Annie: While I can't answer your question definitively, there are concentrations of Sloan(e)s in two places in Ireland. Perhaps the greatest concentration is in Co. Down, esp. east, near towns like Killyleagh (onetime home of Sir Hans, who indirectly lent his name to the Sloane Rangers, since Sloane Sq. and Sloane St. in London were named for him) Crossgar and Saintfield. There is also a curious concentration of Sloans and Sloanes in Lough Gowna, Co. Cavan where the local churchyards are full of them. My Sloane family comes from there, and I found references to brothers George and John Sloane (Frank: "too many John Sloan(e)s")who moved there in 1657 from Co. Down, having moved there, apparently, from Dumphries and Galloway. I've never found reference to them in any Scottish records, however, so that part remains unsubstantiated. Sloanes in Gowna invariably protestant, predominantly C of I, whereas Sloans there seem to be overwhelmingly RC. This may be the source of the claim in the area that there are two completely separate and distinct families living there. This bifurcation is more distinct here that it is in Co Down. Other family names from the area, who are married to Sloan(e)s include Fleming, Mansergh, Doughty, Pennyfather. See also Frank's web site on Sloan derivatives in Co Mayo, notably Slowey and the transformation of that name to Molloy which is one of the more interesting things I've ever read about the name. John Mansergh Sloane John@Sloane.net -----Original Message----- From: Annie Sloan [mailto:annie@anniesloan.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 12:17 AM To: SLOAN-SLONE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SLOAN-SLONE-L] john sloan from ireland Is there one place in Ireland that the Sloan's come from? My JOHN Sloan born 1841 came from Ireland to Glasgow where he married in 1866 but there is no indication about where in Ireland. Any guidance would be appreciated. Annie Sloan in Oxfordshire, England ==== SLOAN-SLONE Mailing List ==== To post a message to the list: email SLOAN-SLONE-L@rootsweb.com The message will be posted to both the list mode and digest mode.