> > >People from the Palatines, came to Limerick. Can we have some info about >them; their names and what remains of them and their culture ? > James Ryan in his 'Irish Records' mentions this: In 1709, families of German settlers from the Rhine Palatinate were brought to Limerick and settled around Rathkeale. These people were of Moravian faith and came to be known as Palatines. Of the original eight hundred families that were brought to the country, only two hundred (approximately 1,200 people) remained in Ireland. Later in the century, groups of the remaining Palatine families moved ot other colonies in Adare and Castleisland in County Kerry. Common names among these people included Shouldice, Switzer and Cole. If you put 'Palatines' in google, you will find many website dedicated to this group and probably find out all you want to know about them. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton