Hi John, My maiden name was RICE. My great grandfather John RICE was baptised in Belfast 1828 and married in Capetown 1860. Was in NZ by 1865. Also have Kilkenny connections. John's wife was Mary KEENAN from Kilkenny. Not a common name there. Shirley Arabin Mount Maunganui, New Zealand . ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:58 Subject: [KILKENNY] CULLEN > > >Good afternoon listers, > >Currently researching the CULLEN Family from Co Killkenny.I have the > >following information: > >Michael and Mary CULLEN arrived Port Phillip Bay ,Victoria,Australia on 24 > >th December 1841,on board "Gilmore". > >They were accompanied by their 5 children,the Family were Government > >assisted migrants to Victoria. > >I am interested in finding out about Michael and Mary's Ancestors in > >Ireland.What were their parents names ? What was Mary's Maiden name,and > >which town did they come from in Killkenny ? > >I have the Family here up to present day.Happy to exchange info from any > >interested parties in Ireland or Australia. > >Regards > >John > >Melbourne,AUS > > > > ==== IRL-KILKENNY Mailing List ==== > Join an Ireland list that discusses Irish genealogy, history, and culture. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >