Hi Janet, Thanks for your reply. I have had another look at Catherine CARR's marriage certificate. Her Mother's surname is definitely given as DOWNIE although I note that Catherine didn't sign her name. I suppose it is possible therefore that the person who wrote down the information misheard it. Can you tell me where Galbally is? Is it close to Tipperary? Regards, Christine -----Original Message----- From: Janet Crawford [mailto:reojan@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 13 November 2005 20:04 To: IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TIP] CARR Hi Christine, I collect Carr marriages in Tipp and don't have yours as Downie, but I have something close that you might tuck away. In 1840 James Carr married Mary Donnell in Galbally; they may have lived in Tipp after that. Could be, however, that it was a C of I marriage and I don't have all of those. Janet