Hi listers, Although I've not had luck finding the birthplace of Michael STREENAN, my ggggrandfather listed in an 1861 England census whose birthplace is listed as Ireland, I've found some close variations of this surname in Co. Monaghan. I recently viewed the Householders Index for Co. Monaghan at my local FHC and there are a lot of surnames that end in -EENAN, e.g. SREENAN, SHREENAN, GREENAN, BREENAN, SHEENAN. Does anyone know if this part of the surname has any Irish/Celtic meaning or why there are so many located in Co. Monaghan? Thanks for any responses. Regards, Eric Strennen Researching families: STRENNEN, STREENAN, STREENEN