Pat, There could be a connection.? It depends on how the baptismal records recorded the sponsor's names.? In the church records in Perth, Canada, the earliest priest would often put the female sponsor's maiden name into the register.? If this was true in Ireland, your sponsor Mary Shanahan might be my Michael Enright's wife.? Michael and your John appear to be of the same generation, so may be brothers.? When I visited Ireland 8 years ago, a search at the Limerick Heritage Center showed a baptism for my g-g-grandmother Hanora Enright in Kilcornan, Stonehall Parish.? Here are the basics of the family.? See any other similarities? Rita Descendants of Michael Enright 1 Michael Enright b: in County Limerick, Ireland .. +Mary Shanahan b: in County Limerick, Ireland . 2 Michael Enright b: 1815 in Ireland d: 1891 in East Grand Forks, MN/Grand Forks, ND ..... +Catherine Hartney b 1: Bet. 1825 - 1830 in Ireland d: 1898 in East Grand Forks, MN/Grand Forks, ND . 2 Catherine Enright b: Bef. 1818 in Ireland d: Bet. 1871 - 1873 ..... +Patrick Neville m: 15 Feb 1833 in Kilcornan, County Limerick, Ireland d: Bet. 1865 - 1869 in Canada . *2nd Husband of Catherine Enright: ..... +John Hanrahan b: Abt. 1820 m: 06 Feb 1869 in Mount St. Patrick, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada . 2 Mary Enright b 1: Abt. 1820 -. 1823 in Ireland d: Aft. 1895 ..... +Peter McGuire? m: 27 Apr 1845 in Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario . 2 Margaret Enright b: Abt. 1822 in Ireland d: Abt. 1900 in East Grand Forks, Polk Co., MN . 2 Hanora Enright b 1: Abt. 14 Jul 1825 in Kilcornan, Stonehall Parish, Limerick Baptism: 15 Jul 1825 sponsors John Shanahan & Judith McMahon d: 26 Apr 1903 in East Grand Forks, MN ..... +Timothy A. Sullivan b: 14 Jan 1828 in Ferguson Falls, Ontario, Canada? m: 23 Feb 1852 in Perth, Ontario, Canada d: 01 Mar 1919 in E.Grand Forks, MN > Hi Rita, > > First let met hank you for that nice response. This is a great site with some wonderful people. > I'll be in Limerick about nine days and I hope it will be enough time to do my visiting and sightseeing. I also want to tour Dublin and do some research. > > My Grandfather, Patrick Enright was born June 29th. 1849. His birth sponsor was Mary Shananhan. Patrick married Anne Collopy on Nov. 26th. 1876 and had nine children. Patrick's father was John Enright, born about 1797 and he married Alice Hurley on Feb. 25th. 1838. He died on July 15th. 1891. > I hope this is a connection. > > Take care. > Pat > Patrick Enright > pappyenright@earthlink.net ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com