Please read the article at the following link http://www.irrs.ie/Journal%20171/171%20Dargan.htm Food for thought. Frank Kehoe. -----Original Message----- From: Cara_Links Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:37 AM To: irl-wicklow@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] I need some thoughts. . . You say Snip* > We have found a record in Kilkenny that Thomas Ireland married Bridget > Kealy and the record is in the Catholic Church. *Snap But have you proven that this is your Bridget Kealy-? Bonnie you also stated they received a land grant have you the document that gave them that land grant that alone would say from where the Roe family came from in Ireland. ANd here is where I become totally confused in your in depth mail Who are the Kealy sisters ? Are they Bridget Julia Mary Ann and it appears you believe they stayed behind in Ireland I am typing up information on marriages between the two religions but my fingers are not as fast as years past. And the Irish can be found in any COunty they did not all stay home at the family homestead they moved around like will o the wisps. I cant answer the question why the father on one lad lived in Kilkenny and was a plumber, no doubt he was there because there was work there, you have to realise that this is a terrible era and time in Ireland you are researching, where work, food and money was scarce so there would be movements between all counties. Sorry about not understanding your mail cleary. I am trying Cara *************************************** 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-WICKLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message