> > From: "Bill or Cathy McGrath" <seamus@capital.net> > Subject: [LAOIS] DUNN IN COUNTY LAOIS > Date: 07/01/2003 13:29:15 > To: IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com > hi bill reading your message re dunnes of laois i have one snippet of info hope it helps my ggt gfather leased some property from dunnes in clonenagh laois their name was mary and richard becton regards john becton > Hi Anne: > > I don't have any information for you but I too am researching Dunn's from > County Laois. > > My great great grandparents were THOMAS DUNN and MARGARET FINN. I assume > they were married in Ireland. > > Thomas was born about 1821 and died on August 20, 1881 somewhere in New York > State. Margaret was born about 1825 and died in Troy, NY on December 12, > 1885. > > They came to the Hurley, NY (near Kingston) area of New York State where > their children Mary, Katherine, Michael and Martin were born. Probably > immigrated in the early 1850's. Thomas was a stonecutter. > > I never knew what part of Ireland Thomas and Margaret came from until > recently when I received the death certificates of sons Michael and Martin > from Norwich, NY. One of the certificates showed Queens County, Ireland as > home of both Thomas and Margaret. > > Regards, > > Bill McGrath > Clifton Park, NY > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <AninAz@aol.com> > To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:18 PM > Subject: [LAOIS] Re: IRL-LAOIS-D Digest V03 #4 > > > Of > > course this, the DUNN line, is my Fathers line the one I really want to > > follow. > > Do your Mahers pronounce it with a long r as Mahr - or as MAyer? Just > > curious as mine used the long r pronunciation. > > Anyway thanks for your answer and the best of luck with your research. > > Anne > > > > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > > An Irishman has an abiding sense of tragedy which sustains him through > temporary periods of joy. > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > Remember...virus announcements and list ettiquette are the province of the listowner. If you have a concern contact: > Ninah@carolina.rr.com > > This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au