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----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Delaney" <rocky@fastlink.com.au> To: <IRL-LEIX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:24 AM Subject: unable to subscribe > I have been trying to subscribe to the Laois List but each time I try my > mail is returned -- > I am using the same method as for this list--can someone let the list > manager know my problem > > Roger Delaney > In Sunny Caves Beach NSW Australia > rocky@fastlink.com.au > Fax (02) 49713750 > > >

found this on Local.ie newsletter. Map of Catholic Parishes · Roman Catholic Parishes of County Laois http://laois.local.ie/content/28521.shtml If you don't subscribe to this bi weeklynewletter, you should. very informative. SUBSCRIBE Please visit http://www.localireland.com/general/lists/ type your email into the appropriate box and hit the subscribe

I have a copy of the townlands of the electoral divisions of Laois. Found them in a great book titled"Laois-an enviornmental History" by John Feehan of dept of Geoogy Trinity College Dublin I found this a few weeks ago at the Morman Family History Library in Salt Lake, Utah. if you give me a townland, I can give y ou an electoral division and then you can find land and property for the 1851-1871 census and probalby find your Irish relative on his land. This can be done via film from the LDS centers as they have all the land and property records for this time for Laois. Charlotte Smith

Hi, and Good Day, to all you good people out there. Please may I ask all those people who are posting their NAMES/LISTS to the Digest for Help, Research, Look-up's or Seeking information to please (again) put the main SURNAME /S of the group/family you are researching in the SUBJECT window before you attempt to send to the list. This will get you a lot more responses as a lot of us, including myself, will DUMP mail if the subject window is not telling us what the email is about. This also applies to other related subjects that we are all submitting from time to time or on a regular basis's. A lot of the time we start off discussing one subject and after awhile we start branching off in other directions. I now have adopted a policy of changing the subject heading in the window when the subject matter takes a different direction as often it does. People will simply pass over a subject if they see in too often because we get bored with it. This is only my suggestion. I am always open for others if they are better. Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk

HI I'm looking for information on my great grandmother, Margaret FAHEY. Margaret was born in Abbeyleix, County Laois in February 1865. Her sister Anne was born in 1868. Their parents were Patrick FAHEY and Anne GRANT. The family immigrated to the US in the 1880s. Any information would be helpful. Thanks. Wayne Brydon

My name is Jim Langton, and I am researching my family tree. My line of Langton's, come from County Laois in Ireland. They were blacksmiths. Any information on them would be very much appreciated. However, in my research, I decided to record all Langton's that I came across. In doing so, I have recorded nearly all births, marraiges and deaths from 1864 on. I am still working on this. I also have all Langton entries on Ballyadams baptisms from January 3rd 1820 to 20th December 1880 and marraiges from 12th January 1820 to 25th April 1874 [transcript]. I would be glad to share this information with people looking for same. Yours, Jim Langton

Hi Jane, A GREAT page Jane. Thank you so much for all your effort. What a super addition to those of us lost in Laois. Anne

Hi Everyone. We hope the you, your families and loved ones have a really wonderful holiday during this Easter time. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Michael & Janet Brennan Kent England Michael : michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Janet: janetbrennan@janet81.freeserve.co.uk

You know that all potatoes have eyes. Well, Mr. and Mrs. Potato had eyes for each other and they finally got married and had a little one, a real sweet potato, whom they called 'Yam.' They wanted the best for little Yam, telling her all about the facts of life. They warned her about going out and getting half baked because she could get Mashed, get a bad name like 'Hot Potato,' and then end up with a bunch of Tatter Tots. She said not to worry; "No Mr. McSpud would get her in the sack and make a Rotten Potato out of her!" But she wouldn't stay home and become a Couch Potato either. She would get plenty of food and exercise so as not to be skinny like her Shoestring cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Potato even told her about going off to Europe and to watch out for the Hard Boiled guys from Ireland. And even the greasy guys from France called the French Fries. They also said she should watch out for the Indians when going out west because she could get Scalloped. She told them she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn't associate with those high class Blue Belles or the ones from the other side of the tracks who advertise their trade on all the trucks you see around town that say, 'Frito Lay.' Mr. & Mrs. Potato wanted the best for Yam, so they sent her to Idaho P.U., that's Potato University, where the Big Potatoes come from. When she graduates, she'll really be in the Chips. But one day she came home and said she was going to marry Tom Brokaw. Mr. and Mrs. Potato were very upset and said she couldn't marry him because he's just a......... she couldn't marry him because he was just a.............commenTATOR!!!! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

From Ireland www.from-ireland.net with approximately 1000 names and references to people from the following counties: Carlow Cavan Laois Monaghan Each of those pages has approximately 1000 references - surname, name and date to people from Irish mansucript sources - gravestones, marriage licence bonds, admin bonds being some of the ones I have used. While it is my intention to have the complete reference to each of my sources at the top of each name page, currently I am missing some bits of some of tehm - the year of publication or the volume or some such. This will be corrected over the next week. The Laois pages contain full transcriptions - this is my own material. If you want to look at the names for any page on this web site then go to the 'Indices' page - that will lead you straight through to lists of names for any county on the site. It is intended to create similar pages for each fo the remaining 28 counties - it's not the numbers of names that are my problem it's the time taken to create each page. once all 32 counties are up - hopefully within two weeks (Kilkenny and maybe Offaly will go up tomorrow) then every two months approximately anothe r1000 references will be added to each of these pages. Jane :-)

Am seeking any one out there who is tracing any family by the name of SHARPLEY. The family apparently moved around as my gggrandfather was a teacher at various places. Any connections to this name appreciated. regards, Pam Jennings (Victoria, Australia)

Hello, I am researching my great great grandfather who was Thomas FFITZPATRICK born around 1821 in Queens Co. He was a student at the Maynooth Seminary and left just before his Ordination in 1857, running away to Australia. His sister Martha/Margaret was sent out here to try to get him to go back but he refused. He left a family of brothers and sisters behind. His father could have been William FITZPATRICK. Any help or suggestions out there would be appreciated. Thank you. Rosemary Owens Australia

Hi Pete, Where can I purchase a copy of the Discovery Map 61 that you mention. Thanks. Anne

Maureen at Naughtonmaureen@cs.com writes: << Gortahile, in the civil parish of Killabban. I was hoping if anyone could tell me if or where I can find out if the name of the townland is still in use, so I can find out where it may be located. >> Maureen, Gortahile lives !!! I wouldn't say it's a thriving metropolis, but it's still there - right on the Kilkenny border, about 6 miles WSW of Carlow town. It's fairly high and hilly (probably mostly pastureland), with a number of large wooded areas nearby. There aren't any large nearby towns that you're apt to find on most maps, to help you locate Gortahile. It's about 3 miles SW of Killeshin. The townland is located on Discovery map 61, at 630 744. I would recommend you purchase this map before you go, or at the airport on your arrival - as you'd have some trouble finding the townland without it. By the way, the townland of Doonane is about 3 miles NW of Gortahile but it seems to be devoid of churches, so I'd guess the parish church and records is elsewhere. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

I would like to ask people who have contacted me or who are suspicious of my query re gravestone transcriptions to take a look at this web page. While it is titled graveyard and for the most part does deal with a graveyard, it is more about what I do and what lists can tell me - and so therefore you - about surnames and placenames. The county that this page deals with is irrelevant, what I say or show here is exactly the same for any county in Ireland - I could have taken any one and done the same thing. This is not my web site and when that is finished then I will give the URL. Jane http://uk.geocities.com/lyonsjane/graveyard.htm

Hi, List. I'll be going to Ireland in the summer and was hoping that someone could tell me where the R.C. Church for Doonane is and if there may be a nearby cemetery. Also, in the Ireland Townland Database for the census of 1851, I was able to find the townland where my ancestors came from, Gortahile, in the civil parish of Killabban. I was hoping if anyone could tell me if or where I can find out if the name of the townland is still in use, so I can find out where it may be located. I appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks, Maureen

I am interested in speaking with anyone who has any transcriptions from Irish graveyards either on a home page/any kind of web page or in their possession/on their computer in some form or other. If you have any such material, I would like to show you something and then - we go from there. I have subscribed to almost all the rootsweb lists tonight in order to send this mesage, my apologies to those of you who receive this a number of times. If any person does have some transcriptions and has never read any post of mine to any rootsweb mailing list, I will answer any questions you may have and show you something............... Please and thank you. Jane

Unable to sent direct to your address. It kept bouncing back. This is the only one that was listed in the Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 Delmer, John County : Kildare Parish : Leixlip Location : Leixlip, Dublin-Road Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk I am also researching the following members of my family: Descendants of William BRENNAN, (c1800's) of Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois. IRL MORAN & LALOR/LAWLER/LAWLOR, Arless Co. Laois. IRL KELLY/CARTER, Ardateggle, Co. Laois. IRL BULGER/BOLGER/BRENNAN, Dublin City. IRL BORAN, WALL & RYAN, Arless, Co. Laois. IRL BRENNAN, James, Ballickmoyler, Co.Laois & Co.Meath. IRL BRENNAN, Martin, died 1963, in Belfast, N.IRL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Innealtoir" <innealtoir@aol.company.htm> To: <GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 12:59 AM Subject: GRIFFITH VAL FOR LEIXLIP IN KILDARE. > Is there anyone with the GV CD who would be willing to look up the name DELMER > in the parish of LEIXLIP in KILDARE? > Thanks, > INNEALTOIR > for e-mail, remove all after aol.com > > ______________________________

Hi Listers, Old and New. I am posting this request again in the hope that there are some new (and old) listers out there who may not have seen my original postings some months ago. I have had some response to my previous requests but I have yet to find anyone who may have lived or worked in this area of Co.Laois (or you know someone who comes from this area) and who knows anything about the life and times of these villages during the period of the early 1900's. The names of the places are: BALLICKMOYLER ARLESS BALLYNAGALL COOPER HILL Anyone who may have stories, tales, photos or postcards about these places. Family names who lived or worked in these areas. Industries associated with these villages in the past. Anything at all that will help me build up a picture of what life was like in these areas during the 18 and 1900's. There was a Brass Band in Arless in the 1920's, what happened to it? There was a Tile Factory in the area, but where was it located and how big was it? Where did the Stone come from for the building of the present Arless Chapel? There was Dancing Boards in Arless at one time, but where were the Boards located? What year was the Technology School ('Tech school') built in Arless? Where is the place known as Ballickmoyler Upper located (mentioned in Griffiths Valuation)? These are just some of the questions I have about this part of Co.Laois.. I hope someone will be able to help me with my work. Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk I am also researching the following members of my family: Descendants of William BRENNAN, (c1840's) of Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois.IRL, MORAN & LALOR/LAWLER/LAWLOR, Arless Co. Laois. IRL, KELLY/CARTER, Ardateggle, Co. Laois. IRL, BULGER/BOLGER/BRENNAN, Dublin City. IRL, BORAN, WALL & RYAN, Arless, Co.Laois. IRL, BRENNAN, James, IRL, BRENNAN, Martin, d1963, in Belfast, N.IRL.