I'd say they were telling the truth. Why would they be lying? Back then in that area many spoke Irish and only Irish. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "eile" <eile@comcast.net> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:35 AM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] mother tongue: Irish > In the 1920 American census for two relatives born in Ireland > I found a record in which they listed "Irish" as their mother tongue. > > These two folks were from the Grianan area west of Derry and St. > Johnston, and were born in 1867 and 1884. > > There is no family legend of them speaking Irish. > > What are the chances that they were telling the truth in 1920 when they > said their mother tongue was Irish? > > best, > Paul Carr > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > Donegaleire listowner is Carol Queen. > Visit my homepages at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > QUEENSCASTLE BRANCHES AND BOUGHS > > ============================== > 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 > >