Dear Tracy You wrote "I am puzzled that the name HARDY doesn't seem to rate a mention as an Donegal/Irish name." There are 18 Hardy folk in 4 families currently in County Donegal (UKInfo) Viz: HARDY,ATTIE,,,CREGGAN,,,,BALLYBOFEY,CO DONEGAL HARDY,MARGARET,,,CREGGAN,,,,BALLYBOFEY,CO DONEGAL HARDY,RENA,,,CREGGAN,,,,BALLYBOFEY,CO DONEGAL HARDY,TERESA,,,CREGGAN,,,,BALLYBOFEY,CO DONEGAL HARDY,JAMES,,,CREGGAN,,,,BALLYBOFEY,CO DONEGAL HARDY,CHRISTINE,,,BEEFAN,07330233,,,GLENCOLUMBKILLE,CO DONEGAL HARDY,FREDERICK,,,BEEFAN,07330233,,,GLENCOLUMBKILLE,CO DONEGAL HARDY,JOHN,,,BEEFAN,07330233,,,GLENCOLUMBKILLE,CO DONEGAL HARDY,MICHAEL,,,BEEFAN,07330233,,,GLENCOLUMBKILLE,CO DONEGAL HARDY,MARGARET,,,BEEFAN,07330233,,,GLENCOLUMBKILLE,CO DONEGAL HARDY,PAUL,,,BEEFAN,,,,GLENCOLUMBKILLE,CO DONEGAL HARDY,ANN,,,CASTLEQUARTER,,,,INCH,CO DONEGAL HARDY,EUGENIA,,,CASTLEQUARTER,,,,INCH,CO DONEGAL HARDY,PETER,,,CASTLEQUARTER,,,,INCH,CO DONEGAL HARDY,STEPHEN,,,CASTLEQUARTER,,,,INCH,CO DONEGAL HARDY,JOHN,,,CARRICKNAMANNA,,,,KILLYGORDON,CO DONEGAL HARDY,MARY,,,CARRICKNAMANNA,,,,KILLYGORDON,CO DONEGAL HARDY,WILLIAM,,,CARRICKNAMANNA,,,,KILLYGORDON,CO DONEGAL 12 names and telephone numbers also appear in the URL http://www.goldenpages.ie/extra/phonebook.html You could give some of them a bell Liam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat" At 03:28 29/01/05, you wrote: >Hello from Aus >My paternal line has been tracked to Ballynamen, Donegal c 1800 and one >day I hope to visit just to stand on the spot. However, I am puzzled that >the name HARDY doesn't seem to rate a mention as an Donegal/Irish >name. Can SKS explain if this is a traditional Irish name or is it likely >that the Hardy's were part of the "plantation" of King James 1.I have read >this much! It is probably obvious that I am a novice. Thanks for your help. >Tracey - Australia. > > >==== IRL-CO-DONEGAL Mailing List ==== >This list is for anyone researching ancestors in County Donegal Ireland. >Thank you for joining our forum. >Our Ireland website is: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/05