In an interview today, I heard for the first time of a family tradition that James Hennessy, of Knockanore, was ³shot by the British² and that his son William, at the age of 5, was sent off about 1850 with friends to Canada, from where he later immigrated to the US. There was no more specific information as to how James came to be ³shot by the British². My recollection is that there was an uprising in Co. Waterford in 1848. Does anyone know if that involved activity in the western part of the county, near Knockanore, that might have resulted in James being killed in a battle or being executed ­ and whether there would be any records of this? Any other thoughts on why James might have been ³shot by the British² would be appreciated. --John