This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cassidy, Flynn, Keegan, Lee & McDermott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5008.2 Message Board Post: Nancy: You might want to use land records to narrow down your search: Griffiths Valuation in 1856 has both a Bridget and a Mathew Torphy holding land in the townland of Drumcullion in Drumreilly Parish. These are the only Torphys listed in all the Parish (as you probably know, it is not a typical Leitrim name). These are very likely to be the ancestors of your family. Of the approximately nine families in Drumcullion, four are Keegans; Felix, two Francis’ (could be the same person or a different one) and Rose. By the 1901 census, there are no Torpys in Drumcullion, only the 60 year old William in Corramahan a few miles away. There are still four Keegan holdings in the townland: Bridget, Felix (the same one ?), Pat, and a 66 year old widow Mary, who could be your “Maria” (the age would be right). The records available on the internet do not allow you to trace particular holdings, however the information is available from the Irish Valuation Office. For a price you can order the pages that will show how land changed hands over the generations. You say that you have the baptismal record but you don’t mention a church. Did you really mean to say minister rather than priest ? The same church might have the marriage records that would indicate a Keegan Torphy connection. The godparents are most likely to be siblings of either of the parents. Good luck from another Keegan (from the northern art of Drumreilly Parish) Sharon