Fellow Mayo Listers: Perhaps this Labor Day weekend is the time to re-list the names of my MAYO ancestors and see if anyone has any information on them. My Great Grandfather William Carey b. 1809/10, son of John & Catherine Carey of Mayo [don't have townland nor Catherine's maiden name, but know they were Roman Catholic] and Great Grandmother, Margaret KILROY b. 1806, daughter of Ann KILROY [don't have her fathers name nor her townland in MAYO, but know she and Ann were born in County Cavan]---- left in 1829 for Quebec, Canada where they were married later that year, presumably in a Catholic Church. The marriage information comes from a bio on one of Williams sons in Wisconsin who became a very successful cranberry grower. In May of 1830, William & Margaret Kilroy Carey left Canada for Albany County, NY where they settled in Coeymans, NY, about 15 miles south of the city of Albany. There their children were born: Patrick b. 1833, Robert J. b. 1835, Richard b. 1841, James Joseph b. 1844, and Ann or Anna, b. 1847. By 1850, I find them still there on the 1850 federal census for Coeymans. Margaret's mother Ann is with them at age 70, meaning she was born in 1780 in County Cavan. In 1852, they leave NY for Aurora [later renamed Auroraville], Waushara County, WI where they home stead on some marshy land between Aurora & Berlin. Apparently the trip was very hard on Ann, as she dies and is buried some 20 miles away at the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, WI. Margaret dies in 1867 and is buried at her side. William remarries in 1872 and lives till 1892 on the same homestead. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Berlin, Green Lake County, WI. James & Richard carry on the cranberry business. James is my grandfather. Appreciate any information on any of these mysterious ancestors, particularly any information re: their family in Mayo. I'm presuming of all the Carey families in Northwest Mayo, the triangulation of William b. 1809 being the son of John & Catherine Carey helps narrow the location of townland and family in Mayo much easier to focus. Further information on my entire family is available at my family history database on the internet, searchable by surname, at the following URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=james_carey Thanks for any leads anyone can provide. With all good wishes for an enjoyable Labor Day weekend, Jim Carey Great Grandson of William Carey & Margaret Kilroy Washington, DC