Hi Fred, In your email to Pete you mentioned that the name BRENOCH is probably the Irish version of WALSH. My grandmother, Anastasia BRENNICK (b.1895, d.1973), married a man (John Edward CODY, b.1884, d.1979) whose family was from County Kilkenny, but I have been unable to find the origin of her BRENNICK family. It is my understanding that "BRENNICK" roughly means "man from Wales" which fits with your WALSH surname meaning. Do you have any BRENNICKs in your files? Does your family have connections to Canada, specifically Prince Edward Island? All the best, Jim Coady Researching CODY (COADY), BEAGAN, BRENNICK and McLOUD in Ireland and Prince Edward Island, Canada. - - - - - - - - - - - - > >Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills > of western Massachusetts > > > > > Hi, Pete--A comment that may help or be > redundant--My grandmither's > maiden name was Mary Kennis Brannack. Your mention > of the Brenoch > mountains aroused my interest, since my research > shows that Kilkenny > County is the homeplace of most of the Irish > Brannacks. Brenoch is > probably a version of the Irish > Breannagh/Breathneagh/Brannack/Brannock > which is the Irish version of "Walsh." I've had > the experience of > telling my wife's cousins in Ireland that my > grandmother was a Brannack > and their response was: "Oh. Walsh!" The Kennis > appears to be derived > from St. Canice, whose cathedral is in Kilkenny Town > Regards Fred > Boland BOLAND/BRANNACK/McMANIGAL/McMONEGAL/FOLEY > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com