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/ > > > >