These searches allow you to locate any townland, parish or village in each of Ireland's thirty-two counties. http://www.irishplacenames.com/ http://www.seanruad.com/ Mapquest.com can get to the parish but not the townland. http://wwwrd.0mm.com/map019002 Global Gazetteer is a directory of 2880532 of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town. A tab separated list is available for each country. http://www.calle.com/world/index.html Then, consult Lewis' Topographical Dictionary for a narrative description of the parish at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Ellen jdaley wrote: > > I recently obtained a death notice of an ancestor: > > Mary Daly Born 1846 DRUMONAY Ireland, Died 1917 Meriden CT > > Parents Owen Daley/Catherine Gilmartin Born DRUIMSNAY Ireland. > > Can anyone suggest where Drumonay/Druimsnay might be? My family comes > from the Westmeath/Offaly part of Ireland near Athlone, and I suspect > Mary and parents also came from there - but I haven't been able to find > any placename similar to the above - even searching all the counties. > > Thanks for any help! > > Jim > James Daley > Virginia > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > ** To contact the listowner send a > message to mpetzolt2@webtv.net **