Hey, thanks Gerald! Every little bit helps! This could help me - my search is so dubious right now that even clues to folks who are born at approximately the same time as my Patrick count... this record is not only within three years of his birth, it is in a part of Dublin (the county, parish, city Patrick lists as home) and the given name is one that Patrick used in naming his own children! They could be cousins, brothers, who knows... this gives me a specific Parish location to search for records knowing Kirwin(an)s were there. I think this is the kind of info that will help us all eventually - I encourage us all to share whatever you find! Jana Black Listowner, KIRWIN-L Gerald Kirwan wrote: > I have not been able to connect this Thomas Kirwan to one of my Kirwans but > I thought I would post the tombstone information that I recently found in > the event it helps someone else: > > Thomas Kirwan > Born 1804 > Belle Soaddan Parish, Dublin Co., Ireland > Died January 21, 1885 > Carbondale, Lackawanna County, PA > Buried St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Carbondale, Lackawanna County, PA > > Gerald Kirwan