Hi Clare, I can understand the mistake in trying to read the writing. When we were looking for Maurice FitzGerald (my husband's great grandfather and John FitzGerald's son), the priest read the mother's maiden name as Dwane. We didn't think that was the correct name because Maurice had named a son Michael Dunne FitzGerald whose 92 year old daughter is still alive. Sure enough when the priest rechecked the records he said it could be Dunne and not Dwane. That helped us find the rest of Maurice's children. As to being related to JFK, there is a possibility but there is no paper trail. John FitzGerald's mother (that would be my husband's great great great grandmother) was a Ryan and it is believed that a Ryan relative married a Fitzgerald who was related to JFK's Fitzgerald line. There was a Ryan family from Cork who attended JFK's inauguration. Also JFK's Fitzgerald line did come from Bruree (sp ?) which is slightly north of the Kilfinnane area. On a side note, Maurice FitzGerald's wife was Margaret Regan/O'Regan. Ronald Reagan's roots are from the same area in Cork/Limerick as my husband's not Tipperary as the press at the time suggested. Apparently Reagan's advanced men saw some Reagan names in a cemetery near Tipperary and liked the pub in Tipperary so they claimed Reagan's roots were in Tipperary. We spoke with O'Regans in Limerick and Cork and one man told us his mother was Reagan's first cousin. In fact his mother and uncle (who was the family historian) met with Ronald Reagan during Reagan's visit. We're not sure if my husband's Regan roots are connected with Reagan. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald In a message dated 6/29/2009 3:07:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _clarehiggins@comcast.net_ (mailto:clarehiggins@comcast.net) writes: Hi, Nora. Actually I goofed. Fitzgerald is the correct name. When I first read the document I had trouble with the old fashioned handwriting and it looked like "Flyercate," which is a little nuts, but then I got a magnifying glass and looked more closely and realized I'd made a mistake, and it is actually Fitzgerald. I think you're right about "Joannes." It is most likely John, not Joan. About my ancestors' home towns: I only know that Morris Higgins was from County Mayo. One of my distant cousins told me. My grandfather's notes say he was from Kilfinnane, County Limerick, but I think he made a mistake. The marriage took place in Kilfinnane, and I know that most girls were married in their own parish, so it must have been my GGGM Catherine who was born there. Is your husband related to John Fitzgerald Kennedy? **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)

Nora, My daughter's forename also. Have you ever run accross a Patrick and Alice Fitzgerald from Wexford. My grandmother said her mother (Mary Bridget Fitzgerald) was related to the Kennedys but like you no paper trail. Her parents Patrick and Alice were from Wexford but I'm not sure Mary (Born 1840) was she may have been born in Boston where she married a Richard Walsh (Born 1837 place unk). Rick Shea ----- Original Message ----- From: <Irishcolleen45@aol.com> To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Anybody Know Latin? > As to being related to JFK, there is a possibility but there is no paper > trail. . Also JFK's Fitzgerald line did > come from Bruree (sp ?) which is slightly north of the Kilfinnane area. >