This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GBarry4120 Surnames: Griffith, Delany, Delaney Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2647.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, I certainly meant to write Andrew Delany, not Griffith! I have been tracing an Andrew Griffith in my own family and was working on him a few days ago. He must have subconsciously crept into my post when I started writing about Griffith's Valuation in connection with Andrew Delany! I don't have any Delaneys (that I know of) among my direct ancestors. But many relatives of my extended Keyes family married Delaneys. And many Delaneys served as baptismal sponsors for these families. They all lived along the Tipperary-Laois border, where the surname is/was very popular. The spelling appears with and without the "e" in Irish parish registers - no pattern whatsoever to it. The spelling varied at the whim of the person recording it. If you have access to a Mormon Family History Center, you may be able to order and view the records of Dunkerrin Catholic parish (Offaly & Tipperary), 1820-1873, on microfilm. The film number is 979695 Item 1. Notes in the Family History Library catalog say: Microfilm of original manuscripts. Poor filming quality; some text may be illegible. The Catholic parish of Dunkerrin was created by the union of Moneygall and Barna parishes. It includes the civil parishes of Castletownely, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Finglas, and Templeharry in County Offaly, and Cullenwaine and Rathnaveoge in Tipperary. Perhaps when (if) all the Heritage Centres in Ireland participate in the Irish Family History Foundation's online project, you might one day find the marriage for your Andrew Delany. I am hoping that Laois, Offaly and Derry will one day be added to the records already available online at http://www.brsgenealogy.com/. It is a great research tool. Geralyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.