Hi John Thanks for those links regarding John Lonergan, it's much appreciated. The reason for my question regarding John Lonergans ancestry is that I am researching my own Lonergan family in Carrick on Suir and wondered if there was a link. (Lets face it, all Family researchers pray for a Hero or a Villain in the Family closet don't they !!) I recently had a search carried out for "all" Lonergan Baptisms in Carrick from 1834 -1839 as I have been researching a particular Family who I beleive could be mine. The only John Lonergan on my Baptism list was born 8th October 1839 to James Lonergan and Mary Rogan. (or possibly Rohan?) I understand that John Lonergan of the 13th Vermont Infantry was born in 1838 ? That is the reason I enquired about his parentage. It's all facinating reading about our Irish Ancestors even though most of us cannot find links to Hero's or Villains! Thanks again Best Wishes David ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Cotton" <jwcotton50@cox.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 5:08 PM Subject: RE: [TIP] John Lonergan - American Civil War > I see you missed a recent lecture: > The Irish in Vermont > Sun, Sept. 11, 3 p.m., American Precision Museum, Windsor, (802) 674-5781 > This talk by Dan Casey presents a historical survey of the Irish in America > - how they came, what they found and where they settled. The talk also > considers the coming of the Irish to the early rural settlements, as well as > the later economic draw of Burlington, Rutland and Vermont's other urban > centers. Significant and colorful characters - the Reverend Jeremiah > O'Callaghan, Civil War hero John Lonergan and Mayor James Edmund Burke - are > part of the story.