George GY & RM = Galway & Roscommon are both counties in the Province of Connacht. Kind Regards Michael Brennan Carlow IGP: http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/index.htm My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm > I have an unrelated, or general question, In IHDP (Irish Heritage DNA > Project). The admin. has me, my ancestors) listed as PROBABLY being from > Connacht & counties GY/RM. What counties do those letters represent ? > > My papertrail says Timahoe, Kildare to the colonies (SC) in 1751 but that > might have been a gathering place for the voyge. I'm not sure where my > 5th > Ggrandfather, Walter Kelly, was born nor exact date of birth, guessing > abt. > 1730. > > Thanks > > George >
Thanks Michael. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Brennan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 7:50 AM Subject: [LAOIS] Province of Connacht > George > > GY & RM = Galway & Roscommon are both counties in the Province of > Connacht. > > > Kind Regards > > Michael Brennan > Carlow IGP: http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/index.htm > My Laois Page: > http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm > >> I have an unrelated, or general question, In IHDP (Irish Heritage DNA >> Project). The admin. has me, my ancestors) listed as PROBABLY being from >> Connacht & counties GY/RM. What counties do those letters represent ? >> >> My papertrail says Timahoe, Kildare to the colonies (SC) in 1751 but that >> might have been a gathering place for the voyge. I'm not sure where my >> 5th >> Ggrandfather, Walter Kelly, was born nor exact date of birth, guessing >> abt. >> 1730. >> >> Thanks >> >> George >> > > > ========IRL-LAOIS Mailing List======== > Leix/Laois websites: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Leix/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllex/index.htm > Add your Leix/Laois surname to the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1873 - Release Date: 1/3/2009 2:14 PM