Hi Joe and Laura, My McCormick's are from County Clare. My gr.grandfather Francis McCormick arrived in Australia in the 1860's, his brother Cornelius was already here before him. His father was Thomas McCormick and his mother was Mary Lynch who died in the 1850's soon after having her last child.. Thomas remarried three months later and then started another family. Not enough food for all, so some siblings came to Australia and some went to America. Later Francis brought his half sister Brigid the daughter of his father and second wife ----Pepper/Peppard to Australia. My grandmother used to correspond with one of the siblings in America but she died 40 years ago and no one can remember the name from America. One aunty thinks it was Hardy or Harding or something like that but it is probably nowhere near it. Regards, Margaret Vrkljan. marg@rint.com.au Researching: Barrett, Brennan, Butler, Carr/Corr/Kerr, Conlon, Cronnin/an, Faulds, Gibson, Hallinan, Hanrahan, Kelly, Kirby, Love, Lynch, McCormick, Mills, Noble, O'Laughlin, Questead, Rudderforth, Stapleton, Thomson/Thompson, Researching: Barrett, Brennan, Butler, Carr/Corr/Kerr, Conlon, Cronnin/an, Faulds, Gibson, Hallinan, Hanrahan, Kelly, Kirby, Love, Lynch, McCormick, Mills, Noble, O'Laughlin, Questead, Rudderforth, Stapleton, Thomson/Thompson, Vrkljan Regards, Margaret Vrkljan. marg@rint.com.au Researching: Barrett, Brennan, Butler, Carr/Corr/Kerr, Conlon, Cronnin/an, Faulds, Gibson, Hallinan, Hanrahan, Kelly, Kirby, Love, Lynch, McCormick, Mills, Noble, O'Laughlin, Questead, Rudderforth, Stapleton, Thomson/Thompson, Researching: Barrett, Brennan, Butler, Carr/Corr/Kerr, Conlon, Cronnin/an, Faulds, Gibson, Hallinan, Hanrahan, Kelly, Kirby, Love, Lynch, McCormick, Mills, Noble, O'Laughlin, Questead, Rudderforth, Stapleton, Thomson/Thompson, Vrkljan