Oh, yes, there were ocean size ships in that harbour. Good luck on your research. As a matter of fact would you send me what you have about that harbour as my g-g-g-g grandfather sailed for America from a point not far from Omagh,Co Tyrone - I think that Londonderry is closer, but I don't want to rule out any possibilities. Cynthia DODD Russell crussell@traversecity.com Northern Michigan Researching FERGUS . . . . DODD . . . . Co Tyrone, IRE 1752+ Loudon Co, VA 1760 to Phil, PA 1770 to Zanesville, OH >-----Original Message----- >From: Tonya Lebo <tonlebo@sunlink.net> >To: FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, June 07, 1998 9:30 AM >Subject: Re: [FIANNA-L] Donegal > > >>Hi Cynthia; >>Thank you for the answer. Would you say, since seeing it, that the >second >>would be large enough to have a ship come and pick up 35 plus families in >1818? >>Thank you >>Tonya >> >>Cynthia N. Russell wrote: >> >>> Killybegs: >>> >>> There are two! Killybegs in Ulster, one in Northern Ireland is located in >Co >>> Antrim, about 5-8 miles north of the Belfast International Airport. Find >>> Ballymena on the map and then head about a mile south. It is a wee spot. >>> >>> The other Killybegs is a charming small seaport town in Co Donegal. I >>> visited there in March while staying in nearby Kilcar. To find this >>> Killybegs look on the map to find Donegal town, then head west on the N56 >>> for about a 15 minute drive. I would guess that the main industry there >is >>> fishing, as there were large fishing vessels and ships in the harbour as >I >>> arrived on the evening of St. Paddy's Day - all were in port celebrating. >>> The next day all were out to sea! >>> >>> Cynthia DODD Russell >>> crussell@traversecity.com >>> Northern Michigan >>> Researching FERGUS . . . . DODD . . . . >>> Co Tyrone, IRE 1752+ Loudon Co, VA 1760 >>> to Phil, PA 1770 to Zanesville, OH >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Tonya Lebo <tonlebo@sunlink.net> >>> To: FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: Saturday, June 06, 1998 9:28 PM >>> Subject: [FIANNA-L] Donegal >>> >>> >Hi; >>> >Can anyone tell me anything about the ports Kellybeggs and Derryonkegd? >>> >Locations, is it still the same name? Are they still being used? >>> >Thank you >>> >Tonya >>> > >>> > >>> >==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== >>> >The Fianna, friends helping friends! >>> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ ***Award Winner*** >>> >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4404/ >>> >Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! >>> >Messages to list in plain text only! >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== >>> Visit both these pages >>> Fianna favorite sites >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ ***Award Winner***Thank You Chirho! >>> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4404/ >>> Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! >>> Messages to list in plain text only! >> >> >> >> >>==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== >>Irish Researchers helping Irish Researchers >>Irish research in the United States and in Ireland! >> >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ ***Award Winner*** Thanks to Chirho >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4404/ >> >> >> >> > > >==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== >The Fianna, friends helping friends! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ ***Award Winner*** >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4404/ >Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! >Messages to list in plain text only! > > >