Hello, Everyone--I've been trying to post a query and think I must be sending it to the wrong address. I am interested in knowing about a location mentioned in a family letter. The letter is from Mary A. McDonald and is dated in August, 1875 or 76--it's difficult to read her writing. It is written to an ancestor of mine, Mary Tilleray of Aberdeen, Scotland, who was by that time living in New York, USA. It speaks of the death of "poor Isa" who was, I think, Mary Tilleray's daughter. The letter speaks of taking Isa to "an hospital in Dublin," so I assume they were in Ireland, but I don't know why. I don't know what Isabella Tilleray's connection might have been to Mary McDonald. The date also appears to say Shankill Castle. This, too, was difficult for me to interpret. I am assuming that since a sick patient was taken to Dublin, this must be a Shankill near Dublin. I have seen that an area south of the city has that name. I don't know why it would also say "castle," but that is the way it appears to me. I'd appreciate any information from anyone who has familiarity with the area, what the Shankill Castle reference could mean, or if the name Mary A. Mc Donald or even Tilleray means anything to anyone with a Dublin connection. Thanks very much, Lynn in Fla. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007 11:55 AM