Duh....said that wrong of course ..should have been Bridget LUBY perhaps Catholic and her spouse Thomas SHANAHAN Protestant (or vice versa) -------------- Original message from littlehouseantiques@att.net: -------------- > Helen, pardon the intrusion but saw your mention that > > "I believe there was a protestant marriage > further back, hence the name 'William'" > > and am curious...is the name William a dead give away > that someone was Protestant or something? > > I know very well that my own ancestor Michael William > SHANAHAN was Roman Catholic but have suspicions that > he may have been from a "mixed" marrige--his mother > Bridget LUBY perhaps Catholic and her spouse Thomas > SHANAHAN Roman Catholic (or vice versa) so your mention > of the name William caught my eye. > > If this is the case, are there other given names which > give indications or clues as to someone's religion? > > What about the given names Henry, Charles, Richard or > Frederick, for example??? > > Kathy > > Researching SHANAHAN and LUBY surnames in > Co Limerick, Co Cork and Co Tipperary