Thor at hdiarky@charter.net writes: << recorded as a "native of Baker, Co. Galway, Ire." I can not find "Baker" as a place name. Any ideas? >> Thor, Ideas, yes. But help..... probably not. I would investigate the "k" sound actually being a "g", as in Beag or Beg. It would have been nice to find a Beger or Beager or Beagher ..........but no such luck. Lots of Beagh townlands, a Beagha and various other endings. But I'm on dangerous ground here, as I don't know just how the "eagh" is pronounced in this word. If it's just a form of Beg, then it's not so bad. But it's been a long day, and I'm probably going to make some really stupid assumptions if I keep going. So I think I'd better leave it with the suggestion about the "k" sound. If I have any better suggestions while sleeping on it tonight, I'll send an update <gr>. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

Pete, In the parish of Beagh in south Galway the parish name is pronounced a bit like "bay-hay", with a very soft "h" which is almost breathed rather than huffed, i.e. it is just hinted at. Pádraig (the Paddy that was) -----Original Message----- From: IRL-GALWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:IRL-GALWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of PeteScherm@aol.com Sent: 20 November 2004 02:42 To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GALWAY] Re: Holland Family of County Galway Thor at hdiarky@charter.net writes: << recorded as a "native of Baker, Co. Galway, Ire." I can not find "Baker" as a place name. Any ideas? >> Thor, Ideas, yes. But help..... probably not. I would investigate the "k" sound actually being a "g", as in Beag or Beg. It would have been nice to find a Beger or Beager or Beagher ..........but no such luck. Lots of Beagh townlands, a Beagha and various other endings. But I'm on dangerous ground here, as I don't know just how the "eagh" is pronounced in this word. If it's just a form of Beg, then it's not so bad. But it's been a long day, and I'm probably going to make some really stupid assumptions if I keep going. So I think I'd better leave it with the suggestion about the "k" sound. If I have any better suggestions while sleeping on it tonight, I'll send an update <gr>. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== NETSCAPE questions or expertise???? mailto:Netscape-L-request@rootsweb.com To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx