In a message dated 2/10/2005 10:26:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Not anglo saxons...long story short---area belonged to the OFarrell Clan. > When King Henry (Plantagenet) II invaded Ireland (1170-1171 approx) the land > was given to Hugh de Lacy who in turn passed it to Sir Richard Tuite > (knight) for his participation in the invasion (typical act of feudal > period). The abbey was built in the early 1200's and, ironically, ended up > being run from time to time by OFarrell abbots...in fact it was an OFarrell > who turned the abbey over to the crown during the dissolution of monasteries > under Henry VIII. > > (Toward the end of his life Tuite was also one of Irelands Lord Chief > Justices.) > I am the ggggggrandson of a stone mason in Ardargh 1770s .When I tested I am whats called e3b, which is basicly old neolith settlers of europe, if you by that. But more importantly I have matches in Germany France one person is close to the Plantagent line with his paperwork trail. Another is working on a line a decendent of an illiget son of marie therese of the hapsbergs. I am a decendent of stonemasons from Ardargh but some ties seem to be from Germany and France . So any history that brings Anglo Saxons there or maybe the French is important to figuring this out. Jim Denning -Ygenealogist-MTgenealogist using Genetics to connect Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.- and ever an growing list