There is a good possibility that the Murphy side came from either county Kilkenny or Wexford, but with an O'Connor involved, it could be from County Kerry, as the latter name is indigenous to Kerry and there were many Murphy's there(being the most common name in Ireland). Martin+ At 06:57 AM 1/17/99 EST, [email protected] wrote: >I am trying to find some information about my g-g-grandfather James O'Connor. >He was born in Ireland and married Ann Murphy. While in Ireland they had four >children: Mary (born in 1861) Patrick F (born in 1863) Annie (born 1865) and >James (born 1867). Both James and Ann were born 1835 - 1840. They emmigrated >to America between 1868 and 1870 and settled in Fall River, MA. > >I am interested in finding out where in Ireland the family came from. Any help >would be appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Kevin > >