MANY THANKS CARA! A lot of Donnelly info for me to sift through and try to work out where my John fits in. Whats lookng good is that my gg grandmother is Esther Byrne- John Donnellys wife and my Marys mam (mary baptsed 31/12/1854) You have once more made me so happy and my brain wll be working overtime on those records, already I am spotting familar names. Thanks CAROL