In a message dated 2/26/2004 2:55:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, pne.anne@ntlworld.com writes: > > > I do not think a genealogy message board is the place to discuss religion > and politics. I do this hobby to take my mind off all the troubles in the > world and I don't want to be reminded of them on here. I am trying to find > out about my four lines of Irish ancestors which include three Catholic > families and one Protestant family. > yeah i agree but Not all Irish are all Protestant or all catholic mine are mixed and the reason they came to america as exciles is that in 1798 rebellion whats not known is it was a protestant catholic rebellion. In Ireland separating politics and religionand geneaology is wandering in fairy tale land . becase one causes the other My family is predominately coming from england until Mary Queen Of Scots and the split of the churchs . At that time many went north to Scotland . Then came Knox and that insanity. Being lowland catholics was like being black in Georgia in 1805. So when the Forbes left for longsford they took us to build their castles. 1775 forbes left to America and Chelsea Ma . 180_? we followed how do you tell that story with out religion and politics. I dont think you can. thepoint is lets get it straight Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list Jim Denning