By request, can anyone help Suzanne? Bud Flannagan, are you out there? From: Suzanne DeWeese Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 8:28 AM Subject: webmaster Dear Sir, My husband and I are both of Irish descent. We will travel in Ireland this July and would like to learn about our ancestors. My husband's connection is to the Flanagan family, and mine is to the Christy family. My grandfather always told me his family was from northern Ireland. That is basically all I know. My great-grandfather was George Franklin Christy, but I believe it was his father who immigrated. Please advise me how I may prepare to do some research on our families. Thank you. Suzanne DeWeese -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM

Dear Suzanne, Since you don't know the county where your Christy and Flanagans came from it would be helpful to do some research here first. The LDS Family History Centers are an excellent resource because you can get birth and death records as well as census and the Griffith's Valuation records and much much more. Flanagans originally came from County Fermanagh but are found in most counties. My Grandmother Katherine Flanagan Dowdall came from County Down . There are three George Christys listed in the Griffith's Valuation: County Antrim Civil Parish - Ballintoy Townland - Maghemahar County Antrim Civil Parish - Loughguile Townland- Ballcregagh Lower County Armagh Civil Parish - Ballymor Townland - Ballreagh Contd Have you checked the census for Christy and Flanagan to see when they immigrated? If you don't' have access to the census send me the details of names and cities and I can check. Do you have the years when your Great Grandfather George Christy lived and the town? These bits of information can help locate the needed information here which will make it easier to locate where they came from in Ireland. Any civil or church record you can obtain here will also be very helpful. Beannachtai, Margaret (Máiread) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:57 AM Subject: [IGW] Fw: webmaster > By request, can anyone help Suzanne? Bud Flannagan, are you out there? > > From: Suzanne DeWeese > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 8:28 AM > Subject: webmaster > > > Dear Sir, > > My husband and I are both of Irish descent. We will travel in Ireland > this July and would like to learn about our ancestors. > > My husband's connection is to the Flanagan family, and mine is to the > Christy family. My grandfather always told me his family was from northern > Ireland. That is basically all I know. My great-grandfather was George > Franklin Christy, but I believe it was his father who immigrated. > > Please advise me how I may prepare to do some research on our families. > > Thank you. > > Suzanne DeWeese >