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. > > >