Jerry Kelly mentioned the Chi-Rho symbol, the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. This symbol appears on at least three cross-slabs in Co. Kerry. Cross-slabs are generally considered to date from the 6th to the 8th century A.D., but the earliest of them may be from the later part of the 5th century. The finest Chi-Rho example that I know of is in the small cemetery in Kilshannig, north of Castlegregory on Tralee Bay. The stone is nearly 5 feet tall. Another example is on a small, very irregular, slab in Coumduff - located about a mile south of Lake Anascaul. Both of these sites are on the Dingle peninsula. I have photographed over a hundred cross-slabs/boulders on the peninsula, but these are the only two I know of that use the added "decoration" to create the Chi-Rho incised cross. On Church Island, in Lough Currane near Waterville, there is large cross-slab which appears to me to have the "Rho" addition to the cross.....but it does not seem to be considered as Chi-Rho in the literature. This is not the very ornate cross-slab on the island which actually uses the two Greek letters in the carving.....that one appears to be from a much later period - perhaps 11th century. Pete .................................................... Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts </HTML>

Hello Brendan, I do not know Colm Leane I do not think he one of the Killarney town Leanes, There were 3 Leane familys in Ardeanig in the 1800s the last maqn there died 1926 no issue the other 2 families went to America and the name was lost I was in contact with one who went in 1847 some died young name lost. I would be one of the Ballycasheen Leanes that would be the next junction from Matt the place is now built on. Matts house was actually in the townland of ballycasheen. There are a number in the parish of Beaufort this would go as Killarney. There is a Michael Leane at the foot of Carrantuahal mountain I know him well. I would be delighted to meet Colm if he is in Killarney some time Re Matt Shallow He lived further up the road where I live [Woodlawn Road] I used to see his van parked there. I do not know him even to see To day was like a Summer day in Killarney after a bad day yesterday and we have more heavy rain now [9pm] Enjoy what is left of Christmas and have a good new Year michael -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com Sent: 25 December 2013 07:21 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 213 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 (brendan@researchireland.com) 2. Merry Christmas (Lizziems@aol.com) 3. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 212 (rmvic12@aol.com) 4. HAPPY XMAS (Mary Mizzi) 5. Re: HAPPY XMAS (pegassi@verizon.net) 6. Re: HAPPY XMAS (Jerry Kelly) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:48:52 +0000 From: "brendan@researchireland.com" <brendan@researchireland.com> Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 To: <n2genealogy@comcast.net> Cc: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <721f98b$40eba293$2e228c1a$@com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Michael, Are you related to Colm Leane who was born in Killarney about 1960, he works in Carbery Milk Products. He lives in Cork married to Catherine who works for Failte Ireland? My sister Geraldine is married to Matt Shallow, they live in Crohane, Fossa. Happy Christmas All from a sunny but windy Dublin current temp 7C Brendan ---------------------------------------- From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 5:22 AM To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Hi Michael Leane! I remember you well. I have shared your photos with all my family. Thanks, so much. I loved your story about about Killarney Looking Good and the late Paddy Kelly, his wife, and his son. Amazing that she is 90 years old. Do you know where his son was going to in America and what his mother's name was? I read about your bad weather there in your posting. Sounds like here in Massachusetts, but that is normal for us. We did get a 60 degree day yesterday, but it was all rain, too. Today a little cooler. Merry or Happy Christmas to you, Michael! ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 11:16:14 PM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Michael Leane) 2. Re Kellys Iron Mills (Michael Leane) 3. Re: IRL-KERRY (ktracy1999@aol.com) 4. McDonnell and Quirk, Listowel (Anne) 5. Fwd: connor (Patricia Jensen) 6. Brophy (mary coleman) 7. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Brid Smith) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:09:37 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 To: Message-ID: <93962A05650F43E1889CCE66B8077B80@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Happy Christmas and Holiday to all Listers out there I very much agree with Patsy re the great help provided by Ray Marshall Weather in Killarney is foul, storms, rain and floods hail and frost in some parts, Weather warnings on radio and tv. All out there enjoy the season as you read this I will be singing Christmas in Killarney Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <216320713.2148813.1387739904557.JavaMail.root@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all you out there in Kerry Land and beyond! Where would we be without the Kerry listers to help us along? And a big Thank You to Ray Marshall for being the administrator ! ~Patsy ------------------------------ __________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:08:33 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Re Kellys Iron Mills To: Message-ID: <10C01AEA7AA347D0990FFD31737C2301@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Patsy, I hope you are keeping well. I sent some pictures of memorials in Muckross Abbey. There was a plaque to Paddy Kelly and I taught that his wife should on the same one In other words I assumed she was dead. In Killarney every they run a competition Killarney Looking Good this encourages people to keep the town tidy and set flowers ect this part of a national competition and Killarney does well. About six week ago there was a prize giving in Muckross House and I was introduced to a man who was a son of Paddy Kelly and he told me he was going to America the next week as his Mother was celebrating her 90th birthday so that puts the record straight. Have a Happy Christmas and a Good new year All are well here TG Weather very bad Michael _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html 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. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:36:21 -0500 (EST) From: Lizziems@aol.com Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Merry Christmas To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <513a3.319b4f8f.3feabda4@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Merry Christmas to all the Kerry listers and our Administrator Ray Marshall who I do hope has power and heat with all the latest snow storms. Happy New Year and may 2014 be the year that you find all those long lost ancestors that have been hiding under the rocks. Liz in sunny Florida. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 14:35:28 -0500 (EST) From: rmvic12@aol.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 212 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8D0CEF66F7DAB1D-167C-3FE76@webmail-m159.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all of you Kerry Listers. Thanks for all of the help many have given me thru the years! Rose Mary -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-request <irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com> To: irl-kerry <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Dec 24, 2013 1:00 am Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 212 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 (n2genealogy@comcast.net) Attached Message From: n2genealogy@comcast.net To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:20:53 +0000 (UTC) Hi Michael Leane! I remember you well. I have shared your photos with all my family. Thanks, so much. I loved your story about about Killarney Looking Good and the late Paddy Kelly, his wife, and his son. Amazing that she is 90 years old. Do you know where his son was going to in America and what his mother's name was? I read about your bad weather there in your posting. Sounds like here in Massachusetts, but that is normal for us. We did get a 60 degree day yesterday, but it was all rain, too. Today a little cooler. Merry or Happy Christmas to you, Michael! ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 11:16:14 PM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Michael Leane) 2. Re Kellys Iron Mills (Michael Leane) 3. Re: IRL-KERRY (ktracy1999@aol.com) 4. McDonnell and Quirk, Listowel (Anne) 5. Fwd: connor (Patricia Jensen) 6. Brophy (mary coleman) 7. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Brid Smith) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:09:37 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" <mleane@vodafone.ie> Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <93962A05650F43E1889CCE66B8077B80@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Happy Christmas and Holiday to all Listers out there I very much agree with Patsy re the great help provided by Ray Marshall Weather in Killarney is foul, storms, rain and floods hail and frost in some parts, Weather warnings on radio and tv. All out there enjoy the season as you read this I will be singing Christmas in Killarney Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <216320713.2148813.1387739904557.JavaMail.root@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all you out there in Kerry Land and beyond! Where would we be without the Kerry listers to help us along? And a big Thank You to Ray Marshall for being the administrator ! ~Patsy ------------------------------ __________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:08:33 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" <mleane@vodafone.ie> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Re Kellys Iron Mills To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <10C01AEA7AA347D0990FFD31737C2301@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Patsy, I hope you are keeping well. I sent some pictures of memorials in Muckross Abbey. There was a plaque to Paddy Kelly and I taught that his wife should on the same one In other words I assumed she was dead. In Killarney every they run a competition Killarney Looking Good this encourages people to keep the town tidy and set flowers ect this part of a national competition and Killarney does well. About six week ago there was a prize giving in Muckross House and I was introduced to a man who was a son of Paddy Kelly and he told me he was going to America the next week as his Mother was celebrating her 90th birthday so that puts the record straight. Have a Happy Christmas and a Good new year All are well here TG Weather very bad Michael To contact the IRL-KERRY list administrator, send an email to IRL-KERRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IRL-KERRY mailing list, send an email to IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.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 email with no additional text. ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 08:07:04 +1000 From: "Mary Mizzi" <mcjm52@bigpond.com> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <DC56F5F1BB5D4A8D954E7A3E1396A4A0@x5721239Mizzi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL THOSE LOST RELLIES. KIND REGARDS, MARY in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:13:08 -0600 (CST) From: pegassi@verizon.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS To: mcjm52@bigpond.com, irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <26431346.249664.1387930388951.JavaMail.root@vznit170128> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone. On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL THOSE LOST RELLIES. KIND REGARDS, MARY in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at [5]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [6]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 2. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com 3. mailto:IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com 4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 6. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:21:10 -0800 (PST) From: Jerry Kelly <jerrykelly@irishtribes.com> Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS To: "irl-kerry@rootsweb.com" <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1387956070.33536.YahooMailNeo@web5804.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 My understanding is that the X was introduced centuries ago as a sign of respect, in the same way that conservative Jews don't spell the name of Yahweh as a sign of respect. Anyone know more about this tradition? Nollaig Shona Daoibh / Merry Christmas to All, Gear?id / Jerry ________________________________ From: "pegassi@verizon.net" <pegassi@verizon.net> To: mcjm52@bigpond.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS ? X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone. ? On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: ? TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... ? WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN ? FINDING ALL ? THOSE LOST RELLIES. ? KIND REGARDS, ? MARY ? in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm ? aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! ? _______________ ? --------------- ? Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: ? [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html ? To? unsubscribe? from? the? list,? please? send? an? email? to ? 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Mary, You have started a very healthy conversation, and I for one, have learned more than I knew before we started. My ignorance of the meaning has brought new life to my thinking. Thank you for prompting me to delve further into it's meaning. Thank you all for responding and sharing. Most of all....a "A Very Merry Christmas" to all. Peg Gingras On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL THOSE LOST RELLIES. KIND REGARDS, MARY in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at [5]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [6]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 2. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com 3. mailto:IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com 4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 6. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com

Forgive me. That was an error. Merry Christmas to all! Slán, Marge in Southern California Searching: Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan, Kildare and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stackpole, Garry/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan, Doyle, Clowney/Clooney, King in Kildare On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 1:43 PM, kerrykuzzin @dslextreme.com < kerrykuzzin@dslextreme.com> wrote: > > > Slán, > Marge in Southern California > > Searching: > Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut > O'Connor in Kerry > Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan, Kildare and Connecticut > Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut > Walsh, Stackpole, Garry/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan, Doyle, Clowney/Clooney, > King in Kildare > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 1:05 PM, <pegassi@verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> Mary, >> You have started a very healthy conversation, and I for one, have >> learned >> more than I knew before we started. My ignorance of the meaning has >> brought >> new life to my thinking. Thank you for prompting me to delve further >> into >> it's meaning. Thank you all for responding and sharing. Most of >> all....a "A >> Very Merry Christmas" to all. >> Peg Gingras >> >> >> On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >> TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... >> WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN >> FINDING ALL >> THOSE LOST RELLIES. >> KIND REGARDS, >> MARY >> in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm >> aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! >> _______________ >> --------------- >> Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: >> [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message. >> To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to >> [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message. >> To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: >> [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ >> Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the >> Irish >> genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide >> audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at >> [5]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [6]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> References >> >> 1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> 2. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com >> 3. mailto:IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com >> 4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> 5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> 6. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com >> _______________ >> --------------- >> >> Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html >> 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. >> >> To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to >> IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message. >> >> To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ >> >> Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the >> Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a >> wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is >> at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > >

Slán, Marge in Southern California Searching: Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan, Kildare and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stackpole, Garry/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan, Doyle, Clowney/Clooney, King in Kildare On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 1:05 PM, <pegassi@verizon.net> wrote: > > Mary, > You have started a very healthy conversation, and I for one, have > learned > more than I knew before we started. My ignorance of the meaning has > brought > new life to my thinking. Thank you for prompting me to delve further > into > it's meaning. Thank you all for responding and sharing. Most of > all....a "A > Very Merry Christmas" to all. > Peg Gingras > > > On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: > > TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... > WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN > FINDING ALL > THOSE LOST RELLIES. > KIND REGARDS, > MARY > in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm > aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! > _______________ > --------------- > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to > [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the > Irish > genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide > audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at > [5]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [6]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 2. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com > 3. mailto:IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com > 4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 6. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com > _______________ > --------------- > > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > 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. > > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > > Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the > Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a > wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is > at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

It probably started as shorthand. In the Greek alphabet "X" is English "ch" An old monogram for Christ is the "ChiRho" which in roman letters looks like Xp but in Greek is Chr. Sent from my iPad > On Dec 24, 2013, at 11:21 PM, Jerry Kelly <jerrykelly@irishtribes.com> wrote: > > My understanding is that the X was introduced centuries ago as a sign of respect, in the same way that conservative Jews don't spell the name of Yahweh as a sign of respect. > > Anyone know more about this tradition? > > Nollaig Shona Daoibh / Merry Christmas to All, > Gearóid / Jerry > > > > ________________________________ > From: "pegassi@verizon.net" <pegassi@verizon.net> > To: mcjm52@bigpond.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:13 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS > > > > X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone. > > > On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: > > TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... > WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN > FINDING ALL > THOSE LOST RELLIES. > KIND REGARDS, > MARY > in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm > aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! > _______________ > --------------- > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to > [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish > genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide > audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at > [5]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [6]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 2. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com > 3. mailto:IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com > 4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 6. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com > _______________ > --------------- > > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > 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. > > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > > Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 > _______________ > --------------- > > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > 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. > > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > > Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html > > ------------------------------- > 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

Go raibh míle maith agat, a Pheig!  /  Many thanks, Peg! Post ar fheabhas.  An-fhaisnéiseach.  /  Excellent post.  Very informative. Nollaig Shona Duit!  /  Merry Christmas! ________________________________ From: "pegassi@verizon.net" <pegassi@verizon.net> To: jerrykelly@irishtribes.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS I was always lead to believe it was a disrespectful term but appears as though there is an explanation for the X vs Christ in Christmas. I found the following on line:  Myth: “Xmas” is a non-religious name / spelling for “Christmas”. It turns out, “Xmas” is not a non-religious version of “Christmas”. The “X” is actually indicating the Greek letter “Chi”, which is short for the Greek, meaning “Christ”. So “Xmas” and “Christmas” are equivalent in every way except their lettering. In fact, although writing guides such as those issued by the New York Times; the BBC; The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style; and Oxford Press discourage the use of Xmas in formal writing, at one time, it was a very popular practice, particularly with religious scribes, who are thought to have started the whole “Xmas” thing in the first place. Indeed, the practice of using the symbol “X” in place of Christ’s name has been going on amongst religious scholars for at least 1000 years. Eventually, this shorthand trick spread to non-religious writings where nearly everywhere “Christ” appeared in a word, the Greek Chi would replace that part of the word. For example, in the 17th and 18th centuries, there are numerous non-religious documents containing instances of “Xine”, which was a common spelling for someone whose name was Christine. Peg  On 12/25/13, Jerry Kelly<jerrykelly@irishtribes.com> wrote:   My understanding is that the X was introduced centuries ago as a sign of respect, in the same way that conservative Jews don't spell the name of Yahweh as a sign of respect. Anyone know more about this tradition? Nollaig Shona Daoibh / Merry Christmas to All, Gearóid / Jerry ________________________________ From: "pegassi@verizon.net" <pegassi@verizon.net> To: mcjm52@bigpond.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS   X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone.   On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote:   TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST ....   WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN   FINDING ALL   THOSE LOST RELLIES.   KIND REGARDS,   MARY   in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm   aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today!   _______________   ---------------   Policies of the IRL-Kerry List:   [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html   To  unsubscribe  from  the  list,  please  send  an  email  to   [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the   quotes in the subject and the body of the message.   To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to   [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the   quotes in the subject and the body of the message.   To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to:   [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/   Share your stuff! 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I was taught [by nuns] that the X in Xmas was a sign of the cross that Christ died upon. Slán, Marge in Southern California Searching: Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan, Kildare and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stackpole, Garry/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan, Doyle, Clowney/Clooney, King in Kildare On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Jerry Kelly <jerrykelly@irishtribes.com>wrote: > My understanding is that the X was introduced centuries ago as a sign of > respect, in the same way that conservative Jews don't spell the name of > Yahweh as a sign of respect. > > Anyone know more about this tradition? > > Nollaig Shona Daoibh / Merry Christmas to All, > Gearóid / Jerry > > > > ________________________________ > From: "pegassi@verizon.net" <pegassi@verizon.net> > To: mcjm52@bigpond.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:13 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS > > > > X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone. > > > On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: > > TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... > WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN > FINDING ALL > THOSE LOST RELLIES. > KIND REGARDS, > MARY > in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm > aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! > _______________ > --------------- > Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: > [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to > [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: > [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ > Share your stuff! 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I was always lead to believe it was a disrespectful term but appears as though there is an explanation for the X vs Christ in Christmas. I found the following on line: Myth: âXmasâ is a non-religious name / spelling for âChristmasâ. It turns out, âXmasâ is not a non-religious version of âChristmasâ. The âXâ is actually indicating the Greek letter âChiâ, which is short for the Greek , meaning âChristâ. So âXmasâ and âChristmasâ are equivalent in every way except their lettering. In fact, although writing guides such as those issued by the New York Times; the BBC; The Christian Writerâs Manual of Style; and Oxford Press discourage the use of Xmas in formal writing, at one time, it was a very popular practice, particularly with religious scribes, who are thought to have started the whole âXmasâ thing in the first place. Indeed, the practice of using the symbol âXâ in place of Christâs name has been going on amongst religious scholars for at least 1000 years. Eventually, this shorthand trick spread to non-religious writings where nearly everywhere âChristâ appeared in a word, the Greek Chi would replace that part of the word. For example, in the 17th and 18th centuries, there are numerous non-religious documents containing instances of âXineâ, which was a common spelling for someone whose name was Christine. Peg On 12/25/13, Jerry Kelly<jerrykelly@irishtribes.com> wrote: My understanding is that the X was introduced centuries ago as a sign of respect, in the same way that conservative Jews don't spell the name of Yahweh as a sign of respect. Anyone know more about this tradition? Nollaig Shona Daoibh / Merry Christmas to All, Gearóid / Jerry ________________________________ From: "[1]pegassi@verizon.net" <[2]pegassi@verizon.net> To: [3]mcjm52@bigpond.com; [4]irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone. On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<[5]mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote: TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL THOSE LOST RELLIES. KIND REGARDS, MARY in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today! _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: [1][6]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [2][7]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to [3][8]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: [4][9]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! 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TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST .... WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL THOSE LOST RELLIES. KIND REGARDS, MARY in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today!

Jerry I never heard that version, however, my dear Sainted Mother always said that putting in the X for Christmas was like taking Christ out of the Mass and showed someone was just too lazy to write out the whole word. And we always said Merry Christmas,not Happy Christmas. Happy was used for New Years. Just some thoughts from different views. Liz in still dark, Space Coast Florida.

My understanding is that the X was introduced centuries ago as a sign of respect, in the same way that conservative Jews don't spell the name of Yahweh as a sign of respect. Anyone know more about this tradition? Nollaig Shona Daoibh / Merry Christmas to All, Gearóid / Jerry ________________________________ From: "pegassi@verizon.net" <pegassi@verizon.net> To: mcjm52@bigpond.com; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] HAPPY XMAS   X is the unknown. It's a pity to wish it to anyone.   On 12/24/13, Mary Mizzi<mcjm52@bigpond.com> wrote:   TO RAY MARSHALL AND ALL ON THE KERRY LIST ....   WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING SUCCESS IN   FINDING ALL   THOSE LOST RELLIES.   KIND REGARDS,   MARY   in North Queensland Australia where it is starting to get very warm   aand the air conditioner will be working overtime today!   _______________   ---------------   Policies of the IRL-Kerry List:   [1]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html   To  unsubscribe  from  the  list,  please  send  an  email  to   [2]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the   quotes in the subject and the body of the message.   To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to   [3]IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the   quotes in the subject and the body of the message.   To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to:   [4]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/   Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish   genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide   audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at   [5]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html   -------------------------------   To  unsubscribe  from  the  list,  please  send  an  email  to   [6]IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the   quotes in the subject and the body of the message References   1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/   2. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com   3. mailto:IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com   4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/   5. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/   6. mailto:IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com _______________ ---------------        Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html                                                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. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff!  If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance.  Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- 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

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Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all of you Kerry Listers. Thanks for all of the help many have given me thru the years! Rose Mary -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-request <irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com> To: irl-kerry <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Dec 24, 2013 1:00 am Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 212 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 (n2genealogy@comcast.net) Attached Message From: n2genealogy@comcast.net To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:20:53 +0000 (UTC) Hi Michael Leane! I remember you well. I have shared your photos with all my family. Thanks, so much. I loved your story about about Killarney Looking Good and the late Paddy Kelly, his wife, and his son. Amazing that she is 90 years old. Do you know where his son was going to in America and what his mother's name was? I read about your bad weather there in your posting. Sounds like here in Massachusetts, but that is normal for us. We did get a 60 degree day yesterday, but it was all rain, too. Today a little cooler. Merry or Happy Christmas to you, Michael! ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 11:16:14 PM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Michael Leane) 2. Re Kellys Iron Mills (Michael Leane) 3. Re: IRL-KERRY (ktracy1999@aol.com) 4. McDonnell and Quirk, Listowel (Anne) 5. Fwd: connor (Patricia Jensen) 6. Brophy (mary coleman) 7. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Brid Smith) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:09:37 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" <mleane@vodafone.ie> Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <93962A05650F43E1889CCE66B8077B80@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Happy Christmas and Holiday to all Listers out there I very much agree with Patsy re the great help provided by Ray Marshall Weather in Killarney is foul, storms, rain and floods hail and frost in some parts, Weather warnings on radio and tv. All out there enjoy the season as you read this I will be singing Christmas in Killarney Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <216320713.2148813.1387739904557.JavaMail.root@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all you out there in Kerry Land and beyond! Where would we be without the Kerry listers to help us along? And a big Thank You to Ray Marshall for being the administrator ! ~Patsy ------------------------------ __________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:08:33 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" <mleane@vodafone.ie> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Re Kellys Iron Mills To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <10C01AEA7AA347D0990FFD31737C2301@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Patsy, I hope you are keeping well. I sent some pictures of memorials in Muckross Abbey. There was a plaque to Paddy Kelly and I taught that his wife should on the same one In other words I assumed she was dead. In Killarney every they run a competition Killarney Looking Good this encourages people to keep the town tidy and set flowers ect this part of a national competition and Killarney does well. About six week ago there was a prize giving in Muckross House and I was introduced to a man who was a son of Paddy Kelly and he told me he was going to America the next week as his Mother was celebrating her 90th birthday so that puts the record straight. Have a Happy Christmas and a Good new year All are well here TG Weather very bad Michael To contact the IRL-KERRY list administrator, send an email to IRL-KERRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IRL-KERRY mailing list, send an email to IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.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 email with no additional text.

Hi Michael, Are you related to Colm Leane who was born in Killarney about 1960, he works in Carbery Milk Products. He lives in Cork married to Catherine who works for Failte Ireland? My sister Geraldine is married to Matt Shallow, they live in Crohane, Fossa. Happy Christmas All from a sunny but windy Dublin current temp 7C Brendan ---------------------------------------- From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 5:22 AM To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Hi Michael Leane! I remember you well. I have shared your photos with all my family. Thanks, so much. I loved your story about about Killarney Looking Good and the late Paddy Kelly, his wife, and his son. Amazing that she is 90 years old. Do you know where his son was going to in America and what his mother's name was? I read about your bad weather there in your posting. Sounds like here in Massachusetts, but that is normal for us. We did get a 60 degree day yesterday, but it was all rain, too. Today a little cooler. Merry or Happy Christmas to you, Michael! ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 11:16:14 PM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Michael Leane) 2. Re Kellys Iron Mills (Michael Leane) 3. Re: IRL-KERRY (ktracy1999@aol.com) 4. McDonnell and Quirk, Listowel (Anne) 5. Fwd: connor (Patricia Jensen) 6. Brophy (mary coleman) 7. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Brid Smith) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:09:37 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 To: Message-ID: <93962A05650F43E1889CCE66B8077B80@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Happy Christmas and Holiday to all Listers out there I very much agree with Patsy re the great help provided by Ray Marshall Weather in Killarney is foul, storms, rain and floods hail and frost in some parts, Weather warnings on radio and tv. All out there enjoy the season as you read this I will be singing Christmas in Killarney Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <216320713.2148813.1387739904557.JavaMail.root@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all you out there in Kerry Land and beyond! Where would we be without the Kerry listers to help us along? And a big Thank You to Ray Marshall for being the administrator ! ~Patsy ------------------------------ __________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:08:33 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Re Kellys Iron Mills To: Message-ID: <10C01AEA7AA347D0990FFD31737C2301@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Patsy, I hope you are keeping well. I sent some pictures of memorials in Muckross Abbey. There was a plaque to Paddy Kelly and I taught that his wife should on the same one In other words I assumed she was dead. In Killarney every they run a competition Killarney Looking Good this encourages people to keep the town tidy and set flowers ect this part of a national competition and Killarney does well. About six week ago there was a prize giving in Muckross House and I was introduced to a man who was a son of Paddy Kelly and he told me he was going to America the next week as his Mother was celebrating her 90th birthday so that puts the record straight. Have a Happy Christmas and a Good new year All are well here TG Weather very bad Michael _______________ --------------- Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html 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. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff! If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance. Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ contrib.html ------------------------------- 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

Any one own these people I am hoping the Mary Connor is from my O'Connor's who were from Gurraun and Ballyfinnane She would have been daughter of Thadeus Connor and Joanna Kevane and sister of Thomas Connor who married Elizabeth Teahan I would like to wish all on the Kerry list Happy Xmas and a break though in Kerry for all next year Trish in Sydney OZ Begin forwarded message: > > > Name CATHERINE LEYNE > Date of Birth 14 March 1843 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION) > Address GRAUN > Father DANIEL LEYNE > Mother MARY CONNOR > Further details in the record > Father Occupation NR > Sponsor 1 MAURICE CONNOR > Sponsor 2 MARY HERLIHY > Priest REV. D. O'CONNOR >

Merry Christmas to all the Kerry listers and our Administrator Ray Marshall who I do hope has power and heat with all the latest snow storms. Happy New Year and may 2014 be the year that you find all those long lost ancestors that have been hiding under the rocks. Liz in sunny Florida.

Hi Michael Leane! I remember you well. I have shared your photos with all my family. Thanks, so much. I loved your story about about Killarney Looking Good and the late Paddy Kelly, his wife, and his son. Amazing that she is 90 years old. Do you know where his son was going to in America and what his mother's name was? I read about your bad weather there in your posting. Sounds like here in Massachusetts, but that is normal for us. We did get a 60 degree day yesterday, but it was all rain, too. Today a little cooler. Merry or Happy Christmas to you, Michael! ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 11:16:14 PM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 211 Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Michael Leane) 2. Re Kellys Iron Mills (Michael Leane) 3. Re: IRL-KERRY (ktracy1999@aol.com) 4. McDonnell and Quirk, Listowel (Anne) 5. Fwd: connor (Patricia Jensen) 6. Brophy (mary coleman) 7. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 (Brid Smith) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:09:37 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" <mleane@vodafone.ie> Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <93962A05650F43E1889CCE66B8077B80@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Happy Christmas and Holiday to all Listers out there I very much agree with Patsy re the great help provided by Ray Marshall Weather in Killarney is foul, storms, rain and floods hail and frost in some parts, Weather warnings on radio and tv. All out there enjoy the season as you read this I will be singing Christmas in Killarney Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <216320713.2148813.1387739904557.JavaMail.root@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all you out there in Kerry Land and beyond! Where would we be without the Kerry listers to help us along? And a big Thank You to Ray Marshall for being the administrator ! ~Patsy ------------------------------ __________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:08:33 -0000 From: "Michael Leane" <mleane@vodafone.ie> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Re Kellys Iron Mills To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <10C01AEA7AA347D0990FFD31737C2301@DellLaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Patsy, I hope you are keeping well. I sent some pictures of memorials in Muckross Abbey. There was a plaque to Paddy Kelly and I taught that his wife should on the same one In other words I assumed she was dead. In Killarney every they run a competition Killarney Looking Good this encourages people to keep the town tidy and set flowers ect this part of a national competition and Killarney does well. About six week ago there was a prize giving in Muckross House and I was introduced to a man who was a son of Paddy Kelly and he told me he was going to America the next week as his Mother was celebrating her 90th birthday so that puts the record straight. Have a Happy Christmas and a Good new year All are well here TG Weather very bad Michael

Merry Christmas Michael and all the folks on the Kerry site. Bridget Smith On Monday, December 23, 2013 5:11 AM, Michael Leane <mleane@vodafone.ie> wrote: Happy Christmas and Holiday to all Listers out there I very much agree with Patsy re the great help provided by Ray  Marshall  Weather in Killarney is foul, storms, rain and floods hail and frost in some parts, Weather warnings on radio and tv. All out there enjoy the season as you read this I will be singing Christmas in Killarney  Michael  -----Original Message----- From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com Sent: 23 December 2013 08:00 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 Today's Topics:   1. Re: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 (n2genealogy@comcast.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:18:24 +0000 (UTC) From: n2genealogy@comcast.net Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Message-ID:     <216320713.2148813.1387739904557.JavaMail.root@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all you out there in Kerry Land and beyond! Where would we be without the Kerry listers to help us along? And a big Thank You to Ray Marshall for being the administrator ! ~Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 3:00:02 AM Subject: IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 209 ------------------------------ To contact the IRL-KERRY list administrator, send an email to IRL-KERRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the IRL-KERRY mailing list, send an email to IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.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 email with no additional text. End of IRL-KERRY Digest, Vol 8, Issue 210 ***************************************** _______________ ---------------        Policies of the IRL-Kerry List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/mailing.html                                              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. To subscribe to the Digest version of the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. To visit the County Kerry Research and Resources Page go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ Share your stuff!  If you transcribed research data, share it with the Irish genealogy community. Contribute it to the Kerry website to reach a wide audience. Contact Ann Hammer, data maintenance.  Her contact info is at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/contrib.html ------------------------------- 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

I believe that my 3 great grandmother was Bridget Brophy from County Kerry She . married John White from County Kerry around 1824. They had Thomas 1825, Mary(1840) James 1832 and maybe a Michael and John. I just do not know where in County Kerry she came from. I did not find them in  church records in Irish genealogy. She came to America around 1850 settling in Carbondale Pa. She is not on passenger lists and I believe she came through Canada as one of her sons did. Thank you for any help. Mary Coleman in snowy Wisconsin