Just found that Ireland as this site for all of the country, wonderful, so will pass it on to others in NZ where I am.. Now for starters, I am researching my maiden name.. PENTONY, learnt they were in Co. Meath in 12th Century... My PENTONY were in Liverpool, but JOHN PENTONY was my gt.gt.grandfather born in Dublin.. he died in Liverpool in 1884, prominent business man, made leather shoes for the Police, etc... I have nothing on my JOHN ie parents, I only have his descendants. most of his sons entered the Benedictan Order of Monks at Ampleforth in Yorkshire.. So if anyone, anywhere is researching this PENTONY name, I would love to hear from you, many thanks.. Adele Pentony-Graham (cant let it die out !!) Clareville NZ