Peter at pjwood@ihug.co.nz writes: << The place of birth is given as Tyrone House. Will be most appreciative of any information concerning this residence. >> Peter, I know "about" where it is, but not exactly. I've looked for it on two occasions, but I now have a better idea of its precise location. I was looking for it several years ago, as one of the locations which Simon Marsden photographed (in infrared) for his wonderful book "In Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland". His location information was vague, and I attempted to pinpoint all of his sites in the book. My information, posted to an IR photography list, was picked-up (with my consent) by a commercial site. This information brought my name to the attention of someone who was googling "Tyrone House", and he contacted me. His family, the St. George's, apparently built the house. I'll send you his name and addy off-list, as it was a private correspondence and I don't believe he's on any of the genealogy lists. Tyrone House is (apparently <gr>) about 2 miles west of the town of Kilcolgan, facing out onto the estuary of the Kilcolgan River, about 7 or 8 miles SE of Galway City. It was built in 1779, abandoned in 1905, and burned in 1920 during The Troubles. Here is a bit of the text about the place: "The classical mansion overlooking the sea was built for the St. George family in 1779. Scion Christopher, born in 1809, was a staunch Protestant married to a Catholic woman in a union strongly disapproved of by his English contemporaries. Both of them lived to a great age, his wife the longest. She remained in the house, along with other members of the family, in greatly reduced circumstances until her death in 1905. <snip> Today a sinister, windswept ruin remains, while the St. George family lies entombed in a massive Gothic mausoleum on the summit of a nearby hill." That's about it. I can give you detailed coordinates of where I "think" it is located, if you're interested in visiting the place <gr>. I'll also send the info about the St. George family member who contacted me - off list. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts