JMorgan441@aol.com wrote............ >Dear William, > >I have my GGrandfather's official birth certificate from Ireland and his >place of birth is listed as : Gortian (as best as I can make out from the >script) Newtownbutler. Is that a townland near the town of NTB or is it a >section of NTB town itself? > >When put into Google it comes up as a stone >formation. Or is it Gaelic for something like "born in" Probably mispelled from GORTEEN. Maybe Newtonbutler was included as being the nearest postal town. There are 7 placenames in Fermanagh. You'll have to find which one is closest to Newtonbutler; Acres Barony Parish PLU Gorteen 470 Magherastephana Aghavea Lisnaskea Gorteen 168 Clankelly Clones Clones Gorteen 917 Magheraboy Devenish Ballyshannon Gorteen 193 Clanawley Killesher Enniskillen Gorteen 214 Knockninny Kinawley Lisnaskea Gorteen 80 Lurg Magheraculmoney Lowtherstown Gorteen 62 Clanawley Cleenish Enniskillen Patrick Traynor, tray@lanset.com TRAYNOR'S Web Page (Irish stuff) http://angelfire.com/my/tray