Hi June, I am assuming you have looked at a map and have at least that much of a handle on the local topography. The Blackstair Mountains seperate Wexford from Carlow. At the southwesterly end you can travel down from Carlow and Kilkenny to New Ross in Wexford. On the Northeastern end of the Blackstairs the River Clody seperates Wexford from Carlow as it goes to join the River Slaney at Bunclody. The River Slaney, and thus the Slaney Valley, cuts through a good portion of both counties Carlow and Wexford. In 1989 there was a reprint of the following book: Kennedy, Patrick (1801 - 1873). Legends of Mount Leinster. Chapter III, The fight of Shroughmore, includes a part entitled "Daniel Jourdan and the fight of Shroughmore, a tradition of 1715." PATRICK Kennedy's pen name when the books were originally published was HARRY WHITNEY. Peadar MacSuibhne's 1975 book Cluain na nGall (1975) chronicles the parish just to the north of Bunclody. Modernly known as Clonegal, this parish includes equal acreage in Wicklow, Wexford, and Carlow. Bunclody is the nearest town to Clonegal, which by the way has a "chapel of ease" in Kildavin, Co. Carlow. Using the index for this book I found no reference to Eliza Ann, or Robert Jordan. Nor did I find any reference to the Pyers family. What other information do you have about the families? Pyers is a name I am not familiar with. One by one I'll look through some other books that cover the area. I was in touch with a Dan Jordan in the Chicago area. His family is from the Wexford side of the mountains. I haven't heard from him in a few years. I'll try to track him down and pass on your quest with your permission. Dan Jordan