 1857 Griffiths lists 17 O'Neill names in County Donegal at the URL http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php in 14 locations 32 years after he was born and 2 years before he married Do you have any other information about these O'Neills in Donegal? Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat"