Cathy at vimbriani@msn.com writes: << It is hard to make out writing but has anyone heard of Cloukonam, County Clare or Derrylahn-I do not know a county. >> Cathy, I am going to guess that the Co. Clare location might be one of the dozen townlands which start with "Cloghaun-"......... but the various endings don't look too promising. You don't have any further information which might help locate the place, do you? Such as locations of relatives, descendants, etc.? The other location is simpler - and more complicated. It is probably Derrylahan, and there are two dozen of them in Ireland. Just go to www.seanruad.com and enter Derrylahan in the townland name and hit the submit button. Three of the Derrylahan townlands are in Co. Cork - if that's of interest. None in Co. Clare, though. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts