Hello Neil, Your note caught my eye as my grandmother was a Mary Elizabeth Holloway from Ahascragh, County Galway. As far as I know her Holloway family originally came from Ballinasloe, County, Galway. Ballinasloe is in East Galway. Family lore has it that they originally came from England over 200 years ago to work on the Clancarde estate. Apparently the Holloways quickly assimilated themselves into Irish life and married Irish Catholics. My gr-grandfather (John Holloway) was the son of a Michael Holloway and a Bridget Kelly(both Catholic). The prior generation was Protestant and broke ties with the later generations. My grandmother was the daughter of John Holloway and Mary Ellen Keegan, both from Ahascragh. Interestingly enough, my grandmother married a Tom Healy ( family from Knock, County Mayo) in San Francisco. I do know my grandfathers name(Healy) was misspelled as Haley in the early 20th century in the US. It is definitely Healy from Mayo. I have verified that. All very confusing?? Definitely!! Janet --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.