Michael C. Wrinn died on May 30, 1897, in Philadephia, Tennessee where he lived most of his adult life. He spent a 2 year period serving in the Union Army during the Civil War as a private in Co D, 3rd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. We are seeking information on his parents, siblings, place of birth in County Kerry, date and place of arrival in U.S. We would certainly want to know more of anything about this interesting great grandfather. Other than his direct decendents we have found no other Wrinn in this area of Tennessee. V. Wrinn Regl Vonregal@aol.com ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Amanda, Are you looking for C of I, RC or other denominations? I will check: A Guide to Irish Parish Registers. Marge in Southern California Searching: Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stacpoole, Garvey/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan in Kildare Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry </HTML>

>From The Kingdom Newspaper June 2007 Proud community to commemorate death of freedom fighter By: Derry Murphy THE parish of Lispole is to commemorate the death of one of its most famous sons, the patriot Tom·s Ashe, whose 80th anniversary will occur on September 15 next. A local committee has been established to commemorate the death of the proud republican who died on hunger strike in 1917. Ashe was born in Kinard, Lispole and was the sixth in a family of three daughters and six sons. He attended the local Ardomore National School when the one-roomed building catered for 350 children. Having completed his national schooling successful-ly, he was appointed as monitor in the local school and the training course lasted for five years and he was later selected to attend De La Salle Training College in Waterford were he became active in the Gaelic League and the GAA. On completion of his two-year training course, Ashe was appointed assistant teacher in Minard Castle School in his native parish and a year later he became principal of Corduff National School in Lusk, Co Dublin. He joined the Irish Volunteers and was to play a major role in the 1916 rising as Commandant of the Fifth Battalion. He was imprisoned in Kilmainham to await court-martial. He was later sentenced to death but the sentence was later reduced to one of penal servitude for life. After a term on hunger strike, Ashe, de Valera and Thomas Hunter were released in June 1917 by order of Prime Minister Lloyd George. He was re-arrested two months later and transferred to the Curragh Military Camp before being transferred to Mountjoy. When his demand for republican prisoner status was refused. Ashe again went on hunger strike on 20 September 1917. His condition quickly deteriorated and he was transferred to Mater Hospital in Dublin where he died on Tuesday, September 25. He was laid to rest in Glasnevin Cemetery after tens of thousands of people had travelled from all part of the country to pay their respects to the great freedom fighter when his remains lay in state at City Hall.

Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows anything about the following parishes: Aghadoe Ballincuslane Dromod Kilcrohane Killinane Knocknane Molahiffe 1. Does anyone know where the modern day locations of records for these parishes are? 2. How do I go about searching or requesting a search of the records? 3. Does anyone know how far back the records go? I am trying to find a baptism for my great-great grandfather, Patrick CLIFFORD born approximately 1837. Thank you. -Amanda

Hi Kate, Would be happy to transcribe the photos of headstones. Can I do this here in Australia? Please let me know. Mary Mizzi ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kate_Miller@ilnd.uscourts.gov> To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Transcribing Headstones Kerry friends, Have any of you seen Roger Nowlan's site (Carlow), where he has uploaded photos of headstones and asked for transcription volunteers? I volunteer and it's fabulous. My transcriptions are not yet finalized, however, they've proven so helpful. Perhaps we could work on something like this for the Kerry group? As the Irish vacations near, maybe list members can take some photos and upload them for transcription? Or, maybe I can bribe my Ballyheigue young cousins to take on a summer project ...... What do you think? http://www.nolanfamilies.org/gallery/ Kate in Chicago Ballyheigue Kerry (Monson, Leen, Mulvihill) Myshall Carlow (Nolan/Clowry) Collinstown Westmeath (Moran/Kenny) Tullamore Offaly (Nugent/Whelan) Beara Peninsula (Leahy/Holland) Here's an example from the "old" Ballon Cemetery -- Erected by Peter Nolan, New Road, Ballon In memory of his beloved wife Monica Nolan Who died 8th Nov 1885 aged 78 years Also his daughter Julia Nolan died 2nd Jan 1914 aged 60 years also his daughter Mrs. Alicia Curran Late of Slyguff Died 21st July 1916 Aged 70 yrs His son John died 12th of January 1917 aged 74 Yrs and his son James Died 1st May 1918 Aged 78 Yrs The above Peter Nolan Died 12th Mar 1898 aged 80 years. Look at this one from Drumphea: Erected by RICHARD and ROBERT NOLAN of Knockindrane in affectionate Memory of their PARENTS James Nolan died April 21st 1857 AGED 112 Yrs. And ELIZABETH NOLAN née BARRY died June 17th 1827 aged 60 Yrs. and of their brothers & sisters JOHN died October 1832 aged 38 Yrs EDWARD died April 13, 1843 aged 41 Yrs LAURENCE died Nov?r 26th 1884 aged 89 Yrs. ANNE FENLON died in America CATHERINE died Aug 15, 1866 aged 61 Yrs MARY died Sep?r 20th, 1883 aged 73 Yrs ELLEN TYRRELL died May 19, 1886 aged 85 Yrs. Their Nephew JOHN FENLON died 1842 aged 23 Years ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kate I transcribe for the FreeBMD site and would be very happy to help with Co. Kerry transcriptions too if this gets off the floor. Regards Irene R -------Original Message------- From: Kate_Miller@ilnd.uscourts.gov Date: 06/13/07 11:13:32 PM To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Transcribing Headstones Kerry friends, Have any of you seen Roger Nowlan's site (Carlow), where he has uploaded photos of headstones and asked for transcription volunteers? I volunteer and it's fabulous. My transcriptions are not yet finalized, however, they've proven so helpful. Perhaps we could work on something like this for the Kerry group? As the Irish vacations near, maybe list members can take some photos and upload them for transcription? Or, maybe I can bribe my Ballyheigue young cousins to take on a summer project ...... What do you think? http://www.nolanfamilies.org/gallery/ Kate in Chicago Ballyheigue Kerry (Monson, Leen, Mulvihill) Myshall Carlow (Nolan/Clowry) Collinstown Westmeath (Moran/Kenny) Tullamore Offaly (Nugent/Whelan) Beara Peninsula (Leahy/Holland) Here's an example from the "old" Ballon Cemetery -- Erected by Peter Nolan, New Road, Ballon In memory of his beloved wife Monica Nolan Who died 8th Nov 1885 aged 78 years Also his daughter Julia Nolan died 2nd Jan 1914 aged 60 years also his daughter Mrs. Alicia Curran Late of Slyguff Died 21st July 1916 Aged 70 yrs His son John died 12th of January 1917 aged 74 Yrs and his son James Died 1st May 1918 Aged 78 Yrs The above Peter Nolan Died 12th Mar 1898 aged 80 years. Look at this one from Drumphea: Erected by RICHARD and ROBERT NOLAN of Knockindrane in affectionate Memory of their PARENTS James Nolan died April 21st 1857 AGED 112 Yrs. And ELIZABETH NOLAN née BARRY died June 17th 1827 aged 60 Yrs. and of their brothers & sisters JOHN died October 1832 aged 38 Yrs EDWARD died April 13, 1843 aged 41 Yrs LAURENCE died Nov?r 26th 1884 aged 89 Yrs. ANNE FENLON died in America CATHERINE died Aug 15, 1866 aged 61 Yrs MARY died Sep?r 20th, 1883 aged 73 Yrs ELLEN TYRRELL died May 19, 1886 aged 85 Yrs. Their Nephew JOHN FENLON died 1842 aged 23 Years ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/07 9:42 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/848 - Release Date: 6/13/07 12:50 PM

Speaking of transcriptions, several years ago, I submitted Co. Kerry headstone transcriptions from a US cemetery to the Kerry website. The cemetery (St. Brigid's) is located in Hadley, MA and is of Catholic parishioners from surrounding towns, including Hadley and Amherst. You can find these transcriptions at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlker/hdleygrave.html ~Patsy~ Researching KELLY and O'DONOGHUE of the Iron Mills (aka Old Forge) area of Glen Flesk. (Patrick KELLY married Ellen O'DONOGHUE of Rusheenmore in 1834.)

To see a collection of Headstone Photos from the above burial grounds in Co. Kerry go to the following URL http://groups.msn.com/BeautifulOldIrishPhotographs Click on the left for Old Keel Burial grounds, 4 pages of photos New Keel Cem., 10 pages of photos Kiltallagh, Old and New Cem., 4 pages of photos Milltown Cem. , 2 pages of photos Ballymacelligott Cem., 1 page of photos If anyone has people from this area, let us know and we can try to help as we have and are attempting to sort out the families of the Parish of Keel, Castlemaine and Kiltallagh, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry. Mary tmlein@insightbb.com

Hi, If you have found in your Cemetery search of Caherciveen any Cournne [Courtney] or Bowlers , I would love to know. Thanks Trish in Sydney Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Welcome back Ray I'm hoping they are all out Cemetery searching and researching while the weather is good. I just spent two weeks doing just that and now am trying to put it all together. We are just starting to get into the hot and muggy weather that you are already enjoying. LIZ - Searching Daniel Sullivan born abt. 1822, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, son of Timothy Sullivan and Ellen Driscoll - married Bridget Sullivan Abt 1852 - daughter of Cornelius Sullivan and Mary Kelly. First child Mary born in Ireland, balance of children born in Colchester, Connecticut. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/843 - Release Date: 10/06/2007 1:39 PM

Kerry friends, Have any of you seen Roger Nowlan's site (Carlow), where he has uploaded photos of headstones and asked for transcription volunteers? I volunteer and it's fabulous. My transcriptions are not yet finalized, however, they've proven so helpful. Perhaps we could work on something like this for the Kerry group? As the Irish vacations near, maybe list members can take some photos and upload them for transcription? Or, maybe I can bribe my Ballyheigue young cousins to take on a summer project ...... What do you think? http://www.nolanfamilies.org/gallery/ Kate in Chicago Ballyheigue Kerry (Monson, Leen, Mulvihill) Myshall Carlow (Nolan/Clowry) Collinstown Westmeath (Moran/Kenny) Tullamore Offaly (Nugent/Whelan) Beara Peninsula (Leahy/Holland) Here's an example from the "old" Ballon Cemetery -- Erected by Peter Nolan, New Road, Ballon In memory of his beloved wife Monica Nolan Who died 8th Nov 1885 aged 78 years Also his daughter Julia Nolan died 2nd Jan 1914 aged 60 years also his daughter Mrs. Alicia Curran Late of Slyguff Died 21st July 1916 Aged 70 yrs His son John died 12th of January 1917 aged 74 Yrs and his son James Died 1st May 1918 Aged 78 Yrs The above Peter Nolan Died 12th Mar 1898 aged 80 years. Look at this one from Drumphea: Erected by RICHARD and ROBERT NOLAN of Knockindrane in affectionate Memory of their PARENTS James Nolan died April 21st 1857 AGED 112 Yrs. And ELIZABETH NOLAN née BARRY died June 17th 1827 aged 60 Yrs. and of their brothers & sisters JOHN died October 1832 aged 38 Yrs EDWARD died April 13, 1843 aged 41 Yrs LAURENCE died Nov?r 26th 1884 aged 89 Yrs. ANNE FENLON died in America CATHERINE died Aug 15, 1866 aged 61 Yrs MARY died Sep?r 20th, 1883 aged 73 Yrs ELLEN TYRRELL died May 19, 1886 aged 85 Yrs. Their Nephew JOHN FENLON died 1842 aged 23 Years

Ray I'm hoping they are all out Cemetery searching and researching while the weather is good. I just spent two weeks doing just that and now am trying to put it all together. We are just starting to get into the hot and muggy weather that you are already enjoying. LIZ - Searching Daniel Sullivan born abt. 1822, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, son of Timothy Sullivan and Ellen Driscoll - married Bridget Sullivan Abt 1852 - daughter of Cornelius Sullivan and Mary Kelly. First child Mary born in Ireland, balance of children born in Colchester, Connecticut. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I just assisted in putting out a "fire" on the Ireland-L list. I wonder what they would think over there if Jack subscribed to it and started posting in his inimitable style? Unfortunately, all our little storks are dead or in the stork hospital. So I'll be able to pay more attention to our beloved Kerry list. How come you guys aren't posting? Ray Marshall In a Minneapolis that is hotter and more humid than Palmer, PA, I would bet. -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of John L. Sweeney Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:29 PM To: PMcH532@aol.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Welcome back Good Evening Pat: Ray has had me running an ongoing study of a stork family in his motherland or maybe its auntland or grand somethingland, anyway, Ustron, Poland. I have to send him and some of his buddies reports of the activities of what started out as 2 adult storks that make their home in an emense nest made of sticks with grass carpeting. The 2 adults [I still can't tell which is which, mom or dad] crafted 4 white eggs each about 4 times the size of a jumbo chicken egg that developed into 2 really ugly chicks that sleep alot and eat partially digested frogs and fish, there is still one egg left with [I assume] has something going on within it and one of the eggs with nobody home that just disappeared one morning. So, besides my usual computer-related duties, excessive gardening chores "herself" assigns me, grocery shopping, going to church, eating, sleeping, smoking, drinking cheap-light-American beer etc. now I have this inane duty the fellow in Minnapolis judged me "qualified" to constantly look-in on the storks and regretably report what I observed, in writing. So, how've been? Love, Jack Sweeney, about to go to bed in Palmer, Pennsylvania. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/840 - Release Date: 6/8/2007 3:15 PM

Killury - Causeway. I have visited Causeway a few times searching for my possible O'Leary origins. It is a remote village with the Killury cemetery a mile or so south of the village. It has very old tombs & crypts which I have photos of, including a layout of who is buried where, some listed as unkown. The Catholic church in Causeway is St. John the Baptist and the priest's name is Fr. Keannelly, who has a great set of parish records going back to 1782. There are two more churches in the area, one in Ballyheigue, south of Causeway, and another one east of Causeway but can't rmember the names. I have no idea what A & A refers to. Don O'Leary - LEARY, (g.g.grf. Richard & g.grf. Michael) O'LEARY, MORIARITY, SULLIVAN in County Kerry. PHELAN, DOOLAN in County Waterford & Kilkenny. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Brian Mitchell's book: A Guide to Irish Parish Registers (which I just bought yesterday) lists it as Causeway, with records starting in 1782. Wow, that is early for RC records! Good luck, Marge in Southern California Searching: Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stacpoole, Garvey/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan in Kildare Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry </HTML>

Walt All I know is that "Arthur Griffiths" who later became famous for his fabulous "valuation" got his start building roads in northwest Kerry in the 1820s in what was then a "roadless area." And many of the frugal residents of the area saved their earnings from these projects and Were able to increase their landholdings considerably. My Reidys leased about 20 acres according to the Tithe Valuation in 1827 or so. Three Reidy families leased over 100 acres as listed on Griffiths Valuation in 1852. This was in Meenleitrim North Townland, Castleisland Civil Parish, Brosna Catholic Parish (it became Knocknagoshel Catholic Parish in 1916). Some said it was for "economical development" for the farmers. Others said that it was to provide roads for the military to go in and chase after Whiteboy agrarian terrorists. And actually the area did calm down in the 1830s and 1840s til the Great Famine. After the Famine came the Young Ireland revolt (mostly Protestant), then the Fenians, and then the Land Wars. Ray Marshall Minneapolis, where it's hot and muggy -----Original Message----- From: Walter McElligott [mailto:wmcauth07@juno.com] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:35 AM To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com; labaths@celticcousins.net Cc: raymarsh@mninter.net Subject: W1G: Re: IRL-KERRY Martial Law Ray, Carol, Thanx for info on the "withdrawing the provisions of the Insurrection Act... from County Kerry & County Limerick, circa 1825. According to the Chronicle, the "earnest hope" upon liffting of the restrictions of the Insurrection was that County Limerick would, like County Kerry "continue in a peaceable state...;" and "Government will encourage the good disposition of the peasantry, by affording aid to the agricultural and commercial interests in that quarter." Qs. 1. Did Government provide the agricultural and commercial aid hoped for? 2. Did both Counties remain peaceful for the remainfder of the 19th century? God Bless All, Walt McElligott < wmcauth07@juno.com <mailto:wmcauth07@juno.com> > Beecher, Eastern Will County, IL USA, 60401, POB 452, Editor of Chicago Writers Association ( http://chicagowrites.org) CLARION Newsletter (quarterly) July 1, 2007 ====================================================

Would anyone know the Catholic Church in Killury in the 1820's. A reference book shows it is in A & A Diocese but doesn't explain. Dolores

Ray, Carol, Thanx for info on the "withdrawing the provisions of the Insurrection Act... from County Kerry & County Limerick, circa 1825. According to the Chronicle, the "earnest hope" upon liffting of the restrictions of the Insurrection was that County Limerick would, like County Kerry "continue in a peaceable state...;" and "Government will encourage the good disposition of the peasantry, by affording aid to the agricultural and commercial interests in that quarter." Qs. 1. Did Government provide the agricultural and commercial aid hoped for? 2. Did both Counties remain peaceful for the remainfder of the 19th century? God Bless All, Walt McElligott <wmcauth07@juno.com> Beecher, Eastern Will County, IL USA, 60401, POB 452, Editor of Chicago Writers Association (http://chicagowrites.org) CLARION Newsletter (quarterly) July 1, 2007 ==================================================== Message: 2 Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:21:54 -0500 From: "Ray Marshall" <raymarsh@mninter.net> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Liftiing of 1825 Insurrection Act ('Martial Law') in Kerry To: "Kerry List" <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <JDEMLDCBLONGAEDEIEFOCEHKDKAA.raymarsh@mninter.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" The defeat of Napoleon and the redrawing of the boundaries of Europe in 1815 led to a mass demobilization of the English army and a huge depression of farm prices. This was followed in the 1820s by much discontent in Ireland ("Whiteboy" activity) and the imposition of Martial Law (the "Insurrection Act") in most of Ireland. Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:02:17 -0500 From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <labaths@celticcousins.net> Subject: [IRELAND] Connaught Journal; Jan 31, 1825; Provincial News To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway, Monday, January 31, 1825 PROVINCIAL NEWS LIMERICK, JAN. 22 - Captain O'Grady, M.P., John Thomas Walter, jun. Esq of Castletown; and other county gentlemen, came into town yesterday in expectation of meeting Mr. Blackburne. His presence, however, was totally unnecessary; and Mr. Vokes and another Magistrate in the County Court-House, and read his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's Proclamation, withdrawing the provisions of the Insurrection Act from this County, the entire of which is now relieved from its operation. It is ardently to be wished that the peasantry will evince a due sense of this indulgence, and refrain from any further violations of the law, which must ever terminate to their disadvantage. Since the restrictions of the Insurrection Act have been withdrawn from Kerry, that County continues in a peaceable state; and it is earnestly hoped that Government will encourage the good disposition of the peasantry, by affording aid to the agricultural and commercial interests in that quarter.--Chronicle.

Good Evening Pat: Ray has had me running an ongoing study of a stork family in his motherland or maybe its auntland or grand somethingland, anyway, Ustron, Poland. I have to send him and some of his buddies reports of the activities of what started out as 2 adult storks that make their home in an emense nest made of sticks with grass carpeting. The 2 adults [I still can't tell which is which, mom or dad] crafted 4 white eggs each about 4 times the size of a jumbo chicken egg that developed into 2 really ugly chicks that sleep alot and eat partially digested frogs and fish, there is still one egg left with [I assume] has something going on within it and one of the eggs with nobody home that just disappeared one morning. So, besides my usual computer-related duties, excessive gardening chores "herself" assigns me, grocery shopping, going to church, eating, sleeping, smoking, drinking cheap-light-American beer etc. now I have this inane duty the fellow in Minnapolis judged me "qualified" to constantly look-in on the storks and regretably report what I observed, in writing. So, how've been? Love, Jack Sweeney, about to go to bed in Palmer, Pennsylvania.

Hi Jack, Welcome back! You were gone so long I thought you were a goner. Hope all is well with you in Palmer PA. You were missed. Pat in not so dry anymore South Florida ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Good Evening Kerry List Folk: Is there anybody out there who is familiar with the Breen family, they lived in Lahard, Kerry in 1901? I'd love to know any Breen's, anywhere. I think my granduncle Denis Sweeney married into that family and lived with them in Lahard at that time. Love, Jack Sweeney, taking nourishment in Palmer, Pennsylvania.