There is still one Strappe in Mt. Judkin, Cashel, and on in Abington, Murroe, Limerick. Those are the only two in the 062 phone book. Janet On 5/1/06, golly.31.foxy <golly.31.foxy@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > I think the Camus that is referred to is the townland of Camus or > Ballycamus > about 3 miles from Cashel - on the road between Cashel and Dundrum. Strapp > was once a common surname in that townland but as far as I know there > isn't > any one left with that surname. > > > Joan > > > > Hi all, > > > > I am trying to trace the families of John Cooney and Honoria Strap in > > Tipperary. We know that John was born C1799 and married Honoria on 23rd > > February 1824 in Boherlahan, Tipperary. Honoria was born C 1835 in > > Camus, Galway. > > > > The children of this couple were: > > - Thomas, bap: 13th October 1827, Cashel. > > - Mary, b:C1828; married William Heaney. > > - Patrick, bap: 10th June 1829, Cashel. > > - Bridget, b: Oct 1831. > > - Honora "Annie", bap: 11th April 1833, Cashel. > > - Judy, bap: 8th Feb 1836, Cashel. > > - Margaret, bap 23rd May 1840, Cashel. > > - Catherine, b: C 1841. > > > > John with children Thomas, Patrick and Catherine came to Australia in > > 1857 and Bridget and Mary came out separately, Bridget arriving in 1856. > > There is no record of Honoria coming to Australia so it is believed that > > she had died in Ireland. > > > > Thomas and Patrick were literate, but John and Catherine weren't. > > > > Honoria had siblings: > > - John Strapp. > > - William Strapp who married Eileen Cody in 1815, Boherlahan, Tipperary. > > > > Could anyone give me information about what resources might be available > > to help trace this family in Tipperary and Galway?? > > > > Regards, > > Andrea, > > In Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== > > Join us for a chat about researching families in Tipperary (and > > everything else!). 'Open House Sessions' every Thursday/Friday > (depending > > on your location). Starting at 11pm Thursday Tipperary Time. This means > > the time will be 11pm in England; 6 pm in New York and Montreal; 3pm in > > California and Vancouver; 7am (Friday) in Perth; 10am (Friday) in > Sydney; > > 12 noon (Friday) in Wellington. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/chat/index.htm > > > > > > > > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== > Reminder! Remove (<snip>) as much of the Original Message as > possible when replying to a List Posting. Include just the part of > the original message important to your reply. > >