Judie writes: === Parteen is within walking distance to Limerick City. Marriage certificate from the registrar's District of Cooleycasey states residence of both bride and groom to be Knockballena turath - not sure if the second not capitalized word is part of the village name. === Judie, Only a bit of geography here. The townland is undoubtedly Knockballenameath, located less than a mile east of Parteen, likewise lies along the north bank of the Shannon ......and also in St. Patrick's civil parish. I'm not sure about the "registrar's District of Cooleycasey". I don't know anything about these districts, but the townland of Coolycasey is located in Kilfinaghta civil parish, about 7 miles to the NW of Parteen and Knockballenameath. Seems quite a distance to me. Pete - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts </HTML>