Hi Janet, in the lists of families in Ireland residing between the 11th and 16th century, McCrosky is not listed. However, it seems likely you are looking at either:- MacCloskey Donegal, MacCloskey{chief] Derry or MacCrossan Tyrone, or MacCrossan Donegal. All form the North of Ireland. Don't forget in recording names, the English would only write down the phonetic equivalent sound as they had no conception of the gaelic tongue in which it would have been conveyed. After the 16th C: other names come into play, but these are the nearest i can find to your search from them. I'll keep looking through my Gaelic resources. Regards, tony McEnery. or originally Macineigrhe, see what i mean? >From: "Janet McCrosky" <mej@cfanet.com> >Reply-To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com >To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] McCrosky >Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 09:19:12 -0500 > >Does this surname and spelling appear anywhere in very early records? John >(allegedly born 1864) possibly originated in Antrim, Ireland. Are there any >early Irish birth/christening records online somewhere to consult? > Thank you for any help. >Janet > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters

Many thanks! Janet