i think one reason might be that this area was a hotbed of the 1798 rebellion. the heslins were exciled in mass for setting fires to warn the french-irish of the brits landing. my dennings were strong there and disappeared before 1830 pre famine and chelsea dennings were there 1820 by 1850 they were thriving there. i wouldnt be supprised is the brits wanted to erase all ties to the rebellion and the united irishmen jim denning In a message dated Fri, 10 Nov 2000 7:29:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, PeteScherm@aol.com writes: << In a message dated 11/10/00 6:29:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, IRL-LONGFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << There seems to alot of confusion here. Is there anyone who can put this straight? >> Looking at Longford maps of both the civil parishes, I can say this much. Clonbroney civil and RC parish boundaries are identical. Drumlish RC parish is a part of the much larger Killoe civil parish. The remainder of Killoe civil parish is represented as Killoe RC parish. And now, the part that I don't understand. From looking at the map, it appears that when the church drew the parish lines, separating Drumlish RC and Killoe RC parishes - - - they drew the line so that the town of Drumlish was left behind, in Killoe RC parish. Go figure !! Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts ==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ==== Try your luck if you're looking for ancestors in Pennsylvania, USA: Subscribe to the Pennsylvania Census Lookup list: mailto:PA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe >>