You'd need someone with local Abbeyfeale knowledge to answer that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen McGann" <imhear@comcast.net> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] 1901 and 1911 City of Limerick Census Records > Thanks for the immediate reply but I have another question ! > Because 'Collins' follows 'Dromtrasna', does that mean they were the > predominate family in the area? Why did they get the honor of having their > name attached to the townland ? There were other surnames in Dromtrasna. > thanks again-Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "george kelly" <geokel@eircom.net> > To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:35 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] 1901 and 1911 City of Limerick Census Records > > >> Dromtrasna (Collins) is the name of the townland to distinguish it from >> Dromtrasna North and South.RC refers to Catholic parish which doesn't >> always >> coincide with the civil parish. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Karen McGann" <imhear@comcast.net> >> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:20 PM >> Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] 1901 and 1911 City of Limerick Census Records >> >> >>>I took a peek at Kathy's link (below) and on the 1911 census of Limerick >>> county I found some names of interest but can someone help me decipher >>> the >>> listing? When I pull up the file for the letter F and scroll down to >>> Fitzgerald I find this listing: >>> >>> Surname Forename Townland Civil Parish >>> Corresponding RC Parish >>> >>> >>> Fitzgerald, Maurice, Dromtrasna, Collins Abbeyfeale >>> Abbeyfeale >>> >>> Why is the townland listed as 'Dromtrasna, Collins'? and what does >>> 'Corresponding RC' stand for? Roman Catholic??? >>> >>> I'm not certain there is a connection but Maurice, Fitzgerald, >>> Abbeyfeale >>> and Collins are all related names/places. But then what would I do with >>> this >>> info from here? >>> >>> Thanks-Karen >>> >>> http://www.limerickcity.ie/CityLibrary/LocalStudies/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >