Hi Margaret Thanks so much for all the valuable information that you have provided to us all since 1995. You have always been so helpful. I don't know anymore more informed than you on Irish History. Keep up the good work. Nancy -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "conaught2" <conaught2@charter.net> > My post did not state that immigration to England started in the 1940s, the > trend shifted to England. My Flanagan great grandparents were one of those > who went to England to work in the 1870s and 1880s but returned to Ireland. > I think most people on this list and any Irish list realize that the Irish > immigrated over a period of centuries to various countries, i.e. Canada, the > U.S., Australia, Scotland and England to name a few. I think the point is > being lost that there were other years of famine/ crop failure besides An > Gorta Mor, but the period between 1845-1852 was the most devastating and > altered the populations of many countries because of the massive immigration > due to An Gorta Mor and Ireland lost more than one million souls due to > death caused by An Gorta Mor. My purpose was to give some additional > information and that has been accomplished. For those who wish to learn > more they know that many sources are available to them. > > When I started doing research on the Internet back in 1995 I emailed a > gentleman, who had recruited some volunteers to transcribe the "Index to > the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland". Not being > familiar with the Internet I inadvertently left my name off the email to > the gentleman. When I received a reply from the gentleman he gently let me > know that he normally never responded to any email when a person did not > sign their name. Of course when I wrote back I mentioned that my name was > omitted by accident. I always remembered what Sean Ruad said. Many doing > Irish research use his website today, it is IreAtlas which is now kindly > maintained by Roger McDonnell, since Sean's death. > > Beannachtai, > Margaret (Máiread) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message