----- Original Message ----- From: "brian magaoidh" <bmagaoidh@yahoo.com> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Re: birth notices. > Cathy, > Although I dont have a connection to Connaught, Thanks anyhow for posting > the newspaper articles. > One thing which confuses me are the birth notices. In the vast majority > of cases, the notice will state, wife of whoever etc but once in a blue > moon, I have noticed, Lady of whoever etc. > Does this use of the word Lady, indicate they were not married? > Thanks > > > > > > Brian Magaoidh > http://ulster.failteromhat.com/ > > > > --------------------------------- > > What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > >

Lady In that context is certainly not an unmarried mother !Lady implies the Upper Classes ans so she is the wife of an upperclass man ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Phelan" <anne_phelan@eircom.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Re: birth notices. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brian magaoidh" <bmagaoidh@yahoo.com> > To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:01 PM > Subject: [IRELAND] Re: birth notices. > > >> Cathy, >> Although I dont have a connection to Connaught, Thanks anyhow for >> posting the newspaper articles. >> One thing which confuses me are the birth notices. In the vast majority >> of cases, the notice will state, wife of whoever etc but once in a blue >> moon, I have noticed, Lady of whoever etc. >> Does this use of the word Lady, indicate they were not married? >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> Brian Magaoidh >> http://ulster.failteromhat.com/ >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> >> What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos >> >> >> ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== >> Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup >> volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L >> http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >> >> > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > >