Hi Joan Thanks for trying. I have run across in a few case that the name on record was not the person's first name, but rather their baptismal name. Some one said that Marguerite last name was Moffet, but this doesn't make since to me. Since Behan is what they call the real Irish or black Irish and Moffet is a Scotch Irish name. Sheila Behan Joan Williams wrote: > Hallo Sheila - I have looked through the (8) volumes of " the search for > Missing friends" > in reference to Behan/vars > I noticed that with the exception of two refs all of the others were from co > Clare - > there was one from Tipperary - and one from Kildare > There were a number of refs. to a Michael Behan but could not line them up > with the info you have given - > Hope this helps in some way > glad to help if I can > Joan Williams > Killarney Victoria Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: norman behan <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 25 January 2003 03:56 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Behan > > > Hi > > > > I am trying to find out where in Ireland the family came from. James > Behan was born on April > > 23, 1838 to Micheal Behan and Margueriter ( not sure of the last name, but > some one has it as > > Moffat ) He came over to Philidialipia in 1842 and ended up in Ontario, > Canada in 1860. I have > > found other information on James Behan, but nothing on Micheal Behan and > Margueriter. > > > > Sheila Behan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Check out the sister sites to this mailing list at the links shown below: > > Boards > Topics > Immigration > United States > Irish immigrants > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=topics.immigration.us.iri > sh > > & > > Boards > Topics > Ethnic / Race > Irish > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.irish > > & > > Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > General > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.britisles.gene > ral > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Check out the sister sites to this mailing list at the links shown below: > Boards > Topics > Immigration > United States > Irish immigrants > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=topics.immigration.us.irish > & > Boards > Topics > Ethnic / Race > Irish > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.irish > & > Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > General > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.britisles.general