Hi all, About 1850 two CLEARY brothers left the Curragh in Kildare Co to be horse grooms for the HIBBERTs in Co Galway-Clare (a border place parish Inishcaltra). Very soon afterward, the Clearys came to be farmers in the townland of Cloutha (Cloontyconnaught, today is called Clounty) which is near Scarriff on the shore of Lough Derg, [directly offshore from this townland is Holy Island]. I suspect these two brothers had names of Michael, William, or Thomas. When I pressed my cousins, one thought the townland in the Curragh was a townland of the same name, but, this may not be true. Any advice gratefully accepted. Thanks, Jim McNamara --- [email protected] wrote: > > IRL-KILDARE-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 44 > > Today's Topics: > #1 RE: [Irl-Kildare] FAMILY HISTORY Q ["Val Earnshaw" <[email protected]] > #2 Change of e-mail address ["D.I." <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > > > > > ______________________________> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:46:24 +0100 > From: "Val Earnshaw" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Irl-Kildare] FAMILY HISTORY QUESTION Knight & Sheppard > > Please can you tell me where the Knight and Sheppard families originate? > > Thank you for your time and any help anyone may be able to give. Please > e-mail me at Earnshawfamilybtinternet.com > > Val. > > ______________________________> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 08:35:55 +1000 > From: "D.I." <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Change of e-mail address > > Please note change of e-mail address as from Monday 18 July. > > [email protected] > > Dale Ivens > Jim McNamara Searching: McNAMARA-McGRATH, CLEARY-CONWAY, HANNA(H)-BRADY-McCORMICK-THOMPSON-CAIN-WAUGH-DAVIS-HUNTER