Hello, all -- I'm posting this in the hope of tapping into the knowledge and expertise of others on this list (and, yes, I confess -- hopefully, generating a bit of list discussion). Yesterday, I mentioned that "other things" in life may prevent us from participating on mailing lists as fully as we would like. Well, in my case, one of the "other things" I do in my "real" life is volunteer at a local museum/archives. And by happy coincidence, some of the work I've been involved in there may benefit other genealogists both now and in the future. Things like transcribing interviews of local citizens in order to preserve their memories of the "old days" in our community. Or cataloguing and organizing the archival collection of old newspapers -- "old" in this case being only relative, ie. the 1900s. But, in addition, I've also been asked to help ferret out some info for a presentation someone else will be doing later this summer and -- happy day! -- it concerns a descendant of Huguenots, a colourful local character who was well known in these parts some decades ago, back in the mists of the 1900s. Anyway, on to my point. What I've been asked to find out is some general info re: the possible migration route(s) taken by Huguenots leaving La Chapelle in France, then on to the Netherlands and from there to Ireland, the specific area in Ireland being Shannon and a place called Six Mile Bridge which I believe is in County Clare. The time period is the 1670s. I've done some searching on the Net about this but haven't been able to come up with much. I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone has some info which might be useful or any suggestions of potential sources of info, eg. books, websites, etc. And finally, yes, I realise that there are apparently at least four places in France called La Chapelle (Ardennes, Haute-Saône, Savoie and Seine). At the moment, I don't know which one it is because the person whose project this is has been away on holiday. But she's now back so I hope to clarify that detail quite soon. Sorry for the rambling explanation. It's a habit of mine. Best regards to all, Andrea (list concierge)

-----Original Message----- From: andreav@mimas.island.net [mailto:andreav@mimas.island.net] On Behalf Of Andrea Vogel Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:23 PM To: HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HWE] Huguenot Migration: FRA > NL > IRL (1670s) What I've been asked to find out is some general info re: the possible migration route(s) taken by Huguenots leaving La Chapelle in France, then on to the Netherlands and from there to Ireland, the specific area in Ireland being Shannon and a place called Six Mile Bridge which I believe is in County Clare. The time period is the 1670s. MD: Perhaps not specifically helpful (for which I'm sorrY) but as a baseline... - Maps of the period for the affected territory will give you land routes (roads) to points of embarkation by river and/or sea. (Keep in mind that we don't have a common system of statute miles at this time, so things can get confusing) - Speed/distance on land routes was a function of vehicle used -- horse, wagon, cart -- and size of party. A healthy man on a healthy horse could cover 50 miles of dry roads in a day -- a family herding a few cows was probably limited to 8-10 miles a day, particularly if wagons or carts (1.5-3 miles per hour) were involved. Anything over about 30 miles a day was considered, in the military doctrine of the 17th century, to constitute a forced march, but there are examples during the wars of religion of protestant forces (mounted) covering 100 miles in a 24 hour period. - Speed/distance on rivers, a function of direction, current (upstream or downstream), and vehicle (barge, boat), etc. A rowed boat is a 1.5-2 mile per hour proposition not accounting for current. A typical sail-rigged ocean-going vessel is a 2-3 mile per hour proposition not accounting for current or wind (so there is variability on any established route based on the weather at the time of travel). Coastal routes were slower. At the upper end, a Spanish or French galley could cover 100 miles in a 24 hour period with a fresh crew.