In a message dated 4/3/01 2:19:23 AM, maryy17@yahoo.com writes: << Long ago, my Aunt said something about County Cork, but at that time I did not care. I recently asked her about it and she can't remember (she is 80). We do know they came from County Armagh and County Monaghan because that is inscribed on their headstones in a Plattsburgh, New York cemetery. >> Just a comment: Many people said they were "from Cork" when what they meant was, they left from Cork. (It was a big port, and ships from Liverpool and the continent stopped there to pick up passengers.) While I can't say for certainty that there are NO O'Neills that came originally from Cork, it is definitely a name associated with the northern counties, such as Armagh. Cheers. Janet C-S