Bruce at [email protected] writes: << My g-grandfather John Cohen was born about 1858 in Shannon Hill, Galway. I can't find this on a map. Does anyone know where it is? >> Bruce, There was/is a Shannon Hill house and demesne in the townland of Derryvunlam, Ballynakill civil parish (in Leitrim barony, interestingly), Co. Galway. This demesne is about 6 miles nearly due west of Portumna town and somewhat less than 3 miles SE of Abbey town. There are several useful references to the townland and Shannon Hill itself at the following URL: >> http://www.millenniumforests.com/16forests/surveys/archrost.htm << Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts