Hi all, I'm not sure if I mentioned before but i came across the diary of an ancestor, Thomas Bunbury of Kill, Co. Carlow, written between 1754 and his death in 1774. I've transcribed the complete diary which can be found here http://www.turtlebunbury.com/family/bunburyfamily_lisnavagh/bunburyfamily_lisnavagh_thomaskilldiary.html or a potted version (with background) here at http://www.turtlebunbury.com/family/bunburyfamily_lisnavagh/bunburyfamily_lisnavagh_thomasbunburyofkill.html ... In the diary, Thomas refers to a number of people with whom he has financial dealings. Some of these wee tenants, others employees and others perhaps just acquaintances. Among the names he mentions are: Ta. Chritchly, Fran. Harvey, Pat Whelan, Jemy Cloy, Sam Baxter, Maurice Baxter, Thomas Fleming, Mrs Jane Pierse, John Kelly, Mr Martin, Robert Snow, Jack Nowland, Murtagh Naile, Thomas Kennedy, Dunoghue, James Reilly, James Kenney , Mrs Shrigley, Rev Mr Enraght, Johnny Clery, Geo Dunbar, Lucas Jackson, Frank Thornhill, Robbin Jones, Jemmy Byrne, James Card, Samuel Card, John Hutchinson, Geo Wallace, Mr Nicholas Roche, Rich Brough, John Drumgold and Murtagh Neale (almost certainly a tenant as, in 1757, he paid ‘on account of his last Michelmas rent £61-16 & a half-penny’), Simon Mercer, Billy Lockwood, Stephen Nowlan, George and Lewis Burwell Martin, James Agar, Lemuel Schouldham Esq and Poley Molyneux. I hope this diary can be of help to some people ... needless to say, it was a fantastic find for me. (Thomas was the father of Benjamin Bunbury, the magistrate who made such an impact in Carlow in and around 1798). Best wishes, Turtle Turtle Bunbury www.turtlebunbury.com Old Fort, Tobinstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland Mob: + 353 - (0) 87 - 6453 486 Skype: turtle1847 Turtle Bunbury is a best-selling author and travel writer based in Ireland. He will be speaking at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco on Monday 15th February 2010. His subject will be 'Around the World in 1847 - An Irish Perspective'. Turtle's acclaimed 'Your History in a Book' venture offers an innovative way to transform your family history into a compelling read. Turtle's seventh book, Vanishing Ireland - Further Chronicles of a Disappearing World, with photographer James Fennell, was the 5th biggest selling hardback - and the top-selling Picture Book - in Ireland's non-fiction charts over Christmas 2009.