Hi Leo, Thank you so much for this input - though you're right, I do find it a bit confusing. <VBG> In essence you're saying that their name really was DEVINE but that for some reason they'd be called/recorded as DEEV(E)Y, as would DEVOYs? This sounds very "Irish" to me <G> - do you have any further explanation or is it just one of those things one accepts? Does it have to do with local pronunciation? Presumably when looking in indices and so on, you also check DEEV(E)Y when looking for DEVOY? So when you find one how do you know it's not a DEVINE? Sorry for delay replying - I've been unwell. Thanks again Pam An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ. At 22:08 17.01.03 +1300, you wrote: >Evening Pamela, > Saw your message and not wishing to confuse the >issue but my Wife's family DEVOY come from Stradbally in Co. Laois and the >family there is known as DEEVY and we have several instances of official >certificates for DEVOY having the name DEEVY on them. Most local people in >Laois know that the name they use is incorrect and what the correct name is. > I would suspect that this is also the case with your DEVINE >being called DEEVY. With the local dialect there is not a huge difference >between the names DEVINE and DEVOY. > I have also come across the name DEEVY spelt as DEEVEY,cheers An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ.

Hi Pamela, Basically I manage to steer my way through the problem by knowing the christian name of whom I am looking for and tend to ignore the surname provided it is either Devoy or a DEEVY variable. Having relatives in Laois also helps considerably,cheers Leo. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dowling" <iregenie@gmx.net> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [LAOIS] Roll Call - DOWLING, DEVINE/DEEVY. > Hi Leo, > > Thank you so much for this input - though you're right, I do find it a bit > confusing. <VBG> > > In essence you're saying that their name really was DEVINE but that for > some reason they'd be called/recorded as DEEV(E)Y, as would DEVOYs? This > sounds very "Irish" to me <G> - do you have any further explanation or is > it just one of those things one accepts? Does it have to do with local > pronunciation? > > Presumably when looking in indices and so on, you also check DEEV(E)Y when > looking for DEVOY? So when you find one how do you know it's not a DEVINE? > > Sorry for delay replying - I've been unwell. > Thanks again > Pam > An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ. >

Hi Leo, Having relatives in Laois - now isn't that cheating? ;-) If you come across my Elizabeth, don't forget to throw her my way will you! <G> Regards Pam An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ. At 16:52 27.01.03 +1300, you wrote: > Basically I manage to steer my way through the problem by >knowing the christian name of whom I am looking for and tend to ignore >the surname provided it is either Devoy or a DEEVY variable. Having >relatives >in Laois also helps considerably,cheers Leo. An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ.