Dear Catherine, I have Mary, Elizabeth, and Patrick Phelan as sponsors for my great grandmother and 2 of her family members. They were from Kilkenny. Does the names Tuite, Purcell or Keys mean anything to you? Possible they were cousins. Ellen >From: HANDTHX82@cs.com >To: SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SH] Look up Offer >Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:31:02 EST > >Richard, I saw your post regarding lookups for M through Q. I am >researching in Ireland and USA about 1860 thru 1866 for Phelan, John Edward >(or Edward John) and his wife Mary Katherine (or Katherine Mary). They >married in Ireland and came to settle in New Bedford, Mass. He was >naturalized in 1866 (I have not yet obtained those records). Area in >Ireland >most probably was Kilkenny, Waterford or some southern coastal county. > >Thanks for any assistance you can give. > >Carol Phelan >Researching: Phelan, Whalen (and all various spellings of same), Roe, >Regan, >Horan, Sullivan from Ireland and Mass/RI area. > > >==== 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 ** > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com