This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Leahy, Tierney, Sweeney, Marooney, Blanchard, Collins, Redding, Hardman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3RB.2ACE/356.1 Message Board Post: I had gotten curious when I saw a Johanna LEAHY was buried at St. James Cem. Johanna was the name of my gg grandmother, Michael LEAHY's wife, Patrick's mother. Michael is buried at St. Patrick's d.1864 This Johanna not his wife since she died 1872, age 25. but interesting same name. Does anyone know if Johanna was a common given name among the Irish of that time? - Ray