hi Clare, My family lines came to U.S. from Westmeath primarily. Amongst my family are some Flanagan's, though some family members I've interviewed say they were just friends of the family. I, thus, don't know if/how they're related to me yet. They were my great aunt's baptism sponsors at St. Catherine, New York City, NY in 1892 and my grandmother's wedding attendants in 1923 at Church of Our Lady of Esperanza in the city. There names: Cormack and Anne Flanagan, daughters: Lucy(i think) and Gertrude and son James. I don't know if you've a connection, but ... Keep my email address in case you find a connection and in case I find they're related to me. take care brian donlon researching: Donlon, Conlon, Lannon, Pyne, Reilly, Kilduff, McDonald, Howard, Clark, Shiel(d)s [email protected] wrote: > Hi Everyone > > I have been doing genealogy for a while now, and > have had moderate success > with most of my lines. But my paternal > grandfather's family has remained a > total mystery to me. So I am hoping that someone > out theree will be able to > help me. > > William Flanagan came from County Westmeath to > Australia, sometime in the > 1880s. I cannot find his immigration record, so I > do not know where or when > he came into the country, but I was always told that > he came alone. William > was born c1854 to Nicholas Flanagan and Rose Igo. I > know that he had 2 or 3 > brothers or sisters, but I cannot be more specific. > > There are a Michael and an Edward Flanigan mentioned > in the Tithe Applotment > Books living in the townland of Kilkenny. There are > a Nicholas and an Edward > in the parish of Kilkenny West in the Griffiths > Index. Given that my > father's name was Edward Nicholas, this gives me > hope that I am in the right > area. > > There are Igo family scattered around Westmeath, > according to the Griffiths > Index, with a number in the parish of Noughavel, > near Kilkenny. From these > few clues, I have decided to search this area around > Glasson for my family. > > Would anyone have any suggestions to help me? Would > I be best to write/email > the local library or the local RC church? > > Thanks, from Clare in Victoria, Australia. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy > access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text