Please can you help with my research.Have you any of the following in your family tree. MICHAEL BYRNE, ROSE BYRNE LAURENCE BYRNE. These would all have been born befor 1874 as they were sponsors for MARY KNIGHT & THOMAS KNIGHT (my Grandfather & his sister). They were Baptised at S.S. PETER'& PAUL R.C. CHURCH MONASTEREVIN County Kildare.Please E-mail me at [email protected] Thank you for your time and any help you may be able to give. Val. -----Original Message----- From: Janine H [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 29 September 2004 13:19 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Irl-Kildare] BYRNE Can some kind soul give me some guidance to find parents of Catherine Byrne born Kildare, though can only narrow probable towns to . Ballyhade . Nass . Athy Tn Athy (Meetingh/Leinster) . Ballymore Eustace through locating probable parents Mary and John Byrne in Griffiths Valuation (1851). I know it's a long shot!! Catherine was born c 1820 was convicted in Dublin on 3 June 1839 for stealing bedclothes and sentenced to 7 years transportation to Australia. She had been imprisoned a Dublin City goal at the time. I can't progress any further. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Cheers and Thanks Janine Hinton South Australia