Mary Well, I know that a cooper is a barrel maker "ill made", "stout made", "middle made". I suppose means "build", something that we might say in the U.S. "close sighted"; maybe "near sighted" "rather low" Maybe "short?" Ray -----Original Message----- From: JP & MC Mizzi [mailto:mmizzi@dodo.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:30 PM To: Ray Marshall; Kerry List Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Don't read this if you are lookiing for Higgins Ray, Loved that description but what is "ill made"? Mary who is no relation to the wanted persons! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Marshall" <raymarsh@mninter.net> To: "Kerry List" <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:25 PM Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Don't read this if you are lookiing for Higgins You've got some black sheep in your family. "We trust that the Dublin police will not fail to be on the look-out for those fellows. Daniel HIGGINS is a cooper, 6 feet high, sandy complexion, ill made; Paul HIGGINS, stout made, dark complexion, rather grey hair and close sighted; William HIGGINS, 6 feet high, ill made, sandy hair and complexion; Edmond HIGGINS, rather low, of middle made; Elinor HIGGINS, as an elderly Widow, and the mother of Paul and Daniel HIGGINS." (1820) And that's an eyewitness description! http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/newspaper/hartnett.htm Ray Marshall Minneapolis, born Duluth Who just learned that all of Ireland is smaller than Lake Superior So be prepared to read that factoid over and over and . . . . ------------------------------- 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: 269.9.0/853 - Release Date: 6/18/2007 3:02 PM