Dear Rhoda, Thanks for your report. I, too, contemn the apparent greed. As to names: It was very common to name every Catholic girl Mary and every lad Joseph. The children then went by their "other" name, which could be their second Christian name, or one given by a godparent or someone else. And, a "Junior" had the choice of being confused with his father, or going by J.R. or using his "other" name. And what about the guy who didn't like his name (my dad was named Percy. He went by "Allen P." Anecdote: My grandmother, Mary Gertrude, who went by Minnie, had a locket with the name "Mary" engraved. She said she would give it to her first descendent who actually used the name Mary. Her daughter, Mary Beatrice --"Aunt Bea" lost out, as did her granddaughter Mary Patricia -- "Cousin Pat." Finally my sister, Mary Josephine "Mary Jo" won the prize. So I think you will find variant names. David -----Original Message----- >From: CandROverson <overson12@btinternet.com> >Sent: Mar 31, 2008 2:02 PM >To: irl-longford@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [IRL-LONGFORD] Longford Genealogy now online > >Christina > >Thanks for letting us know this. Last night, I spent a couple of hours >looking for my relatives on the site. (My Grandmother, and most of her >siblings were born in Granard). > >A few observations: > >I agree with a few earlier comments that this Irish site is overly >expensive, certainly for what it is. For me, in the UK, £3 (rough >equivalent of 5 Euros) is rather a lot to spend on one look-up. This >compares with about £1 a look-up on Scotland's People, and the end-result is >much better i.e. you get to see the original certificate/record on >Scotland's People. > >I found about 5 records relating to my ancestors. Having spent about £40!!, >I would at least expect the end results to be accurate. BUT my Grandmother >whom I know was Mary JANE Feeney, was transcribed as Mary JOAN Feeney; my GG >Grandmother, Mary Devlin, appears rather exotically as Maria Tevlin on her >daughter's marriage record, and Mary Devlin's husband as Edward Reilly when >his name was Miles Reilly, This may have been a genuine error on the >original because Mary's husband's father was Edward, but I can't be certain. >I suspect that these transcriptions were not double-checked, which they >certainly should have been at this price. I intend to contact the site about >this. > >If I were to be cynical, which I can be, I would suspect that the Irish are >looking to make a fortune from the Irish diaspora in America, and elsewhere. >As I think I said in an earlier posting, on this or another site, there is a >lot of money to be made from this. And Governments will be happy for the >money to roll in. > >Having had my say, can I ask if it is usual for Irish catholics to be >christened with one name whilst known thereafter by another name? I have a >couple of Michael Feeneys, my Great Grandfather, and a Great Uncle and I >can't find either of their birth records on the Longford site despite >knowing their year of birth. > >Regards > >Rhoda >UK > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Christina Hunt" <filidh@carolina.rr.com> >To: "LONGFORD-L" <IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:45 AM >Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] Longford Genealogy now online > > >> http://longford.brsgenealogy.com/ >> The current rate to view a record is 5 euros. >> Regards, >> Christina >> >> >> >> ********************************** >> Griffith's Valuations: >> http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > >********************************** >Griffith's Valuations: >http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear David Thanks for this quick reply. I wondered about 'Joseph' as I saw two Josephs in the spaces where my 'Michaels' should have been, so to speak. I will check those - if I have enough money left. I am Scottish after all, and we do like value for our money, And your story below about the Marys is so Irish. Loved it. Rhoda . ----- Original Message ----- From: <davidamyers@mindspring.com> To: <irl-longford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LONGFORD] Longford Genealogy now online > Dear Rhoda, > Thanks for your report. I, too, contemn the apparent greed. > > As to names: It was very common to name every Catholic girl Mary and > every lad Joseph. The children then went by their "other" name, which > could be their second Christian name, or one given by a godparent or > someone else. And, a "Junior" had the choice of being confused with his > father, or going by J.R. or using his "other" name. And what about the > guy who didn't like his name (my dad was named Percy. He went by "Allen > P." > Anecdote: My grandmother, Mary Gertrude, who went by Minnie, had a > locket with the name "Mary" engraved. She said she would give it to her > first descendent who actually used the name Mary. Her daughter, Mary > Beatrice --"Aunt Bea" lost out, as did her granddaughter Mary Patricia -- > "Cousin Pat." Finally my sister, Mary Josephine "Mary Jo" won the > prize. > So I think you will find variant names. > David > > -----Original Message----- >>From: CandROverson <overson12@btinternet.com> >>Sent: Mar 31, 2008 2:02 PM >>To: irl-longford@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [IRL-LONGFORD] Longford Genealogy now online >> >>Christina >> >>Thanks for letting us know this. Last night, I spent a couple of hours >>looking for my relatives on the site. (My Grandmother, and most of her >>siblings were born in Granard). >> >>A few observations: >> >>I agree with a few earlier comments that this Irish site is overly >>expensive, certainly for what it is. For me, in the UK, £3 (rough >>equivalent of 5 Euros) is rather a lot to spend on one look-up. This >>compares with about £1 a look-up on Scotland's People, and the end-result >>is >>much better i.e. you get to see the original certificate/record on >>Scotland's People. >> >>I found about 5 records relating to my ancestors. Having spent about >>£40!!, >>I would at least expect the end results to be accurate. BUT my >>Grandmother >>whom I know was Mary JANE Feeney, was transcribed as Mary JOAN Feeney; my >>GG >>Grandmother, Mary Devlin, appears rather exotically as Maria Tevlin on her >>daughter's marriage record, and Mary Devlin's husband as Edward Reilly >>when >>his name was Miles Reilly, This may have been a genuine error on the >>original because Mary's husband's father was Edward, but I can't be >>certain. >>I suspect that these transcriptions were not double-checked, which they >>certainly should have been at this price. I intend to contact the site >>about >>this. >> >>If I were to be cynical, which I can be, I would suspect that the Irish >>are >>looking to make a fortune from the Irish diaspora in America, and >>elsewhere. >>As I think I said in an earlier posting, on this or another site, there is >>a >>lot of money to be made from this. And Governments will be happy for the >>money to roll in. >> >>Having had my say, can I ask if it is usual for Irish catholics to be >>christened with one name whilst known thereafter by another name? I have >>a >>couple of Michael Feeneys, my Great Grandfather, and a Great Uncle and I >>can't find either of their birth records on the Longford site despite >>knowing their year of birth. >> >>Regards >> >>Rhoda >>UK >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Christina Hunt" <filidh@carolina.rr.com> >>To: "LONGFORD-L" <IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:45 AM >>Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] Longford Genealogy now online >> >> >>> http://longford.brsgenealogy.com/ >>> The current rate to view a record is 5 euros. >>> Regards, >>> Christina >>> >>> >>> >>> ********************************** >>> Griffith's Valuations: >>> http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >>********************************** >>Griffith's Valuations: >>http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************** > Griffith's Valuations: > http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message