Thanks Jake for your response. Dede ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Sheerin" <a5jaker4@comcast.net> To: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Country Roscommon Information] > Dede, > > Thanks for your Email. > > I have found many variations to the "Sheerin" name > and the most common are, Sheerin/Sheeran, Sherin, > Sherrin/Sherran, Sheevin/sheevin. I can't recall > seeing "Shevnan" in any of my research. > > As you know a lot of the name mis-spellings are from > the "foreign missionaries who came to Ireland > and their lack of knowledge of the Irish language. > In addition, the handwriting of the Census takers. > > Take care and good luck with your research. > > > Jake Sheerin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dede Dunn > To: roscommon@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Country Roscommon Information] > > > Have you come across any variations on your Sheerin name. > My great grandmother was Mary Shevnan. > Seen this name at all. > Thanks, > Dede Dunn > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message