Thank you Gene. That was very informative. As an American I am not conversant with Irish or English history other than a general overview. Bob In a message dated 2/1/2010 12:05:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ggribbin@verizon.net writes: See the following article for an exclamation. http://edwardianpromenade.com/politics/irish-home-rule/ Gene RENOLAN38@aol.com wrote: > I find the copy concerning "Beresford" very interesting. Could someone > tell me what "hanging-gale" means? > > > > ======================================= Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe to the List. Its FREE! --------------------------------------- To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message