Linda at LMJack15@aol.com writes: << In searching parish records for Kilbeacanty, I came across a townland I can't seem to locate. It is Kanes Pound (was also written as Kanespound, Kane's Pound). >> Linda, It looks as if this will be a tough one. My usual "sources" haven't been much help thus far (but that only encourages me <gr>). I also looked for a townland which might have had an Irish equivalent (po/na for pound, e.g.). And, as you probably have already discovered, the search engines aren't much help. I have been wondering if such a location might exist on the "outskirts" of Gort town (Kilbeacanty civil parish approaches Gort quite closely on the east side). I've also wondered whether this might be related to the Lough Cutra Demesne - which was an extensive estate in the 1800's. I have been playing-with a similar situation in Co. Longford, and am progressing (a bit) with the (unsure) assumption that there may have been a change in the local name for the townland itself.......and have been going through on-line records of that parish at that time, and trying to eliminate townland names until I have winnowed the selection down to a few possibilities (not an easy task for someone who doesn't do any genealogy <gr>). Then I might be able to suggest candidates for the altered names. Have you tried to take the 20 or 30 townlands in Kilbeacanty civil parish, and eliminating the various townland names which DO appear in your lists - and see what's left-over at the end of the 'battle'? That might be helpful..... but probably only if we're talking about an entire townland. In any case, I'm hoping for a brainstorm in the near future, which might give me a clue. Other than that unlikely possibility, all I can suggest is that Kane's Pound is a particular local name for a portion of a (probably) large townland. We need more people with the old six-inch maps to make their presence known....and help us out here !!!! Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts