I, too, am interested in learning more about the Huguenots who came to Co. Laois from France. My Wilde ancestors were from Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, and my great aunt once told me that they were somehow connected with the de Vescey family who, she thought, were descended from the Huguenots who immigrated to Ireland from France. De Vescey (Vesci,Vessey) is a famous name in Co. Laois and you can read more about them at: http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/devesci.htm#history Tom Wilde Chesapeake, Virginia Listmanager for the WILDE-L Mailing List at RootsWeb