Welcome Dave! My great grandfather Michael Kirwan was born in 1865 to Thomas Kirwan and Catherine Byrne. Thomas worked in the mines at Avoca (where the current tv show Ballykissangel is set!) in Co. Wicklow. Michael and his brother Philip came to Boston; their brothers James and Thomas wound up in Foxrock, Co. Dublin. Foxrock is about 6 or 7 km South of Dublin City, and about a mile from Blackrock, which in turn is not even a km from Booterstown ( I suspect that your Butostown is actually Booterstown). I don't know if I have any record of your family, but I can tell you that there is a Joseph Kirwan buried 4/16/1911 in Blackrock Cemetery, with his wife Catherine, who died 6/18/1907, and that they had children named Catherine, James, Joseph, and Monica Mary (who died 11/23/1984 and is buried with her parents). With the facts that you have, I'd suggest that the 1901 and 1911 Irish censuses could be a great start for you. Let me know if you need help. Chris Kirwan Jana Black wrote: > Hi all! > > Here is a first post from a new member - please repond to the list or to > hm personally. Hope you are all enjoying wonderful holidays.... > > Jana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Subject:Re: subscribe > Date:Sun, 27 Dec 1998 22:33:00 +0000 > From:"david kirwin" <dkirwin@dircon.co.uk> > To:jblack@marin.k12.ca.us > > Hello there! > My name is David(Joseph Thomas) Kirwin (dave is fine!) and thought I'd > found out a bit about my surname and history. > Being an artist I have tracked down the coat of arms for Kirwin and a > vague description of how it came to be, but i would like more info than > that. I would really like to know if the coat of arms I have is correct > given the amount of variations on our name. > > My family history is very short in the knowledge department. My grandad > (Jack Joseph Kirwin) was born in Ireland in 1903, no location althought > my father (Brian Joseph Kirwin) recalls that his grandfather lived in a > suburb of Dublin called Butostown (?)!!, and he had a brother was called > Joe and lived in Blackrock. Jack had one brother and two sisters, Jimmy, > Mona and May. Aunty May has passed on, so has I believe has Mona, who > was a lady of the cloth. Anything else is vague memories - my > grandparents left little in the way of "solid" history....dunno if > anyone can help? (or is vaguely interested!!!hahaha).:) > > happy new year! > Dave > > ==== KIRWIN Mailing List ==== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: we hope you won't BUT we won't take it personally either! > email KIRWIN-L-request@rootsweb.com and write in only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. No subject necessary.....