This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Walsh, Henessy, Hansen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WWC.2ACI/3761.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ok, but what I have learned while doing research is that Walsh is a very common name in Ireland and it seems the names that are in my family are also in other families and not just walsh families. Lets hope there is a connection.