Maybe Darragh? Cheer, Lee -----Original Message----- From: genire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:genire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Liz Owen Strange - it's all to do with corruption of the surname. My Foucayran from whom I have just had an e-mail, is descended from a slew of Fourcaran (spelling incredibly variable - would you like a list from my parish registers?) that I can trace back in this here neck of the woods to 1589 Liz Owen "Joseph Pessarra" <joepessarra@suddenlink.net> a icrit dans le message de >> We also have a family called Darailh, also said to be Irish from way >> back - Daray maybe? >> Any ideas anybody?