----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Clare" <marionclare@shaw.ca> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:00 PM Subject: [Wicklow] Baptisms Crossbridge/Tinahely areas I have around 200 births recorded from the parish records showing both parents from 1800 - 1836. Would you like me to post them? Or I will happily send them to anyone who wants to contact me off list. All are from the Crossbridge/Tinahely areas of Co. Wicklow. Don't want to post them and upset anyone with the large volume. Let me know Marion Hi Marion, I would love the records. I am looking for JONES, PAINE, ASHMORE & JACKSON in particular. Hope to hear from you. Kind regards Inga Jackson, New Zealand

Sorry can't find Francis Byrne or Anna Keary. I have actually extracted all the Byrnes because they are a name I am researching for myself. I thought I had most from that area. Are you sure they are from the Crossbridge area? No Keary/Carey's either Marion -----Original Message----- From: Thomas ohare [mailto:tohare@adelphia.net] Sent: January 19, 2006 5:50 PM To: IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Wicklow] Baptisms Crossbridge/Tinahely areas Hello Marion, please check these names against your list. The 3 children emigrated to Buffalo, N.Y., USA about 1850. In the USA they used the surname Burns, although their death records listed their parents as Byrne. Children of Francis (Frank) Byrne and Anna Keary (Carey): James, May, 1825 Michael, Sep, 1830 Maria, July, 1834 Thank you very much, Tom O'Hare, Buffalo, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Clare" <marionclare@shaw.ca> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:00 PM Subject: [Wicklow] Baptisms Crossbridge/Tinahely areas > I have around 200 births recorded from the parish records showing both > parents from 1800 - 1836. Would you like me to post them? Or I will > happily send them to anyone who wants to contact me off list. All are from > the Crossbridge/Tinahely areas of Co. Wicklow. > > Don't want to post them and upset anyone with the large volume. > > Let me know > > Marion > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Kavanagh [mailto:kavanagh@99webstreet.com] > Sent: January 18, 2006 10:56 AM > To: IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Wicklow] KAVANAH > > > This information certainly is of help and is useful and is exactly the kind > of information we all seek in subscribing to the Wicklow list. Many thanks > to Marion, from > Sharon Kavanagh > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Co. Wicklow,Ireland family research and the History of Co. Wicklow Ireland. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== Are you still looking for ancestors in Co Wicklow, or have you found them all?, tell us about it. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Cara has given me permission to post to the list. Will do so over the weekend when I am not working. Thanks for your patience. Marion

Hi Marion, It would be great if you could post the list, as I have a number of names from the Tinahely area. Susan

Please do post them, Marion. There may be the answer to someone's prayers there! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Clare" <marionclare@shaw.ca> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: [Wicklow] Baptisms Crossbridge/Tinahely areas >I have around 200 births recorded from the parish records showing both > parents from 1800 - 1836. Would you like me to post them? Or I will > happily send them to anyone who wants to contact me off list. All are > from > the Crossbridge/Tinahely areas of Co. Wicklow. > > Don't want to post them and upset anyone with the large volume. > > Let me know > > Marion > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Kavanagh [mailto:kavanagh@99webstreet.com] > Sent: January 18, 2006 10:56 AM > To: IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Wicklow] KAVANAH > > > This information certainly is of help and is useful and is exactly the > kind > of information we all seek in subscribing to the Wicklow list. Many thanks > to Marion, from > Sharon Kavanagh > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Co. Wicklow,Ireland family research and the > History of Co. Wicklow Ireland. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Marion, Would love to see them posted for everyone to take a wee look. Joan

Hello Marion, please check these names against your list. The 3 children emigrated to Buffalo, N.Y., USA about 1850. In the USA they used the surname Burns, although their death records listed their parents as Byrne. Children of Francis (Frank) Byrne and Anna Keary (Carey): James, May, 1825 Michael, Sep, 1830 Maria, July, 1834 Thank you very much, Tom O'Hare, Buffalo, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Clare" <marionclare@shaw.ca> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:00 PM Subject: [Wicklow] Baptisms Crossbridge/Tinahely areas > I have around 200 births recorded from the parish records showing both > parents from 1800 - 1836. Would you like me to post them? Or I will > happily send them to anyone who wants to contact me off list. All are from > the Crossbridge/Tinahely areas of Co. Wicklow. > > Don't want to post them and upset anyone with the large volume. > > Let me know > > Marion > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Kavanagh [mailto:kavanagh@99webstreet.com] > Sent: January 18, 2006 10:56 AM > To: IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Wicklow] KAVANAH > > > This information certainly is of help and is useful and is exactly the kind > of information we all seek in subscribing to the Wicklow list. Many thanks > to Marion, from > Sharon Kavanagh > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Co. Wicklow,Ireland family research and the History of Co. Wicklow Ireland. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

I have around 200 births recorded from the parish records showing both parents from 1800 - 1836. Would you like me to post them? Or I will happily send them to anyone who wants to contact me off list. All are from the Crossbridge/Tinahely areas of Co. Wicklow. Don't want to post them and upset anyone with the large volume. Let me know Marion -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Kavanagh [mailto:kavanagh@99webstreet.com] Sent: January 18, 2006 10:56 AM To: IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Wicklow] KAVANAH This information certainly is of help and is useful and is exactly the kind of information we all seek in subscribing to the Wicklow list. Many thanks to Marion, from Sharon Kavanagh ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Good Morning all, I note that there has been several items sent about the KAVANAGH family. While I know what little infomation I have is not from the WICKLOW area Possible some one might be able to help I am looking for details of KATIE KAVANAGH Place and date of birth not known. She was married to JAMES CHARLES O'REILLY and they had three children. Place and date of marriage not known, some details of children known In 1896 lived at 10 Gardiner St Dublin 1, in 1898 lived in 28 South St Dublin 2 In 1898 was in Cork St Hospital Dublin In Dec 1899 KATIE died. Can anyone help with more information on KATIE KAVANAGH or JAMES CHARLES O'REILLY Any help would be appreciated Regards Peter Collins Cheltenham UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Kavanagh" <kavanagh@99webstreet.com> To: <IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [Wicklow] KAVANAH

Hi Stephanie cara kindly sent me some information on STRINGERS and I see that one married a Wheatley See below: JOHN1 STRINGER died in Redcross Co Wicklow Ireland. He married MARY WHEATLEY X. She was born Abt. 1812, and died 22 Jan 1852 in Redcross Co Wicklow Ireland ( aged 40 years). More About JOHN STRINGER: Occupation: Bet. 1842 - 1849, Shoemaker at Redcross Co Wicklow Ireland More About MARY WHEATLEY X: Burial: Old Castlemacadam Co Wicklow Ireland Child of JOHN STRINGER and MARY X is: i. JOHN2 STRINGER, b. Abt. 1835, Redcross Co Wicklow Ireland. More About JOHN STRINGER: Baptism: 26 Apr 1835, Parish of Redcross Co Wicklow Ireland Clergy man: 1835, Thomas Dee Hope this might be of some help. Also the local home heating oil suppliers are called Wheatley (Ultima Oil - 353 1 2810566) Regards Brendan On 17 Jan 2006 at 1:25, Stephsgenealogy@aol.com wrote: Happy New Year Cara and listers Thanks for the invitation to once again post our Co Wicklow interests. I'm still searching for my gg grandparents William WHATELY and Hannah WHITE. According to the LDS Family Search site they were married in 1833 in the Province of Leinster, Diocese of Ossory. It was spelled WHEATLEY and I found it by accident. Now I am open to all spelling variations. The family over here pronounced it "Wait-ley." They had nine children - all but one emigrated to the US and Canada. Deborah stayed in Ireland and married Benjamin HORAN in the Parish of St Peter, City of Dublin in 1862. Debbie and Ben's address was 4 Kildare Place, Parish of St. Anne, Eadstown, Co Wicklow. Witnesses were Thomas and Jane Alexander. The other children were Thomas, William, Catherine, Elizabeth, Alice, George, Hannah and John - my great grandfather who was born in Kyle, Co Wicklow in 1855. Other towns mentioned byt he family are Kiltegan and Baltinglass. I recently learned that the son Thomas was with the Dublin police force for a short time before coming to Canada. And I found some military records for a William WHEATLEY who signed up in 1820 with the 19th Foot Regiment in Dublin and served until 1831. He was from Hacketstown which I understand is in both Co Wicklow and Co Carlow . . . .??? Thank you everyone for taking the time to read this - hope to hear from a cousin out there soon! Stephanie Ventura, California ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== Co Wicklow the Garden of Ireland.Where your ancestors grew, and now you seek to find them. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx .. Brendan Dixon Computing Services, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Vox:353 1 7162008 Fax:353 1 2837077

Hi Tim I see you list Fisher. Is that the same Fisher as "Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy" I wonder? http://www.fishers.ie/ I came across a Fisher recently (I am looking into Valentines but am interested in Hanbidge and Stringer also) A Samuel Robert Fisher that married a Frances (Fanny) Adelaide Valentine (1847 to 1919) in 1873. Her parents being Thomas Allen V. (1812) and Harriet Wilson (1820-1902) Does this help in any way and can you fill out the picture in any way for me? All the best Brendan On 16 Jan 2006 at 0:10, timothy kelly wrote: My interests; McCaul Carrigower near Roundwood 1800 -1900 Magee Carrigower near Roundwood 1800 -1900 Fisher Carrigower near Roundwood 1800 -1900 Sally Knockraheen Kelly near Roundwood Doyle Glen of the Downs 1798 Seasons Greetings Tim Kelly, Glastonbury, England ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== Have you asked about that ellusive name you are seeking, or have you forgotten who it was you were seeking, ask and you may receive. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 Brendan Dixon Computing Services, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland Vox:353 1 7162008 Fax:353 1 2837077

This information certainly is of help and is useful and is exactly the kind of information we all seek in subscribing to the Wicklow list. Many thanks to Marion, from Sharon Kavanagh At 10:10 AM 1/18/2006 -0800, you wrote: >I haven't been following the thread but guess someone is looking for >KAVANAH's in Co.Wicklow. > >I have extracted the following from parish records which may be of help > > >Patrick MCGRATH bap. 23.2.1809 Whiterock Church. Parents >John MCGRATH and >Catherine KAVANAH > >Thomas DALTON bap. 28.12.1823 at Ballyamanoge Church. Parents Garrett DALTON >and Mary KAVANAH > >Eleanor DOYLE bap 3.5.1808 at Ballyamanoge Church. Parents James DOYLE and >Anne KAVANAH > >James KAVANAH bap 3.1.1820 at Ballyamanoge Church. Parents Laurence KAVANAH >and Bridget DOYLE > > >These churches are in the Tinahely and Crossbridge areas of Co Wicklow. > >Hope they are useful. > >Marion > > > >==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== >*Folk lore* is a wonderful additive to family research, but one must not >base their whole search around it. > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

I haven't been following the thread but guess someone is looking for KAVANAH's in Co.Wicklow. I have extracted the following from parish records which may be of help Patrick MCGRATH bap. 23.2.1809 Whiterock Church. Parents John MCGRATH and Catherine KAVANAH Thomas DALTON bap. 28.12.1823 at Ballyamanoge Church. Parents Garrett DALTON and Mary KAVANAH Eleanor DOYLE bap 3.5.1808 at Ballyamanoge Church. Parents James DOYLE and Anne KAVANAH James KAVANAH bap 3.1.1820 at Ballyamanoge Church. Parents Laurence KAVANAH and Bridget DOYLE These churches are in the Tinahely and Crossbridge areas of Co Wicklow. Hope they are useful. Marion

Eileen - Yes, Gina's story was good to read and, off-list, Gina sent a time frame of 1812 for birth of a Michael Kavanagh, 1875 for birth of a Thomas Kavanagh and 1903 as date of completion of Fastnet Lighthouse. Dates are essential in any genealogical records and also in historical writing. Thanks you very much for your marriage records below. My search concerns the period around and before 1851, time of immigration for our family. We don't know where our immigrant was born (nor exactly when), don't know if we are aware of all siblings, don't know parentage, don't know who came to U.S. and who stayed, etc. Don't know a lot! So dates to me are of the essence. Thanks to Gina for a lovely story and fascinating insight into Wicklow history and thanks for sharing it on the Wicklow List. Sharon Kavanagh At 08:16 AM 1/18/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Sharon > >I know my dear friend Gina will not mind me butting in - I think that was >how her and I became acquainted. You mention you are interested in >all things >Kavanagh so here you are - I know there is no connection with >Gina's Kavanagh' >s. Although these two Quinn sisters married Kavanagh's there is no >connection either between the two grooms that I know. Should you >be interested I >have further information that I can supply. > >Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick, Wicklow in >the Registrar's District of Wicklow in the Union of Rathdrum in the County >of >Wicklow > >14 November 1898 >James Kavanagh - full age - bachelor - Car-driver - of Strand Street, >Wicklow s/o William Kavanagh deceased - Car-driver and >Mary Ellen Quinn - full age - spinster - Laundress - of Strand Street, >Wicklow d/o Patrick Quinn - Car-driver. >Married in the Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick, Wicklow according to the >Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church by me Bernard F Conroy >(Curate) >This marriage was solemnized between us >James Kavanagh and Mary Ellen Quinn >in the presence of us - John McCall and Mary Kavanagh x her mark (witness B >F Conroy) >.............................................................................. >........................... > >Marriage solemnised at the Roman Catholic Church of Wicklow in the >Registrar's District of Wicklow in the Union of Rathdrum in the County >of Wicklow > >7 June 1913 >Patrick Kavanagh - Full - Bachelor - Labourer - Bond Street, Wicklow s/o >Patrick Kavanagh - Labourer >Nellie Quinn - Full - Spinster - Housekeeper - Strand Street, Wicklow d/o >Patrick Quinn - sailor >Married in the Roman Catholic Church of Wicklow according to the Rites and >Ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church by me Michael Coogan CC >This marriage was solemnized between us Patrick Kavanagh and Nellie Quinn >In the presence of us Andy Kavanagh and Katherine Davis > > >Eileen - Liverpool > > >PS - Gina your story was a wonderful piece of writing. >

Hello Sharon I know my dear friend Gina will not mind me butting in - I think that was how her and I became acquainted. You mention you are interested in all things Kavanagh so here you are - I know there is no connection with Gina's Kavanagh' s. Although these two Quinn sisters married Kavanagh's there is no connection either between the two grooms that I know. Should you be interested I have further information that I can supply. Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick, Wicklow in the Registrar's District of Wicklow in the Union of Rathdrum in the County of Wicklow 14 November 1898 James Kavanagh - full age - bachelor - Car-driver - of Strand Street, Wicklow s/o William Kavanagh deceased - Car-driver and Mary Ellen Quinn - full age - spinster - Laundress - of Strand Street, Wicklow d/o Patrick Quinn - Car-driver. Married in the Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick, Wicklow according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church by me Bernard F Conroy (Curate) This marriage was solemnized between us James Kavanagh and Mary Ellen Quinn in the presence of us - John McCall and Mary Kavanagh x her mark (witness B F Conroy) .............................................................................. ........................... Marriage solemnised at the Roman Catholic Church of Wicklow in the Registrar's District of Wicklow in the Union of Rathdrum in the County of Wicklow 7 June 1913 Patrick Kavanagh - Full - Bachelor - Labourer - Bond Street, Wicklow s/o Patrick Kavanagh - Labourer Nellie Quinn - Full - Spinster - Housekeeper - Strand Street, Wicklow d/o Patrick Quinn - sailor Married in the Roman Catholic Church of Wicklow according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church by me Michael Coogan CC This marriage was solemnized between us Patrick Kavanagh and Nellie Quinn In the presence of us Andy Kavanagh and Katherine Davis Eileen - Liverpool PS - Gina your story was a wonderful piece of writing.

Hi Bill Thank you so much for responding but I doubt we have a match. My gg grandfather William WHATELY/WHEATLEY was probably born after 1803 and his son William was born before 1855. We think Thomas was the oldest child born abt 1835 and my great grandfather John was born in 1855 (I have a copy of his birth certificate) But there is a CARR connection - their dtr Catherine married Silas CARR in the Boston, Massachusetts area in 1870. I believe Silas' parents were Thomas and June. Stephanie In a message dated 1/17/2006 5:21:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, waseely@aol.com writes: Stephanie, Read your email on Wheatley's in the hopes that the Thomas was b. 1855 and the William was born 1859 and the father was an Edward with the mother being an Ellen Carr. For some reason either the dates are in error or the assumptions appear to be twisted? Had some emails that Heatley = Wheatley ????? Bill WAS

Hello All, Just a reminder of the function at Campbelltown in Sydney on Sunday 12 February 2006 for the descendants of the "Tellicherry" convicts & passengers. It will be two hundred years on 15 February 2006 since the "Tellicherry" arrived at Port Jackson in the colony of New South Wales. Jennifer Killen (Hugh Vesty Byrne) is the contact person in Sydney. Her details are phone 95197724 or email address of jk@zeta.org.au Amongst the transportees were the rebel remnants of the 1798 Irish Rebellion & Robert Emmet's 1803 Rebellion. The likes of Michael Dwyer, John Mernagh, Hugh Vesty Byrne, Arthur Devlin & Martin Burke from the Wicklow Mountains arrived on the "Tellicherry". Dr Ruán O'Donell is organising a function in Wicklow while descendants of Hugh Vesty Byrne namely, Margaret Killen & Margaret Tucker from Tasmania will make the trip to Sydney. Joan Kavanagh from Wicklow together with the soon-to-be Dr, Ms Perry McIntyre Vice president of SAG in Sydney will also be in attendance. Unfortunately Brigadier Stan L Devlin who wrote the book, "Multiple Stains The Story of the Devlin and Associated Families in Australia" is still suffering from the after-affects of a major operation & can't be present but other family members will be. Members of the Catholic Historical Society & the Irish National Association will be there. Regards, Peter Mayberry (John Mernagh & Mary Johnson) Canberra Australia http://www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/ Site for Irish convicts to NSW 1791-1831

Hi Cara, The Attachment to this e.mail contains an article I wrote a couple of years ago for the Kavanagh Family History site. Sadly the Lady I mentioned in the opening Paragraphs has since died, but She was a massive help to me in giving me some very good information and History of My Mothers Side of the Family. Which as you know contains the Kavanagh/Morgan/Doolittle/Delahunt/Dunne/Hollingsworth/Reynolds/Conway just to name but a few. I would like you to read the article and it will give you some insight to my feelings and emotions I have had going on in my life during the past few years. I would love to share this article with the rest of the Listers on the Wicklow site....................... A Journey to Wicklow After receiving a little encouragement from the Clann I would like to share my thoughts with you on a three year journey of discovery to the home of my ancestors in Wicklow, Ireland. The cousin who I first made contact with three years ago, is now in hospital in Wicklow. She celebrated her 91st Birthday last Saturday, but is very weak and not very well at all. She is not a Kavanagh, but descended from The Doolittle Family, and then down to the Morgan family. My Grandmother was a Morgan, before she married into the Kavanagh Family. The Doolittle Family were all ship owners and master mariners from Wicklow Town, and they had many daughters. Most of the daughters married mariners as well. My Great Grandmother married Captain Morgan who, came from Wales, and it was one of their daughters Georgina Morgan who married Thomas Kavanagh, my Grandfather. Thomas was also a seafarer. My Great Grandfather Samuel Kavanagh was a Stonemason as was his brother James. It was this James who helped to build the Fastnet Lighthouse. Their Father, my Great Great Grandfather, Michael Kavanagh was also a Stone Mason. And at that point I am stuck fast on the Kavanagh line. I established contact with a grandson of James Kavanagh. We met up for the very first time last year on my visit to Wicklow in September and we met again in May. He was introduced to me by the cousin I mentioned in the opening paragraph. He is a retired man, and has spent all his working life employed with the Irish Lights. He gave me the Centenary Book which was printed by the Irish Lights to celebrate the 100 years since the Fastnet Light house was finished. It was quite an emotional journey, travelling to Wicklow, and meeting up with people who I had never known, but could remember my mother as a child and a teenager. Although my mother was born in Liverpool, she lost her sight at the tender age of 3 years, and was sent to the convent in Wicklow to be looked after and educated. One of the novice nuns was a member of my Kavanagh Family but I have not yet been able to trace her line. My mother was at the convent from the age of 4 until about 12-13 years of age, so I had heard many story's from her all about Wicklow and her life there. As a result it was a life long ambition of mine to be able to visit and see the town for myself. When I decided to look up my family tree, I finally made that first trip and, it was so emotional I just can not explain really how I felt. I looked up at the convent where my mother had stayed, and felt very sad thinking of her there all alone. Then I felt anger that she had been sent away from the embrace of her family in Liverpool when she must of needed them most. Finally I felt a great of deal of pride that my mother had made it through the ordeal, grown up and married my father and then raised three healthy children. My mother was unable to read bedtime stories to us as children but she did tell us many tales of the family in Ireland. Some were possibly a little exaggerated; others were very true, as I have found out during the last three years of searching. I have sat on the jetty wall in Wicklow harbour and pictured ships sailing in and out with my ancestors onboard. I have also made a visit to the lifeboat station, were one of my Great Great Uncles on the Doolittle side was a coxswain for a number of years. His photograph is up on the wall of the Station. I have walked around Wicklow town and looked at various properties which once belonged to my family. Now I just feel so very proud to be part of those great families, and their history. I just LOVE Wicklow now and I dream of our next visit. I do not know when yet, but hopefully it will be not too long in coming. So yes it has been a very mixed bag of emotions making that very first visit, looking at the graves with my ancestors names carved in the stonework, reliving the tales told to me by my mother, and the feeling that my family have left a mark in this world, I just hope that I follow in some of their footsteps, and leave something for people to remember me by, even if it just for the love and gratitude that I want to show. Ray and I have a dream: to follow our only child and his family over to Melbourne, Australia and to live out the rest of our days there. It would be great to take some history with us for our grandson, so that in many years to come he can look back and say what a great family he came from. We even took our son and his wife and our grandson with us last September to retrace some of their footsteps in Ireland. They were so happy that they had made the trip before setting off to live on the other side of the world. We all descend from some very brave and strong families, as the times they lived through were tough and it took a lot of strength and courage just to get through them. The more I discover about my history the more I realise just how much my mother has passed on to us, her children. When you are so busy growing up and getting to know the world you live in, you do not always appreciate or care about the life story of your parents or grandparents. It is only later in life when we are so keen to find our roots that we have flashbacks of all the stories we were told as kids. Many of the younger generation are not very interested in family trees and the like, but their time will come, and then they will want to know everything. Now, I wish that I had listened more to what my mother was telling us, as she was such a story teller. She was totally blind, but she had a terrific memory. In fact my cousin who is still living in Ireland says that we were known as the "Long tale Family," meaning that there was so much to tell. It is so good to be able to walk down the main street in Wicklow town today and see that my family name is still alive and trading there, and that the townsfolk still remember my ancestors. I walked into St Patrick's Church a short time ago and there, on most of the pews and little side chapel shrines were the names of my loved ones. When I went out to visit the family graves at Three Mile Water graveyard, which is just outside Wicklow Town, we found the place overgrown with brambles and we had to fight our way through. One of the graves has sunk so much over the years that I fell down into it. It was scary I can tell you. I mentioned this to my recently discovered Kavanagh cousin. Low and behold, when we returned to Wicklow in May, my cousin had cleared the brambles and I was able to take photographs of the family plots. I really feel that it is now up to us to lay the ground work for our children and grandchildren. The family is a much more fluid thing today with marriage on the decline, life partners and divorce. There may be several names in one family unit and fewer official records to work with. It makes it even more important that our generation lays down a solid foundation. We maybe the lucky ones who have the chance to be able to retrace footsteps, and I know for one, I will not stop trying to retrace until I stop walking myself. Gina

Have you been to Dublins little secret? Kavanaghs bar in Glasnevin. Known as the Diggers you may find articles on the net about it. I also recently found out its run by my mothers cousin so i must visit soon, Mark

Stephanie, Read your email on Wheatley's in the hopes that the Thomas was b. 1855 and the William was born 1859 and the father was an Edward with the mother being an Ellen Carr. For some reason either the dates are in error or the assumptions appear to be twisted? Had some emails that Heatley = Wheatley ????? Bill WAS -----Original Message----- From: Stephsgenealogy@aol.com To: IRL-WICKLOW-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:25:36 EST Subject: Re: [Wicklow] WHATELY/WHEATLEY/WHITE Happy New Year Cara and listers Thanks for the invitation to once again post our Co Wicklow interests. I'm still searching for my gg grandparents William WHATELY and Hannah WHITE. According to the LDS Family Search site they were married in 1833 in the Province of Leinster, Diocese of Ossory. It was spelled WHEATLEY and I found it by accident. Now I am open to all spelling variations. The family over here pronounced it "Wait-ley." They had nine children - all but one emigrated to the US and Canada. Deborah stayed in Ireland and married Benjamin HORAN in the Parish of St Peter, City of Dublin in 1862. Debbie and Ben's address was 4 Kildare Place, Parish of St. Anne, Eadstown, Co Wicklow. Witnesses were Thomas and Jane Alexander. The other children were Thomas, William, Catherine, Elizabeth, Alice, George, Hannah and John - my great grandfather who was born in Kyle, Co Wicklow in 1855. Other towns mentioned byt he family are Kiltegan and Baltinglass. I recently learned that the son Thomas was with the Dublin police force for a short time before coming to Canada. And I found some military records for a William WHEATLEY who signed up in 1820 with the 19th Foot Regiment in Dublin and served until 1831. He was from Hacketstown which I understand is in both Co Wicklow and Co Carlow . . . .??? Thank you everyone for taking the time to read this - hope to hear from a cousin out there soon! Stephanie Ventura, California ==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== Co Wicklow the Garden of Ireland.Where your ancestors grew, and now you seek to find them. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx