Graham Coward <cowardz@zalphalink.com.au> wrote............... >My great grandfather had a sister with the unusual Christian name of >"Strange". Now I'm guessing that this is a family surname from somewhere. >It wasn't her mother's maiden name but it could have belonged to a >grandmother. Does anyone know of a "STRANGE" family in Ireland. My family >were KENNYs and lived in Newmarket Co. Cork. That Strange name was among the list of "Adventurers for Land In Ireland". People, mostly English, who contributed to Cromwell's army in return for Irish land. Circa 1650s. Patrick Traynor. tray@lanset.com