Re: OSHAUGHNESSEY, Thomas F.; IRL>MA,USA; 1848-1919 In article <68tslg$oqb@bl-4.rootsweb.com>, "Nina Santoro" <ncsantoro@worldnet.att.net> writes: > OSHAUGHNESSEY, Thomas F.; IRL>MA,USA; 1848-1919 I am looking for >information about Thomas Francis OSHAUGHNESSEY, SR. He was born in Dec 1848 >at Six Mile Bridge, IRL. I would like to know who his parents are. I also am >trying to find out about his marriage to Ann McMAHON (born May 1849) in IRL. >He emigrated from County Clare to MA, USA in 1868 and she in 1869. Thomas >OSHAUGHNESSEY died 8 Apr 1919 in MA. How do I go about finding the above >information in IRL? Any direction or information would be >appreciated. <ncsantoro@worldnet.att.net> Nina: It is Nina, isn't it? There are roughly a dozen of us searching for the invisible O'Shaughnessys. About all I can say is that two known genealogies which took the family history back to the early 11th century found their way into the trashcan shortly after their researchers were buried. The family, as you well know by now, is in the small side. This is both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that we are almost certainly from the same family ancestors (little liklihood that others dependent upon us assumed our name). The curse is that the name rarely turns up on a Web site. With your permission, I'm going to investigate the possibility that Six Mile Bridge is a Townland, and if so, what church, or churches does it serve. One thing that has hampered our searches to date is finding a correct Townland for one of our ancestors. If we can do this for one, then we should be able to easily expand it. Fortunately, the O'Shaughnessys that do crop up are all in perhaps 4 or 5 counties in western Ireland. My O'Shaughnessy ancestors (grandfather) was born ca 1847 in Co. Galway, and emigrated to Pittsburgh irca 1880. Bill Shaughnessy Billshau29@aol.com