Hello. I'm a newbie and am going to try this again (sorry Maura..I WILL get it right..:-) I'm researching my DANLEY family. I've traced them back to SW Pennsylvania to 1811. I've been told they came from County Tipperary. If anyone knows anything about that family name or a direction to point me I would appreciate it. I've also been told that DANLEY is not an Irish name, that it must be a corruption of Dannelley or Donnelly....I'm open to any possibilities. I have quite a bit of information on my branch of the family from 1828 on and will gladly share. Thanks in advance for any help. aye, Beth

My great grandmother was Mary COTTINGHAM b. in Ireland (year & county unknown). She married Stephen Cosgrove b. in Ireland (year & county unknown). Their daughter, Mary b. abt 1849 in Ireland (county unknown) married Christopher Cloherty b. abt. 1848 in Ireland (county unknown). Date & place of marriage of Mary & Christopher are unknown. Thomas (1892-1961), my father, was the 13th & last child born to Mary & Christopher. By 1872 Christopher & Mary were living in Wilmington, Del., USA. with two children, Mary (1871-1903) & Ellen (1872-1929). In 1880 they were living in Phila., PA where they died: Christopher 11-1913 & Mary 8-1924. Thomas Cosgrove (1850-1926), John Cosgrove (1850-1924) & Michael Cosgrove (1862-1902 ) may be brothers of Mary (Cosgrove) Cloherty as they are buried in a grave owned by Thomas Cosgrove with Cloherty's & a Margaret COTTINGHAM who died Mar. 1907. The names: COTTINGHAM & CLOHERTY are rare with the name Cloherty only coming from Co. Galway. Marguerite in the Glen

Hello Bruce, Greetings from Australia. I notice that you are enquiring about Sarah ARMSTRONG from Co Cavan. Well we have an Isabella ARMSTRONG (b c1810) who married William PHAIR in Killeshandra, Co Cavan on 20 February 1829. We know absolutely nothing else about her - perhaps she was connected to your Sarah (sister??). Have you any idea which village/town she came from? Regards, Margery

Found a webpage with some good info on one reason why some Irish surnames are spelled in different ways. http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donnaweb/irish/ Explains the small "h" after the O' prefix, as in examples below; Why there are so many Irish surnames beginning with an "H". When a surname begins with a vowel after the O' prefix, a small "h" was added. When anglisized, the h was often incorrectly left in the surname. Sometimes written as; O' h-A......... O hAodha - Hayes O hAichir - (O) Hehir O hAonghasa - Hennessy O hInneirghe - Henry O hAiniarriadh - Henry O hAllmhurain - (O) Halloran O hAghmaill - (O) Hamill O hAinle - (O)Hanley O hAnluain - O'Hanlon O hAnrachain - (O)Hanrahan O hEaghra or Egra - O'Hara O hEaladaighthe - Healey O hEachighearna - Hearne or Ahern O hEigceartaigh - Hegarty Why so many "C" surnames? When the "Mac" prefix was dropped, the "C" was often retained, so a name like Mac Adáin (Adain if the fada over the a doesn't show in this text) became Cadden . Patrick Traynor, [email protected] TRAYNOR'S Web Page (Irish stuff) http://angelfire.com/my/tray

I am researching my ancestor, Robert Henry DAVIS born in Donegal in 1865. His parents were Andrew and Ann (maiden name BUSTARD). They were married in Donegal Registry office in 1856. His father was John, her father was William. I know from his naturalization record that Robert emigrated to New York in 1869. He would have still been a small child, so probably with parents? Also, I would really like to find out what religion they were, since as far as I knew they were Catholic, but since Andrew and Ann were married in the Donegal Registry Office, probably they weren't. Any help would be appreciated.

Tim, CALLAGAN-CALLAGHIN-CALLAHAN-CALLAULGHAN-CALLIGHAN-CALLILGHANs There are many CALLAGAN, who were members of St. Peter's R. C. Church in Reading, Berks Co., PA, USA. I'm now in the process of collecting all the info I can on the Irish connected to St. Peter's Church. If you have a name I would be only to glad to do a lookup for you. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Tim, There his a few Callaghan's names from Ireland who came to New-Brunswick, Canada about 1838. The settled in Shannonvale, N.-B. Canada. One of my ggrand auunt was married with Michael Callaghan her names was Elizabeth Martha Hynes, Martha Hynes's parents were from Laois Co. .Michael Callaghan b. about 1834 came to Canada around 1838 with his father Patrick Callaghan. I am searching too for Michael Hynes and Ann Burke living in Trumra, Laois Countym, for at least 1833-1844. They came to Shannonvale N.-B, Canada ,around 1844-1846. Good luck

I do know that Donal McCracken of Durban University in south Africa edited many collections about the Irish in Southern Africa. check out on google. he is sure to be there. St. Helena was closely connected with South Africa for a long time. I do have some lists of Irish from his books. Give me a name. They may just be mentioned. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Tim Callaghan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 11 August 2002 12:58 AM Subject: [SH] Irish moves to St Helens >I would be interested to hear from anyone whose Irish ancesters moved to >St Helens, England during the famine (1840s/1850s). > > Thanks > > Tim > > > > > >==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== >**Civil Registration began in Ireland >in 1864. Before that time, you will >need to access parish registers. See >http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints ** > >

I am looking for information (or leads to information) about my Irish ancestors, namely the ancestors and any other relatives of Samuel Cottingham (born 1793) and his wife, Sarah Armstrong (born 1796), who emigrated to Ormstown (Durham), Quebec, Canada in 1820 from County Cavan. Any assistance is appreciated. Thank you. Bruce Cottingham

Paul Edward Mcguire was b. 11/17/1882 in Westborough, MA. Hemarried Margaret Browning (Bommezyon)b. 3/02/1879 from Boston, MA in 9/08/1908in Westborough, MA His parents werePatrick H. McGuire b. 10/18/1850 in County Sligo, Ireland. and Mary E Odlum ofGrafton, MA. Patrick’s parents were Patrickand Catherine Nyland from County Sligo, Ireland. They emmigrated to the USA in1851 Other names: Bommezyon, Browning, Cox, Crowley, Lammering,Mcguire, McLaughlin, Odlum Any Connections? Jack McLaughlin in AZ

I guess I'm a little late in getting to this National Book Award-winning collection by Andrea Barrett, published in 1996. But if I'm not the only latecomer, I'd like to recommend it for the title novella, which presents a fascinating (and depressing) view of Irish immigration to Canada during the potato famine of the 1840s. It's fiction, but, as with all the other stories in the book, based on real events and real people. A great read. -- --- Richard A. Danca, Newton, MA USA mailto:[email protected] ----

I would be interested to hear from anyone whose Irish ancesters moved to St Helens, England during the famine (1840s/1850s). Thanks Tim

Hi all: Looking for Mark and Sarah Knight in Flatbush, Kings County, Brooklyn, NY in the 1880 census. They had sons Richard, James, George and Andrew. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Pat

Not sure how many of you know about H5158, a bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives that would have *severely* restricted access to *PUBLIC* records. I've just heard from my state rep, who said: You will be happy to learn that H5158 was not taken up prior to the July 31 end of term date, so it is dead for this term. Best wishes, Ruth Balser. This is wonderful news. We all need to keep an ear out for similar mischief in next year's legislative session (as if they have nothing more important to deal with!). -- --- Richard A. Danca, Newton, MA USA mailto:[email protected] ----

Hi List, A friend of mine did research on a POOLE Family, only to find out, it was not her POOLE Family, please read the following she has sent me to pass on to others: In 1763, Richard POOLE was received on certificate at Darby Monthly Meeting from Enescorphy, (Enniscorthy), Co. Wexford, Ireland. He was the son of Thomas POOLE and Jane (Brown) of Wexford. On 1775-6-15 he m. Agnes BROWN (daughter of Joseph) at Concord Monthly Meeting, PA. They lived and died in Upper and Lower Chichester Twp., Delaware Co., PA, (Chester Co. until 1789) & had a connection to New Castle Co., DE. Richard's sister, Sarah POOLE, also came to Delaware Co., PA. and attended the marriage ceremony. According to records from Ireland, Richard and Agnes had one daughter. I do not know the name of the daughter, nor do I have any records on his sister, Sarah. This Richard POOLE is not connected to our POOLE family and when I discovered this, I stopped researching this line. I have many records that I would be willing to share, (Quaker Meeting Records; marriage record; will and inventory account.) Please contact: Mary L. Poole Poole Family Genealogy [email protected] http://www.youthresources.com/genealogy/poole.html Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Hi List, A friend of mine did research on a POOLE Family, only to find out, it was not her POOLE Family, please read the following she has sent me to pass on to others: In 1763, Richard POOLE was received on certificate at Darby Monthly Meeting from Enescorphy, (Enniscorthy), Co. Wexford, Ireland. He was the son of Thomas POOLE and Jane (Brown) of Wexford. On 1775-6-15 he m. Agnes BROWN (daughter of Joseph) at Concord Monthly Meeting, PA. They lived and died in Upper and Lower Chichester Twp., Delaware Co., PA, (Chester Co. until 1789) & had a connection to New Castle Co., DE. Richard's sister, Sarah POOLE, also came to Delaware Co., PA. and attended the marriage ceremony. According to records from Ireland, Richard and Agnes had one daughter. I do not know the name of the daughter, nor do I have any records on his sister, Sarah. This Richard POOLE is not connected to our POOLE family and when I discovered this, I stopped researching this line. I have many records that I would be willing to share, (Quaker Meeting Records; marriage record; will and inventory account.) Please contact: Mary L. Poole Poole Family Genealogy [email protected] http://www.youthresources.com/genealogy/poole.html Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

From George Allen...... 7th August, 2002 Way back on August 13, 1903, police entered the Liverpool, England home of William and Emily Shortis. Worried friends had contacted the authorities because the couple had not been seen for several days prior. There they found William near death. Oddly, he was pinned under the dead body of his 224 pound wife. Did she die during a moment of passion? Not at all. The coroner concluded that William was following Emily up the stairs of their home when she lost her balance and tumbled down the steps, pulling him down with her. Emily immediately died from a blow to the head, trapping William under her body for over three days. Sadly, William did not survive his injuries, either. Source: The 20th Century by David Wallechinsky, 1995, Little, Brown, & Co Hope all is well with you folks.

Hi All: Tracing Thomas French b.1807 Ireland, wife Bridget b.1823 Ireland. On 1850 census they are listed in Brooklyn, Ward 9. Children Thomas, Mary, Henry, Bartley. Hoping to get 1860 census to see if more children were born. Thank you for any help. Pat Kriss

I have received very few mailings lately from this list. Is it just the summer hiatus for most people or is the list still operating as usual? Mary [email protected]

George METTEER (possibly Meteer) son of Alexander Metteer was born in County Down on 19th Nov 1828 according to his Scottish Marriage Register Document of 1855. His mother was Elizabeth Metteer maiden name MOOR. I am trying to discover where they were born and the names of George's siblings. I also am trying to discover when/if they migrated to Scotland. According to the meager information I have on the family, Alexander Metteer was a weaver from a family of weavers. I'm reasonably sure George was in Scotland sometime before 1850 but how long before and whether the rest of his famillly was there I don't know. I am also looking for information on John LUDLOW who was born in Ireland but left in time to marry in Scotland. The oldest child I am aware of was born in Carluke, Scotland, about 1828. Any clues will be most appreciated. Beverly Mateer Taylor