Hi, Kevin. Just went into the Longford site and then from there into Leitrim...so close tog. Anyway, in lists of of births in Granard At //www.from-ireland.net, I found three Mastersons. Ellen b. 1882 James b. 1882 Margaret Mastorson b. 1874. I was excited to see the names! Jane On Jan 9, 2005, at 7:57 AM, Kevin Heslin wrote: > Jane, > I have an interest in the Dolan and Masterson names, particularly in > Leitrim. If you have more information on either of those families in > either county that would be very interesting. > I have Dolan cousins with a much more direct connection but they trace > their line back to Wiliam Dolan (b. 1800 in Carrigallen). He married > Catherine Masterson (father Patrick) born 1791 in Keshcarrigen. She > worked as a servant girl and was listed on the 1821 Carrigallen Census > as Mary. > There is a great deal of Dolan information after that, and then > Laurence Dolan married Anne Heslin in 1891. > > Kevin > > On Jan 8, 2005, at 10:12 PM, Jane Dowling wrote: