Far from attempting to minimize Cromwellian brutality... but... not all indigeneous R.C. people were banished "to hell or Connaught". It was the Irish "aristocracy" or leaders who were banished - many leaving their followers behind if they lacked the means to follow Nonetheless, by 1665 only 20% of land remained in R.C. hands w/ less than 5% in "planted" Ulster slan agus beannacht ----- Original Message ----- From: <TiTraLi@aol.com> To: <irish-american@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Cromwell >I spend a great deql of time in the far out reaches of the Conamara >Gaeltacht. > Just lsten and look at these broken people-the descendants of a great > people-they will tell you their individual clan and family stories as > maintained in > their oral/sean nos tradition- most came from Meath and the Midlands-they > are > living proof of to hell or to Connacht and live on in a barren rugged > landscape in spite of England's determination to kill their race off... > To hell with your book and God Bleess Ireland-Up the Republic- > > The Dream lives on! > Ta ar teanga fein beo fos!!!! Brian De Vale > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips > and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good point--I suspect my folk were abandonned rather than banished--might be wrong though.  Regardless, Cromwell was a bit "one sided."   Kathleen