In a message dated 8/1/2007 3:07:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, irl-kerry-request@rootsweb.com writes: Does anyone know if there were any ironworks or iron quarries in or near any of the following towns in the mid 1840s to 1850s? Interesting inquiry!! Did your ancestors migrate to Wales to work in the iron mills there? Mine did (from Kerry) during or just after the famine years before coming to America between 1880 & 1890 where they worked in the steel mills of western PA. Don ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour