o.k. so what if you know the county AND the parish of your ancestor in Ireland, but Don't know the name of the town they originated? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks so much mizzou@mcmsys.com

Hi there- I learned a tidbit of info that was new to me and I wanted to pass it on in case anyone has a use for it. If you are trying to find the name of a place and you know the PARISH, but you cannot find this place name you can write to: Place-Names Commission Phoenix Park Dublin 8 Ireland They can often find an obscure name. I thought this was something that you might want to know or tuck away in case it is of future use. Cheers, Christina

Does anyone have the above for Richard Dowling and Catharine McCaffrey. Location is expected to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. Would have occurred between 1884 and 1888. Thanx, Paul

Hi Linda The "Lookups" URL link has now been repaired. Michael Brennan Kent in England My e-mail address is: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Carlow IPG Project is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ My Family URL is: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Sherlock" <linda_sherlock@telus.net> To: <michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 2:43 PM Subject: LOOKUPS URL > Hi Michael! > > Happy New Year! I enjoy your website ... always looking in hopes of finding my > SCYTHES/MEREDITH families from Laois/Queens/Leix or the BOAKE/BETHELL/NORMAN > families from Tipperary and Kilkenny. > > I wanted to let you know that your "Lookups" URL was not found ... I'd love to > ask for a lookup! > > Cheers from Linda in wet Vancouver > > >

Have you ever wondered what time it was in the country of the person you have just emailed? Well, here is the answer http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ A Peaceful & Prosperous New Year to you and all your Family wherever they may be. Michael Brennan Kent in England My e-mail address is: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Carlow IPG Project is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ My Family URL is: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com

Does anyone know where someone might have left Ireland by ship in the 1760 timeframe, if they lived near Stradbally, Ireland? And if there are any records. Thanks Earline

If anyone has Irish Ancestors who migrated to the state of MICHIGAN there is a new list to discuss this area of research. To subscribe send an email to IRISH-MI-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word subscribe Do join us if this is an area you would be interested in. Best wishes, Christina

Those of you with ancestors who came through Ellis Island and who have found them on the online database (www.ellisisland.com ) probably know this, BUT I have finally gone in and started pulling up the linked ship manifests. If you skipped this step or missed it when the site was so busy I would urge you to go back and take another look. I have found that my husband's grandmother Lizzie Devine said she was going to her brother Thomas in Brooklyn. I had no idea there was a brother named Thomas. Her sister said she was going to her cousin Mrs Bridge in NJ. Long story here but I thought this Mrs Bridge was a sister and now realize she probably was a cousin. If I can find her father's name I will have a brother to our Patrick DEVINE and through him I might find their FATHER! So, a good clue. A friend of mine found her grandmother's father named as the one who paid the fare so she got another generation back. I just wanted to share that you may find some useful clues as well as more understanding of how they made their trip to America. *When you have pulled up the initial listing for your person you will see above it "View Ships Manifest". That is the record to pull up. Good luck! Christina

Thanks, Christine. I wanted to add, that I could not initially find my grandmother. I found her by hunting down relatives. I found her travelling with her new sister-in-law, but her name was abysmally, misspelled from Esposito to Esparito. I have found a number of these kinds of errors in other records, especially places of births. Takes patience. Happy hunting.

This might be useful to some one out there http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/books.html A Peaceful & Prosperous New Year to you and all your Family wherever they may be. Michael Brennan Kent in England My e-mail address is: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Carlow IPG Project is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ My Family URL is: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com

I'm trying to trace ancestors back to Ireland. They likely entered the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, between 1861 and 1888. Names: Richard Dowling, suspect County Wicklow Catharine McCaffrey, suspect County Meath Below, I show a list of ships (probably partial list) documented as entering this port, in this time frame. Does anyone have passenger lists or advice on where to find them? Thanx, Paul Amsterdam of 1888 (built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1879 as the "British Crown"), American Line. Austrian, Allan Line of Glasgow. British King, American Line. British Prince, American Line. BRITISH PRINCESS, American Line. Canadian (third one), owned by the Allan Line. City of Limerick, was built in 1855 as the "African". She was purchased by the Inman Line of Liverpool in 1863 and renamed "City of Limerick". City of New York (second one), built by Tod & MacGregor, Glasgow in 1865. Launched as the "Delaware" for Richardson, Spence & Co, Liverpool. Went to Inman Line 1865 renamed "City of New York". Chartered to the American Line. Etna was built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1854 for the Cunard Line. Sold to the Inman Line. 1871 renamed "City of Bristol". Chartered to the American Line 1875. Ganges, launched on 3/9/1868 for J.A.Dunkerley & Co. Under the management of a new company formed about 1870 called Mercantile Steamship Co of Liverpool. Hibernian, Allan Line. Indiana, American Line. Lord Clive, was built for G.M.Papayanni of Liverpool. 1875 she was chartered to the American Line. Lord Gough, was built in 1878 by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead for G.M.Papayanni. Chartered to the American Line. Melita, William Denny. 1863 went to S & S.Isaac. MINNESOTA, launched in February 1867, American Line. Nestorian, built for the Allan Line. Laid down as the "Acadian" she was launched 1866 as the "Nestorian." OBDAM was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, and launched as the BRITISH QUEEN on 4 November 1880. Under charter of American Line 31 January 1881. Ottawa (second one), Built by Laird Bros, Birkenhead in 1865 for the British Colonial Steamship Co. In 1868 was purchased by the Allan Line. In 1872 renamed "Manitoban." PALMERSTON was built by John Laird, Birkenhead, and launched on 23 May 1853, as the CHARITY, for the African Steam Ship Company, who never took delivery. 1865, renamed PALMERSTON. PENNSYLVANIA (third one) built by W. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia in 1872, American Line. St Louis (first one), built by R. Clover & Co, Birkenhead for the Dominion Line . Launched on 31st Jul.1870. Scandinavian (second one), built by R.Steele & Co, Greenock in 1869 for the Allan Line. Launched 1869. Solis, launched 1866 as the "Manhattan" for Guion Line. 1875 charter to the American Line.

Cynthia Houston Can you please contact me please as I may be able to put you in touch with someone ref. the Moran Brothers Shipbuilding Company. A Peaceful & Prosperous New Year to you and all your Family wherever they may be. Michael Brennan Kent in England My e-mail address is: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Carlow IPG Project is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ My Family URL is: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com

Here is the link to various Irish email lists. It is a good idea to bookmark as you can both subscribe and unsub here. It is also an aid in finding lists of course. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/ Here are some Ethnic Irish lists or Irish in NY and that type of list. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/ Best wishes, Christina

----- Original Message ----- From: Judy & John Smith To: Helen Robinson Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:18 PM Subject: From Jude - re Virus Hi everyone This was in my inbox and when I checked it was also on my hard drive! So I'm sending it to you so you can check, just in case. Happy New Year John and Helen Robinson "Dear All, I am sorry for this just at this busy time, but I have just received a virus warning from someone that they have passed on a virus to all their mailing list and apprantely it fixes itself on to all my mailing list ... it is not picked up by Norton or other programs. I have checked my machine and have found the virus and deleted it. Apparently you have 14 days where it lays dormant and then it will shut down your whole machine. The following is how to get it off your machine and is easy to follow. The directions for removing it are easy. 1. Go to 'start' - then to 'find or search' (depending on your computer). 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe - this is the virus. 3. In the 'look in' make sure you're search Drive C. 4. Hit 'search' button (or find). 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the name 'sulfnbk.exe' or 'sulfnbk') DO NOT OPEN IT. 6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and left click. 7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin - say yes. 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on the recycle bin. 9. Right click on 'sulfnbk.exe' and delete again - or empty the bin. If you find it send this email to all in your address book, because that's how it's transferred. Trust this will not cause you too much inconvenience. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sorry about this folks, but it is easy to fix if I can do it!!!

This particular virus warning is a hoax. The file in question is a Windows file and should not be deleted. The message should not be sent on. Note the phrase: If you find it send this email to all in your address book, because that's how it's transferred. Any email which suggests that you send it to everyone is a clue that something is not right. Happy New Year... Christina -----Original Message----- From: robinson [mailto:robinson@picknowl.com.au] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:37 PM To: IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-LAOIS] Fw: From Helen & John Robinson - re Virus ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy & John Smith To: Helen Robinson Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:18 PM Subject: From Jude - re Virus Hi everyone This was in my inbox and when I checked it was also on my hard drive! So I'm sending it to you so you can check, just in case. Happy New Year John and Helen Robinson "Dear All, I am sorry for this just at this busy time, but I have just received a virus warning from someone that they have passed on a virus to all their mailing list and apprantely it fixes itself on to all my mailing list ... it is not picked up by Norton or other programs. I have checked my machine and have found the virus and deleted it. Apparently you have 14 days where it lays dormant and then it will shut down your whole machine. The following is how to get it off your machine and is easy to follow. The directions for removing it are easy. 1. Go to 'start' - then to 'find or search' (depending on your computer). 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe - this is the virus. 3. In the 'look in' make sure you're search Drive C. 4. Hit 'search' button (or find). 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the name 'sulfnbk.exe' or 'sulfnbk') DO NOT OPEN IT. 6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and left click. 7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin - say yes. 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on the recycle bin. 9. Right click on 'sulfnbk.exe' and delete again - or empty the bin. If you find it send this email to all in your address book, because that's how it's transferred. Trust this will not cause you too much inconvenience. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sorry about this folks, but it is easy to fix if I can do it!!! ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=IRL-LAOIS

If you like things from the Victorian era then you must visit these sites: http://www.geocities.com/starriza/ http://victorianstation.com/lifestylemenu.htm The graphics alone are absolutely stunning. A Peaceful & Prosperous New Year to you and all your Family wherever they may be. Michael Brennan Kent in England My e-mail address is: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Carlow IPG Project is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ My Family URL is: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com

Hi there, I changed my email address back in October and keep finding places where I did not get it properly updated. The latest such find is on the Baptisms and Births Records database. I do hope you will submit any Christening or Birth recs you may have from Queens/Laois/Leix. The url for the page is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllex/lexbapt.htm My email has been corrected on that page. Thanks, Christina Ninah@carolina.rr.com

Hello, I am searching for information about Patrick Francis Dowling born 4/27/1837 in queens (laois) county Ireland and immigrated to the u.s. in 1851. His fathers name was Edward Dowling, and his mother was Sarah Whelan or Whalen Dowling born abt. 1815. I believe they are from the parrish of Aghaboe in Queens co. (now laois). Patricks brothers name is also Edward Dowling born about 1847 in same county and also immigrated in 1851 to u.s. He lived his whole life in his brothers home and never married. I have no evidence that Edward Dowling (the father) ever immigrated to the u.s., but sarah whalen dowling did show up living with her son, in a u.s. directory in 1866. Any information or recommendations on how to search for this family would be most appreciated. I have ordered micro films from the RLDS family history center, here in my home town in the u.s. I do know that they had at least one other sibling, but I have no other information in him/her. Thank you in advance for any advice or help. Sincerely James Dowling, (gr. Grandson of patrick) mizzou@mcmsys.com

Hi everyone Just to let you all know that I have now completed the first phase of updating the I.G.P.County Carlow Project web site. I hope you will enjoy it and come back with your comments and suggestions of what you would like included on this site to help with your research. Over the next few weeks I will be adding a couple of more pages of material which I hope you will find of interest. A Peaceful & Prosperous New Year to you and all your Family wherever they may be. Michael Brennan Kent in England My e-mail address is: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Carlow IPG Project is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ My Family URL is: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com

I would be interested in exchanging information with anyone with a connection to a FINNAMORE family that lived in or around Clonaslee in 1837.