Thank you, Brian. I'll keep digging deeper. Jean -----Original Message----- From: Brian Walsh Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:55 PM To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Irish surname problem My research with the Dunleckney Parish Registers includes the following types of naming variances; Shaugnessy, Haugney, Augney; Magrath, Magra; Redmond, Reddy; McDonald, O'Donald; Brien, Bryan; Finlon, Fenlon, Finnelon; Headon, Hayden; Kavanaugh, Kavana, Cavana; Bolger, Bulger;Kelly, Kealy; Tracey, Treacy etc., etc.,. So it is not inconceivable that O' Mara and Maher may be the same. However, I have not been able to cross-reference those names in my Dunleckney transcription experience as I have those above. Brian ________________________________ From: Jean Gobel <jcgobel@msn.com> To: IRL-CARLOW <IRL-CARLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:10 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Irish surname problem Hello all, This isn't a Carlow problem, but whom to ask but the best of the Irish <gr> I have a problem with one of my ancestor's married surname. Margaret Dowling born Ireland, married a Patrick O'Mara about 1861 in Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois (I have not found the record). She died there in 1885 at age 39, after the birth of her eleventh child. No obit has been found, but her tombstone (reading Margaret Dowling, wife of Patrick O'Mara) stands with my other Dowling relatives. This family also appears on records as Omeara. That I can understand. My deceased mother, however, recalled them as her Maher relatives. There is a record in Ottawa of a Margaret Dowling marriage to Patrick Maher on 19 May 1861. One probable Maher cousin cites the same death date as the O'Mara date of 1885. Some of the eleven O'Mara children appear in various records as Maher. I'm confused. Is O'Mara commonly interpreted or referred to as Maher? I continue to look down children's lines for answers, but am I following incorrect people? Any comments appreciated. Jean Gobel Lakewood, Washington, USA ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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