Paddy Here in Newfoundland, the Walsh surname appears to be the most common and indeed I know many researchers and most have at least one Walsh family in their database. I have several myself Walsh families myself, any chance any of your ancestors emigrated to the Island of Newfoundland. Jack Connors ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paddy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Walsh > Joseph, > Walsh is like Smith & Jones, thick on the ground. > Seldom do we connect with other lines but we keep trying. > Thank you for your curtesy and I wish you well on your continued > searching. > Paddy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph C Dorsey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:19 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Walsh > > > Thanks, Paddy, you are probably right, we do not share any common > ancestors > if your lineage went to Austrailia and my came to the U.S., via Canada. > So, > I would have nothing to gain from your information. I enjoyed visiting > with > you on this subject and comparing notes. > > Joseph > > --- On Wed, 2/4/09, Paddy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Joseph, >>From what you have said I doubt if our Walsh lines are the same. > However if you like I will still send the History and Tree to you > privately > for your records. > Unfortunately at the time of publishing the sources were not recorded and > anything that > might look promising to connect would need personally verification. > I am actually having another look at this History as there were great > uncles > who we didn't follow > through to later generations. > Nothing at this stage leads me to believe that any of the ancestors went > to > USA or Canada. > Before Australia is difficult. Some that became friends to this line of > Walsh actually changed their names > or the spelling of their names as most of them had been rebels. i.e. > Phelan became Phegan or Pheagan > so am lucky we have the notations out of the Walsh family bible that one > of > them brought with them to > Sydney Australia. The change in name in the Walsh's may have only meant > the > addition of 'e' to the name > i.e. Walshe but have never seen it in this line in Australia. Did Happen > in the line in Ireland, one with no 'e' > another with. All very messy. None in our tree were proved to have an > 'e'. > Ah! the Irish are a mysterious lot. > If you still wish to have the information will be happy to send although i > doubt it will help you with your line. > regards > Paddy > > *************************************** > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.18/1935 - Release Date: 02/04/09 > 16:35:00 > *************************************** > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >