>-- Original Message -- >From: Pádraig Mór Ó Gealagain > <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> >To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:03:44 -0400 >Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] NESTOR my brick walls >Reply-To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com > > >Ennis, except for the river Fergus, is landlocked. Oh, so no ships leaving from there? > >I checked the NSW Archives site - they have a peculiar way of indexing >names. I know, I had to spend ages picking at them all different ways, luckily I have a knack for it. But they are full of juicy stuff when you find it, war records and all sorts. >I assume, therefor, that the >information about place of origin, Ennis, came from the NSW shipping >records. Yes, and of course it backed up what the seniors said. >Yes, it is always prudent to re-check the evidence, one never knows what >might additionally come up. > >Well, Margaret, there is no more that I can think of in the way of help . Thank you so much Padraig for the help and support and advice you have given me. I really appreciate it. >only a Mary was baptised to parents with the right names >in Askeaton, Perhaps Bridget was visiting someone there and got caught short? >Ennis confuses me, too. All of it confuses me! Best wishes Margaret ___________________________________________________________ Don't miss the Autumn Ideal Home Show at Earls Court, London, from the 6th-15th October. Book online now at http://www.autumnidealhomeshow.co.uk and get two tickets for just £15.00! Plus get great home and garden tips at http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/homesgardens/