John Meehan of Castletown died @1851 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walton" <vabre1@optusnet.com.au> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] General Question on Irish Wills > > > What names are you looking for in the Wills Index, I may be able to help. > > John...Sydney > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <littlehouseantiques@att.net> > To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:34 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] General Question on Irish Wills > > >> Thanks Elaine and Viriginia too...I thought your idea was great and went >> scurrying back to read the will (yet again) and then...duh...it dawned on >> me that the wife is conspicuously ABSENT in the will; she is not >> mentioned >> at all (silly of me not to notice that I guess) but there ya go. I don't >> know if I dare assume she pre-deceased him or not but what other reason >> could there be? >> >> What is horribly frustrating is this will was transcribed in 1981 by a >> professional genealogist and he made no notation of where he obtained it >> and although this genealogist appears still to be living and working in >> Co >> Kildare, Ireland, he has not answered either my emails to him nor my >> snail >> mail so I'm left wondering if he totally made this will up! And I guess >> that brings me to my answer to Marie...I have no idea where you look for >> Irish will indexes--one would suppose in the local courthouses themselves >> just as we do here in the US. Any pointers, anyone? >> >> -------------- Original message from mattse165 >> <mattse165@paradise.net.nz>: -------------- >> I think the same as Virginia. My grandfather's will was not proven until >> after his wife died 10 years later >> Elaine >> NZ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > >