Cheryl at cdynan@rcn.com writes: << It gives her last residence as a town that looks likes it starts with an S_ld(or cl), ogher or ends in pher. Any one have any ideas? >> Cheryl, I guess I'd have some questions, first of all. Do you have reason to suspect this place is located in Co. Cork? Does the "_" represent a single lettter, or a sequence of letters? How many would you guess? Last question - does there appear to be a break in the script which might suggest two words? (Probably not, as that would suggest two capital letters, and I'm sure that would be noticeable). In any case, I'm aiming toward a townland ending in clogher. There are several Clogher townlands in Co. Cork, but nothing with a useful prefix - especially one starting with "S". That's why I mentioned two words.... a possible minor townland starting with S, and identified as being close to the larger Clogher townland/village. Hence, the two names. I don't find any short townland names in Cork, starting with S and ending with l, however. Any chance of seeing a copy of the document? .............................................................................. ... Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

Pete and Cheryl What about the district Slieve Lougher as in Albert Casey's 16-volume set "O'Kief, Coshe Mang, Slieve Lougher and Upper Blackwater in Ireland"? Bob Meehan