My great grandparents were James O’Brien and Mary O’Brien (her maiden name and her married name). They were probably born in County Cork around 1810 to 1820 or so. They had 10 daughters and one son. We know the names of most of them: Ellen and Catherine were probably born in County Cork by around 1847. Then the following were born and Baptized in Ferrybank and Rockshire and Riverview in the area just North of the River Suir across the river from Waterford City: Mary (1849), Anastatia (1851), John (1853), Anne (1858, but she died shortly thereafter), Anne (1860), and Johanna (1863). Josephine was the last child and her record was not found in the Ferrybank areas mentioned above. There were two other girls but we don’t know their names. The family probably moved from Cork to Ferrybank to get work during the famine. The Ferrybank area is within the Roman Catholic Parish of Slieverue in County Kilkenny and within the civil parish of Kilculliheen in County Waterford. The names of sponsors for the Baptisms listed above were: Michael Wall, Ellen Costelloe, Thomas Corcoran, Mary Walsh, John Baccus, Bridget Shea, Robert Murphy, Mary Hussey, Johanna Murphy, John Power, James Hayden and Bridget Higgins. All of these O'Briens settled in Troy, NY. I would appreciate input from any that have information on any of these families or on the area around Ferrybank circa 1850 to 1870. My heartfelt thanks goes out to Mary Flood and her cohorts at the Kilkenny Archaeological Society who did a fantastic job on my Kilkenny research. I would recommend them strongly for research, cost and timeliness. Gerry Duffy Palos Park, IL