At 10:23 AM 3/16/00 -0800, you wrote: _____________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:30:09 +1300 >From: paddy taylor <paddytaylor@xtra.co.nz> >To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <38D07160.327A1313@xtra.co.nz> >Subject: [LONGFORD] McKeon > >Hi listers! >I am looking for a family of MCKEON. James was born somewhere in >Langford in 1813. His parents were Terrance and Mary. James was >transported to Tasmania in 1846 for sheep stealing. We have his >descendants down to the present day, but cannot find where in Langford >he came from. If this family looks familiar to you, please contact me. >If you have any ideas as to how we might go about finding the family in >Ireland - recommended sources registers etc. that would be great. >TIA, >Paddy Taylor (in the fabulous Bay of Plenty) David Leahy's soon-to-be published Index to the Tithe Applots should be helpful because its listings will cover the time fifteen to twenty years just preceding James McKeon's being transported. The father Terrance McKeon will listed with his townland and parish of residence. Knowing the correct parish, you can have birth and marriage records looked up by the Heritage Center. When looking up "Mc" names ignore the Mc. McKeon is in the K pages, McCarthy in the C's, etc. Rachel Smith