Hi Janet, I found this link on jennets. You may be able to claim Spanish links now! You only have to worry if your name is Jenny, apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennet Eilish On 25/03/2015 2:41 AM, caiside via wrote: > Thanks, Vi! Very interesting. > I knew about mules, but never heard of a jennet, nor did I know the > difference in parentage. Mules were used in the Army in the US also, > especially by cavalry during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. Replaced > by trucks and jeeps now of course. > > I will have to be careful with the pronunciation of my name. ;-) > > Janet > > > > On 3/24/15 11:33 AM, Viola Wiggins wrote: >> A Jennet has a donkey mother and horse father and is smaller than a >> Mule which has a horse mother and Donkey father. Both are said to be >> sterile. >> The Jennet, takes after it's father and is a more willing worker then >> the Mule which is apt to decide to stand still under load, and a bomb >> would not shift it. Took after it's father, silly Ass. >> There's a saying "As stubborn as a Mule" which is a perfect >> description of a Mule's temperament. >> Mules were used, usually by the Army, as pack animals [beasts of burden] >> Viola >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >