ADDED NOTE: William BULFIN, (1861-1910), was the author of "Rambles in Eirinn" (1907), a popular work based on a cycle tour of Ireland in 1902. Born in Derrinlough, Co. Offaly, BULFIN became editor-proprietor of 'The Southern Cross' in Argentina. BULFIN introduced hurling to Argentina and wrote the 1907 two-volume travel classic, "Rambles in Eirinn, as well as "Tales of the Pampas," a collection of humorous and revealing stories about the Irish in Argentina. William Bulfin's little great-great grandson, Billy BULFIN, has a charming website at which he tells the family story: http://www.iol.ie/~batespd/billy.WEB/bulfin.htm. Per the free surname search at www.ireland.com/ancestor/ (where one can learn more specifics for a small fee): The table below shows the number of BULFIN households in each county in the Primary Valuation property survey of 1848-64: Dublin city 3 Laois (Queen's Co.) 1 Offaly (King's Co.) 5 Tipperary 5 SURNAME DICTIONARY/ SLOINNTE NA h-EIREANN Bulfin fairly rare: Tipperary. An uncommon English name, poss. a variant of Bullfinch. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:50 PM Subject: [Irish Genealogy] Description of Derry, circa 1907 - Wm. BULFIN > SNIPPET: 1907 -- "It (Derry) started life with a hot temper and it has > never cooled down.<snip>