Posted on: HOLMES Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/h/o/HOLMES/queries/10126 Surname: Holmes, Flynn, Costello, O'Hara, Joyce, Fleming, Brundage ------------------------- My great grandfather Patrick Holmes was born in County Mayo, Ireland and moved to Scranton in 1860. There are several other Holmes families in Scranton that we are aware of who also came from County Mayo, Ireland. There are quite a few Holmes families in and around Scranton. Most of the ones I know of are from Ireland.