Nice to hear from you again Mairead. Thanks for the general Gernon info you posted to the board. I didn't realise that you were 'one of us'. Regards (Slan go foill - you told me this one) & best wishes, Paul (PVG) ----- Original Message ----- From: "conaught2" <conaught2@charter.net> To: <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [FIANNA-L] hello- gernon ancestors > Mary a chara, > > I have a lot of information about the Gernon family because they married > into the Dowdall family. My Mom was a Dowdall and I am researching the > Dowdall family. I have a copy of the Dowdall Deeds which goes back to the > early 1200s and there are many many entries regarding the Gernons. The > castle at Duleek was built by the Bath family. I have a picture taken of it > this past August. A Dowdall married a Bath and the Bath and Dowdall coat of > arms are carved in stone and on the side of the castle. Just checked Lewis > Topigraphical Dictionary of Ireland and find that in the 1830s it is listed > as owned by Gernon. Don't know when it changed hands, although there are so > many marriages between the Gernon family and the Dowdall family that it may > have descended to the Gernons through marriage. Will have to do some > checking on this. Jenet Dowdall Bath Plunkett had several celtic road > crosses erected in the area. One is in memory of her husband William Bath > and another her husband Oliver Plunkett. Have you tried posting on the > County Louth and Meath bulletin boards? > > Slan go foill, > Margaret (Mairead) > > > > hello list- i am searching for all gernon ancestors from co. louth, meath, > > westmeath, and monaghan in all time periods, even up to today. they were > an > > ancient norman family mainly based in louth (gernonstown or baile an > > gherleanaigh , today castlebellingham) but some in other counties, they > > arrived with strongbow and were potent family until the 1700's when they > > became a medical family. i am searching for this medical family in > > particular at ardee, co. louth, where my branch came from. specifically a > > john hall gernon, physician and others of his line , our branch is now at > > 8th generation of physicians in usa , starting from the first gernon > doctors > > in louth in 1700's. they had castlesd and built churches too. i am > > especially interested in info on their castle at duleek, meath.....it is > now > > a ruin, but once held ling william's bed and the last skins of irish wolve > s, > > sold off in an estate sale in 1950's then the new owner stripped the lead > > roof and let it fall to ruin, now the state owns it and family are trying > to > > have it restored.....any news on this or any other churches, castles or > > estates of theirs or of family memebers, very very welcome, including info > > on present-day gernons to contact.....thank you! best regards, mary > (gernon > > descendant) > > > > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > > If you are leaving your current ISP, please unsubscribe! > > Digest Fianna-D-request@rootsweb.com > > List Fianna-L-request@rootsweb.com > > only one word in body of message UNSUBSCRIBE > > No signature/No nothing! > > > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > Fianna Mailing list maintainer: schmidtm@3-cities.com > Home of the Fianna: http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ > > >