Several years ago, Cindy, I downloaded a one page diagram showing the cross relationships from the Genealogy Research Library (GRL) founded and operated out of Brampton, Ontario. Their 'Holdings' for Canadian research are extensive, but it is a subscription members only with the most reasonable fees, for example Cdn$75. per year with full accession a 24/365 basis see http://www.grl.com/ for full details, if interested. "***** Reply to the LIST ONLY - Please! ***** ***** And, thanks for such consideration ***** Pádraig Mór, An Sean Gabhar ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ndhockey49112@aol.com> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 7:19 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] First cousins > One of the more interesting local family history thesis that I read > recently > took the relationship question to considerable lengths. That man took a > couple, Joshua Keays (1896-1976) and his wife Mary Anne Keays (Keays at > birth, > Keays at death, 1907-1964) and computed their relationship through a > myriad of > ancestors. He wound up with 2nd cousins, 3rd cousins, 3 cousins once > removed, 5th cousins, and on and on. His thesis premise was the myriad > of ways N. > Tipperary and Limerick Protestants wound up being related to each other, > but > I'd guess it applies to just about any family in Ireland in the 1800 and > 1900s. Gives a lot of credibility to that old ditty "I'm my own > grandpa". > > Cindy