This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/4989 Message Board Post: I've seen a discussion on the Leitrim Mailing List on why people from Leitrim, Sligo, and Roscommon settled in great numbers in Chelsea, MA. Can anyone answer the same question about Lowell, which is only 30 miles away? Thanks in advance. Anne