Hi Bob - Appreciative of your input on the list. Wondering if your source have any HEFFERMAN (a var. of the far more common spelling of HEFFERNAN)? Of course, for that matter, spelling can be skewed on old records and researchers should keep an open mind in that regard. Chris - You wrote that they had a number of children before leaving for Queensland in the 1880s. This book may be out of print. David O'Lorcain/Larkin of Queensland, Australia, published a book in 1998 with the title "Pushing Up Shamrocks." The book gives background information, by the way of essays, on the Irish in Queensland, but the bulk of the work consists of an index to some 6,000 biographical details of Irish-born persons who died or were buried in Queensland. Approximately 2,700 entries were supplied by 475 contributors, and the remainder were abstracted from Pioneer Registers and other biographical books as well as numerous burial registers, cemetery inscriptions and miscellaneous sources. Information is presented under the following headings: Surname; Christian name/s; Year of birth; County of birth; Year of death; Place or death or burial; Occupation; Number assigned to the person contributing the information, many of which can be with name/address in a separate part of the book. More detailed information may be acquired in writing to that contributor. You might also want to write to the author if you can find a viable e-mail address for him, to see if there is any information on your surnames of interest. I know of one person, years back, who contacted the author; he wrote and told me that he had found his kin and was in touch with descendants in Australia! As I understand it, O'Lorcain is the author of many books and is Irish-Australian. Doubtless, there are copies in genealogy libraries worldwide! Perhaps you can also find one with that resource who can do a look-up for you by going to the "Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness" website. Just google that phrase. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "hiflyte" <hiflyte@telus.net> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Dunn, Hefferman, Mahoney, Ryan > Chris, > > Found these surnames for Mahony and Heffernan in Cork and Tipp. > The FHC may have this film in house. > > I have no other info on this surname. > > Bob > Cdn. <snip> > > Chris Mahoney wrote: >> The people I am looking for are Michael MAHONEY, son of William MAHONEY >> and >> Catherine DUNN was born about 1854 and married Bridget HEFFERMAN about >> 1871. >> Bridget was boun about 1851 and was the daughter of Michael HEFFERMAN and >> Catherine RYAN. >> > ==================================

Hefferman was entered and out popped Heffernan. What you see is what your get (or what is in the file) Bob ======================================== Jean R. wrote: > Hi Bob - Appreciative of your input on the list. Wondering if your source > have any HEFFERMAN (a var. of the far more common spelling of HEFFERNAN)? > Of course, for that matter, spelling can be skewed on old records and > researchers should keep an open mind in that regard.... > =========================