> Russell wrote: > > Hello Patrice, > > > That place name looks like it might be "Saint (Something)". Since the > > document is written in French, this is probably the French rendering of an > > Anglo/Irish place name. "Ste" is the equivalent of the English "St" and the > > remaining four letters could be an abbreviation for somewhere well-known to > > those who wrote the document. I hope this is of some help. So, Russell, Our putative French clerk was going around translating Irish placenames? How likely was that? Pigs can fly comes to mind..... Regards, The Chief