Kevin mate, We've had this conversation before! :) No, my Dunne is from Timolin even though his birth was registered in the Castledermot Parish. I believe Timolin was part of the Parish in 1791. I'm told that there is no connection with the Castledermot Dunnes. Yes, we had a couple of drinks with Evelyn, who runs the Sportsman's Bar and a cosy chat. She kindly rang one of the local blokes who came in to exchange some of his local knowledge as he'd been born in the area over 80 years prior. Couldn't tell me much....his own father would have been the guy to talk to (!!!) but it was nice of him to spend some time with us. Drove past Kilkea Castle plenty of times. We stayed at the Mill House in Levittstown which is on the River barrow....lovely secluded B&B...with the ruins of the old mill right next door. Quoting Kevin Kerwin <[email protected]>: > Hey Dale, > Are any of your Dunnes from Castledermot? I found the gravestone of one > in St. Louis on my recent visit. And if you visit Timolin, stop in at the > Sportsman's Inn, the small church behind it, and the Irish Pewter Mill. The > church may have some Dunnes in it-they are all over that area. I just stayed > at the Kilkea Castle for two days, then the Pill Lodge just north of there. > Both were wonderful. > > Cheers, Kevin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 3:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Irl-Kildare] PARISH OF CASTLE KILDARE - DELANEY > > > > > > Hey Kevin, > > Yep, the autumn colours are just appearing down here in Cork and it's a > beautiful sight. > > By the way, I called in to Fr. Dempsey in Crookstown, Co. Kildare, to see > if he could help with information > > on my Thomas Dunne (Timolin 1791) He also told me that has released the > records to the Heritage Centre. > > He suggested I contact Fr. Coughlan in Timolin which I had already done 3 > years ago. I wrote to him again > > but was told virtually the same thing, that Marriage Records in Moone > (Timolin) begin in 1884 which is > > much too late for my Thomas. > > Spent a glorious few days just driving the back roads of Co. Kildare and > soaking up the atmosphere of the > > countryside of my ancestors. > > Fr. Dempsey was very helpful and during the conversation, I learned he had > a brother living just 120km. > > from my own place Down Under who he had visited a few times! Small world! > > Cheers, > > Dale > > > > Quoting Kevin Kerwin <[email protected]>: > > > > > Hi Dale- > > > It is gorgeous, isn't it? I just got back from Kildare and Wexford > last > > > night. Must have missed you speeding by on the N78...Don't gain too much > > > weight on the Full Irish Breakfasts, Carvery lunches, etc...The Fall > colors > > > should be peaking next week, too > > > > > > If you are interested in Athy, the man to see is Frank Taafe. He's a > > > solicitor with an office just west of the Crom-A-Boo Bridge off Duke > Street. > > > > > > Kevin Kerwin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 4:17 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Irl-Kildare] PARISH OF CASTLE KILDARE - DELANEY > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Julie, > > > > There is a Castledermot town and Parish just a few miles from Kildare > > > town. It dates back to the year 600 > > > > and something, if I remember rightly. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dale > > > > From Oz but over here in Ireland for 6 gorgeous months!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Quoting Julie Robinson <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > > > Hi List, > > > > > > > > > > On a WO97 document I have a relative who enlisted "in the parish of > > > Castle > > > > > in or near the town of Kildare". > > > > > This was <1793>. > > > > > > > > > > Does anybody think they could point me to this "parish of Castle"? > > > Could it > > > > > simply be Kildare Castle itself and its immediate vicinity - hence > the > > > name? > > > > > I realise that the county is studded with "Castles" of some kind. > > > > > > > > > > The name was James Delaney b. <1775>. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Julie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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