This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kandddad Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/3106.7.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was just reading the string of today's postings. Really interesting. My grandmother, Catherine A. McNulty (born Dec 29 in either 1890, 1891, or 1894 - we've been provided all these years however her birth certificate shows 1890) in Aclare, Co Sligo but grew up and attended school in Co Mayo around Foxford. Her dad was Anthony McNulty and mother was Winifred (nee Roach/Roache). My great grandmother (Winifred) is said to have died within days of giving birth to my grandmother. My great grandfather then married a woman named Honora (or something very close to that). My grandmother had numerous siblings and a few half siblings. Three of her older sisters (Winnie, Annie, and Betsy) immigrated to the Winchester/Woburn, Mass. area and later, one of them traveled back and brought my grandmother back with her (1914). I have heard rumor of relatives in either Chicago or Cincinnati but I thought those relatives were on my grandfather's side. Could have been on my grandmother'! s side however. I don't know of any Buckly's in the family but, I know one of my grandmothers' sisters daughter, married someone with the last name Buck. I believe this was my great aunt Winnies daughter. My Ruane/Ruan connection is also on my grandmother's side of the family. One of her older brothers' (I believe his name was Martin), had two, or three daughters who immigrated to the Winchester/Woburn area just long enough to earn enough money to return home and buy a farm. One of these daughters married her childhood sweetheart on return to Ireland. He was a Ruane/Ruan. I believe it was the Ruane's/Ruan's that ended up owning a Bed and Breakfast in the Dublin area. One of these sisters that traveled to the US briefly ended up owning a small grocery store and/or gas station/auto repair on return to Ireland. Wish I had my research with me. I do have the names of the husbands of Winnie, Annie, and Betsy/Bessie but outside one being Martin Quinn, I don't recall the others. My grandmother married George O'Donnell. Maybe I need to have DNA testing done as well. Mike O'Donnell Seattle kandddad@aol.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.