In a message dated 23-Apr-2007 12:57:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, Cothulio@cs.com writes: My questions: what wuld prompt an Irish family come to the US prior to 1835? ============== My Irish Catholic MARTIN family (a grandfather along with his adult married children and their families) came from southern County Monaghan to Boston MA in 1823. The explanation is that they had put up with oppressive ethnic extermination long enough. Some with the means to do so left for better opprtunities. Also, there were incentives for some landlords to pay partial passage for tenants to leave. Anyone with MARTIN, McMAHON, McCLEY, FERRIN, LYONS, McDERRMOTT, LONG, or McCULPHER/McCULLOUGH from southern County Monaghan or parish of Killanny in County Monaghan or Louth should take a look at my worldconnect file. _http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~butchrose_ (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~butchrose) Al Rose Fayettville, NC ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.