Marguerite, The first name you are looking for is Festus. It was fairly common in Connemara particularly along the western seaboard, although rare now. The Iirish version is more likely to be used. Festy/ Festie was the diminutive version version used. Irish version of Festus - FeichÃn. Feichin was a 6th century saint. The name is popular in Nigeria and Botswana but this may relate to Festus who was procurator of Judea 60-62 AD Maire james.agnew@att.net wrote: Hello List My grandfather, Christopher Cloherty, was born in County Galway mid 1840's. He married Mary Cosgrove in US and they had 13 children. On two of his children's baptisimal certificates he is listed as FUSTES Cloherty and FESTO Cloherty. Would FUSTES and FESTO be nicknames for Christopher? On their marriage certificate he is listed as JUSTINE. Thanks for any help. Marguerite ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== Join an Ireland list that discusses Irish genealogy, history, and culture. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND.html ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos