This might be of interest to others. >>From: "Joanne Mitchell" <pjmitch@sunet.com.au> >>The transplanted Irish were Catholics who refused to convert. They were >>stripped of their land by the government after Cromwell arrived and sent to >>smaller properties on much less fertile soil. I think many were sent to >>Clare and Galway. That is my understanding in brief. You can probably find >>fairly detailed descriptions on line somewhere, but I must admit I haven't >>looked, as I don't think any of my rellies owned any land to be transplanted >>from! >> >>Cheers, >> >>Jo Mitchell >>Geelong, Australia >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Agnes <amcfarlane@webcom.com> >>To: CoTipperary-L@rootsweb.com <CoTipperary-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Wednesday, 4 October 2000 7:12 >>Subject: Re: Transplanter's Certificate >> >> >>>Thanks for this link, Chuck. >>>I found a "Thomas Gorman" near the bottom. That was my gf's name--though, >>>from Longford, this could be an ancestor of his. >>>Can you pls explain what you think was happening here? Where were these >>>people crossing the Shannon River from ? to ?. >>>Thanks, >>>Agnes >>> >>> >>>At 10:51 AM 10/03/2000 -0400, Charles Fitzgerald wrote: >>>>Hello, Listers, >>>>Here is a delightful piece of Irish History borrowed from the >>>>CoWaterford List because my people lived just over the mountains from >>>>Waterford, and the document certainly carries several of my family's >>>>favorite given names, as well as surnames which show up in Parishes of >>>>Shanrahan and Templetenny, Co. Tipperary, in the 18th & 19th centuries. >>>>No positive connection as yet, of course, but certainly of interest and >>>>proof that there IS documentation predating Griffith's Valuation. >>>> >>>>It is a Certificate for the transplantation of people and their personal >>>>effects. Please take a look and enjoy: >>>> >>>>http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/transplanters_certificate >