July 1, 1996 Irish and Scottish Newsletter NAMES OF THE MONTH This month the Irish surname taken from EDWARD MacLYSAGHT's book IRISH FAMILIES Their Names, Arms & Origins, SciPrint Limited, Copyright Irish Academic Press Limited, ISBN # 0-7165-2364-7 is: (O)BREEN, MacBREEN At the present time the Breens are distributed widely throughout Ireland. They are always called simply Breen though originally there were both MacBreens and O'Breens. The former, Mac Braoin in Irish, were an Ossory sept seated near Knocktopher in Co. Kilkenny; but after the Anglo-Norman invasion they were dispersed by the Walshes and sank in importance. Though in 1659 they were noted as still numerous in Ossory - the prefix Mac had even then been dropped - Co. Wexford, adjacent to Co. Kilkenny, is the area in which the name Breen is now chiefly found, and it is reasonable to assume that these are MacBreens. The most important O'Breen (O' Braoin) sept in medieval times was that possessed of territory in Counties Westmeath and Offaly near Athlone. Their chief was Lord of Brawney. As late as 1421 O'Breen of Brawney is mentioned in a contemporary document with O'Conor and MacMorogh as a great chieftain of the Irish nation. The name Breen is seldom met with in that area to-day, but it is said to be now disguised there under the alias O'Brien. The infamous Jemmy O'Brien of 1198 notoriety was an O'Breen, not an O'Brien of Thomond. It is also a fact that a comparable corruption occurred in the case of the O'Breens of north Connacht who in course of time became Bruen in Co. Roscommon, a name fairly common there now (which Breen is not), and Browne in Mayo. William Browne (1777-1857), of Foxford, famous Argentine admiral, was possibly of the Connacht O'Breens (see Browne, below). Finally the name has been common in Co. Kerry, at least since the seventeenth century. Henry H. Breen (1805 -1882), the poet, was a Kerryman. Francis Breen, the 1798 rebel, was from Co. Wexford. The Brawney sept is represented in history by Tighearnach O Braoin, the annalist, who died at Clonmacnois, where he was Abbot, in 1088, and by Donal O'Breen, Bishop of Clonmacnois from 1303 to 1324. Elizabeth Breen was one of the Irish nuns arrested in France in 1793 during the Terror. Patrick Breen (d.1808), whose diary of the Donner exploration party is remarkable for its stark realism, was born in Ireland. The best known modern bearer of the name was Dan Breen, one of the most prominent fighters on the Irish side of the War of Independence 1916 -1921. From Roddy Martine's "SCOTTISH CLAN AND FAMILY NAMES Their Arms, Origins and Tartans", Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London, 1992, ISBN # 1-85158-418-8 CARMICHAEL - From the barony of that name in Lanarkshire. Robert de Carmitely in 1250 had right of lordship in the land of Cleghorn. Sir John de Carmychell had lands of Carmychell in the fourteenth century from William, Earl of Douglas. John Carmichael became Bishop of Orleans in recognition of the great services rendered in France by the Scots. He is known in French history as Jean de St. Michel and in 1429 he founded in his cathedral church a Messe e'cossaise for his countrymen slain at Verneuil. In Holland the name occurs in the rather eccentric form Carmiggelt, borne by a popular humorous writer. HISTORY: The following brief histories for the counties of Ireland are taken from "Irish Records Sources for Family & Local History" by James G. Ryan, Ph.D., Copyright Ancestry Incorporated (USA), ISBN # 0-916-489-22-1 A Brief History COUNTY KERRY The county of Kerry is on the south-western coast of Ireland. Its major towns are Tralee, Listowel, Castleisland, KiIarney, Caherciveen, Dingle, and Ballybunion. Before the division of Ireland into counties, this area formed part of the Gaelic territory of Desmond. The major Gaelic families included O'Connor Kerry, O'Driscoll, O'Donoghue, 0'Falvey, O'Shea, O'Kelleher, Moriarty, O'Mahoney, and O'Connell. Following the Norman invasion the county was granted to Robert Fitzstephen and Milo de Cogan. However, because of the power of the native chieftains, they were unable to take possession of the county. The Norman conquest of the more easterly parts of Munster, however, drove the McCarthys and O'Sullivans of those parts to Kerry, displacing some of the resident families. Although the chief of the McCarthys nominally submitted to Henry II in 1172, the McCarthys and the other chieftains effectively retained their lands and control of much of the county. Parts of the county did come under the chieftainship of Norman families by other means. Raymond Fitzgerald, ancestor of the present Fitzmaurice family, was granted the area around Lixnaw (or Clanmaurice) by one of the McCarthys in return for assistance 1 a dispute. John Fitzthomas also obtained large parts of Kerry by marriage. Apart from Fitzgerald and Fitzmaurice, the other families which became established in Kerry after the Norman invasion were Cantillon, Stack, Ferriter, Brown, Clifford, Cromwell, Hussey, and Trant. Fitzthomas was an ancestor of the Fitzgeralds who were made Earls of Desmond in 1329 and maintained control of Desmond for centuries. By the mid-fourteenth century the three major families in the county were Fitzgerald, Fitzmaurice, and McCarthy. By the late sixteenth century the lands of Kerry and Cork began to attract the attention of English "adventurers" who approached the English crown to give them title to these lands. A huge scheme of confiscation of Munster lands was planned. This alarmed the Irish and Norman chieftains who protested against the scheme. Their formal protests about the scheme failed, and in 1580 the Earl of Desmond rebelled against the English. He was eventually defeated after a bloody war which devastated much of Desmond. The people of Munster suffered greatly after this rebellion both from the savagery of the troops and from the famine which resulted from their destruction of crops and property. The power of the Fitzgeralds never recovered after this. Thousands of those made homeless during this rebellion were gathered together and transported to the West Indies. After the rebellion the estates of all the rebels were confiscated and distributed among English adventurers, in particular Blennerhassett, Browne, Herbert, Champion, Holly, Denny, and Conway. Among the settlers who obtained grants from these adventurers were the families of Spring, Rice, Morris, and Gunn. Following the defeat of the 1641 rebellion further parts of the county were granted to English adventurers, in particular Sir William Petty. Many of the settlers brought in at this time (the1670s) left again during the Williamite wars when the Irish forces again took control of the county. The names of the pre-1641 and post-1641 owners of land are listed in the Book of Survey of Distribution and in the Civil Survey. The county was relatively badly affected by the Great Famine of 1845-47. The population was 294,000 in 1841 and had dropped by 19 percent in 1851. During the main years of the famine, 1845-50, around 32,000 people died. Furthermore, between 1851 and 1855, 44,000 people, or 17 percent of the population, emigrated. The eastern part of the county, particularly the northeast, is rich agricultural land while the more westerly parts are mountainous. The major industries are agriculture, fishing, and tourism. The lakes of Killarney, for instance, have been a tourist attraction since the early nineteenth century. A Brief History COUNTY KILDARE Kildare is a relatively small inland county in Leinster. It is forty-two miles from north to south and twenty-six miles from east to west, and contains the towns of Naas, Newbridge, Maynooth, Kildare, and Athy. The county derives its name from Cill-Dara, the Church of Oak, which is said to have been built in the fifth century. In pre-Norman times the county was partly the territory of Hy-Kaelan, which was the territory of the O'Byrnes, and Hy-Murray, the territory of the O'Tooles. The Cullens, Dowlings, and McKellys were also families of this county. During the peak of their power in the tenth century, the Vikings of Dublin extended their territory to the northeast of Kildare. The town of Leixlip, meaning Salmon Leap in old Norse, derives its name from the Vikings. Following the Norman invasion, the county was granted to the Fitzgeralds. The O'Byrnes and O'Tooles were displaced into Wicklow where they continued to raid the Norman occupied area called the "Pale" (see Co. Wicklow) for centuries. Other Norman families who settled in Kildare included Birmingham, Sutton, Aylmer, Wogan, Sherlock, White, and Eustace. The Fitzgeralds became a major force in lreland in the Middle Ages. Their base was at Maynooth castle in the county. The family's power was reduced by an ill-conceived rebellion by "Silken Thomas" Fitzgerald in 1536. Following the defeat of the rebellion of the Catholic Confederacy of 1641 (see Co. Kilkenny), Cromwell confiscated the lands of many of the Norman families in the county in 1654. Some of these estates were restored by Charles 11 in 1662-64. Following the Williamite war of 1689-91, many of these landholders again lost their lands, some of which were planted with settlers. The county was less badly affected by the Great Famine of 1845-47 than many others. A relatively high proportion of the county was in pasture rather than in potato crops at this time. The population in 1841 was 114,000, and by 1851 it had fallen to 96,000. Of the difference, about 14,000 died and the remainder emigrated. The county is mainly agricultural and is also a major center of the horse-racing and bloodstock industry. The following brief histories of the counties of Scotland are taken from "A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" by Samuel Lewis, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. ISBN # 0-8063-1256-4 FIFESHIRE, a maritime county in the east of Scotland, bounded on the north by the river Tay, on the east by the German Ocean, (in the south by the Firth of Forth, and on the west by the counties of Perth, Kinross, and Clackmannan. It lies between 56 degrees 3 minutes and 56 degrees 25 minutes (N. Lat.), and 2 degrees 35 minutes and 3 degrees 38 minutes (W. Long.), and is about 48 miles in length and 18 in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 504 square miles, or 322,560 acres; 30,548 houses, of which 29,036 are inhabited; and containing a population of 140,140, of whom 65,715 are males and 74,425 females. This county anciently formed part of the extensive district of Ross, which derived its name from its peninsular shape, and included the present counties of Kinross and Clackmarman, with portions of the counties of Perth and Stirling, all under one common jurisdiction. The lands of Clackmannan were first separated from this district and erected into a distinct county; and subsequently, in 1425, that portion forming the head of the peninsula was made a county under the appellation of Kinross. The remainder, including a small part previously belonging to Perthshire, almost entirely constitutes the modern county of Fife, the name of which is of obscure and doubtful origin. Originally inhabited by the ancient Caledoniaus, the district became subject to the Romans, who penetrated into its most secluded retreats, and subsequently to the Picts; but the particular details of its history during these distant periods are not distinctly recorded. After the subjugation of the Picts, and the union of the two kingdoms under Kenneth II, that monarch, in acknowledgment of the eminent services rendered to him by Maeduff, a powerful chieftain who had contributed greatly to his victory, conferred upon him all the lands he had conquered from the Picts. These extended from Fifeness to Clackmannan, and from the rivers Tay and Erne on the north to the river Forth on the south; and of this territory the king also appointed him hereditary thane. Though occasionally subject to Danish incursions, the district, from its central situation between the northern and southern divisions of the kingdom, enjoyed almost undisturbed tranquillity under its thanes, of whom Duncan Macduff, having aided in the destruction of the usurper Macbeth, and in the restoration of Malcolm Caumore, was created Earl of Fife by that sovereign, and invested with many privileges, which were made hereditary in his family. Among these the most important were, the placing of the Scottish kings in the chair of state at the ceremony of their coronation, the honour of leading the van of the royal army, and the liberty of compromising for manslaughter by the payment of a fine proportioned to the rank of the victim. This last immunity was commemorated by the erection of a stone pillar called Macduffs cross, a certain area around which afforded sanctuary. After the death of Duncan, the twelfth earl, Murdoch, Duke of Albany, by marriage with his only daughter, succeeded to the earldom of Fife, which, on his attainder in1425, reverted to the crown. It was subsequently revived as an Irish peerage in the person of William Duff of Braco, who was created Baron Braco of Kilbride, and Earl of Fife, in 1759; James, the second earl, was made Baron Fife in the peerage of Great Britain in1790, and the title is now vested in his descendant, the present earl. In times of episcopacy the county was included within the archdiocese of St. Andrew's; it is at present in the synod of Fife, and comprises the presbyteries of St. Andrew's, Cupar, Kirkcaldy, and Dunfermline, and about sixty parishes. The shire is divided into the districts of Cupar, Kirkcaldy, St. Andrew's, and Dunfermline; a sheriffs court is held at Cupar for the three first-named, and one at Dunfermline for the last-mentioned district. The justices of the peace bold petty sessions in all the districts, their decisions being subject to revision by the courts of quarter-sessions, which are held at Cupar, the county town. Besides the county town, Fife contains the royal burghs of St. Andrew's, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy, Kinghorn, Pittenweem, East and West Anstruther, Dysart, Kilrenny, Crail, Auchtermuchty, Falkland, and Earlsferry ; the towns of Leven, Largo, Li mekilns, Pathhead, Ferryport-on-Craig, Newport, Aberdour, Markinch, and Newburgh, with numerous smaller towns and villages. Several of the towns have been royal residences, and many of them are sea ports with tolerable harbours at high-water i the best harbour is that at Burntisland, where a pier was built in 1844, at which steamers and other vessels may land goods and passengers at all times of the tide. The principal port of the county is Kirkcaldy. At Dysart is a wet-dock, in which vessels are always afloat. Under the act of the 2nd of William IV., Fife returns one member to the imperial parliament j and there are also two districts of burghs within the county, each of which sends a representative; while the burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing join with those of Culross, Stirling, and South Queensferry, in other counties, in sending another representative. The surface, which is pleasingly diversified with gentle undulations, and in some parts with hills of lofty elevation, is separated by ranges of hills into several beautiful and extensive vales, the principal of which, called the Howe of Fife, is watered by the river Eden, described beIow. The chief hills are the East and West Lomond, the former having an elevation of 1260, and the latter of 1280 feet above the level of the sea, the Largo Law is1020 feet in height, and the Kelly Law 800 feet. Most of the hills are covered with verdure almost to the summit. Among the streams are the Leven, the Eden, the Orr, and the Lochty: the river Leven issues from the lake of that name, in the County of Kinross, and flowing through a richly-cultivated strath, falls into the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven. The river Eden has its source in the confluence of several small streams in the parish of Strathmiglo, and taking an eastern direction, runs by the town of Cupar, and joins the German Ocean at St. Andrew's bay. The river Orr rises in a lake now drained, and pursuing a south-eastern course, in which it is joined by streams from Loch Fittie and Loch Gellie, and by the river Lochty, flows into the Leven near Cameron Bridge. The principal lakes are, the Inch of Lindores, about a mile in length, and varying in breadth, abounding with pike and perch, and beautifully situated in a richly- wooded spot; Kilconquhar loch, in the parish of that name, about two miles la circumference; Loch Gellie, three miles in circumference; and Kinghorn Inch, a natural reservoir situated near that town, which supplies the mills with water. The soil is exceedingly various, along the Firth of Forth, a deep rich loam alternating with clay and gravel; from the mouth of the Eden, along the shore north-ward, a fine light, dry, and sandy soil; to the south of the Eden, of inferior quality. West of St. Andrew's are tracts of moor and moss, with some intervening portions of fertile land; towards the river Tay, a rich soil, resting on whin rock; and on the slopes of the hills, a productive clay, with loam and gravel. The system of agriculture is in a highly improved state: the extent of the farms varies from fifty or sixty to 400 or 500 acres; the buildings are generally substantial and well arranged, and on most of the farms are threshing-mills, some of which are driven by steam. The lands have been drained thoroughly to a great extent, and are inclosed with stone walls, or hedges of hawthorn. The chief crops are oats, wheat, barley, turnips, and potatoes. Much attention is paid to the rearing of cattle and sheep, and the number of sheep is much greater than formerly. The number of horses employed in agriculture in the year1844 was 8158, and otherwise, 2466. Occasionally, numbers of pigs are fed for the London market. The plantations are very extensive, but chiefly of modern growth: on the lands of the Earl of Leven is a forest of Scotch firs, several miles in length; but little ancient timber is found except in the grounds of some of the principal mansions. Fifeshire abounds in coal and limestone, both of which are of good quality, and largely wrought. Freestone of different colours, from a dark red to a beautiful white, of compact texture, and susceptible of a high polish, is also abundant; and in the northern districts whinstone is predominant, of excellent quality for the roads. Ironstone is found in various parts; in some places in seams too thin to remunerate the labour of working it; in other veins of greater extent, and yielding from thirty-three to forty per cent of ore, wrought for the CarrouIron Company. Lead and copper have been found in several places; the former, principally in the Lomond hills, has been wrought, but not with any profitable result, and the works have been discontinued. The seats are Falkland House, Leslie House, Melville House, Crawford Priory, Douibristle, Balcarres, Broomball, Dunnikeir House, Raith, Wernyss Castle, Balcaskie, Bethune, Balbirnie, Craigsanquhar, Dysart House, Elie House, Pitmilly, Dunbog, Rankeillor, Lathrisk, Pitferran, Torry, Inchdairny, - Strathendry, Magdrum, Rossie, Pittencrieff, Largo House, Newton-Collessie, Durie, Innergelly, Mount Melville, Kelly House, Cambo, Scotscraig, Fordel, Balgarvie, Locbore, St. Fort, Kemback, Fernie, Kilconquhar, Charlton, Kilmaron, and others. These mansions are for the most part handsomely built, and, with their surrounding grounds, form striking features in the scenery. The principal manufacture is that of linen, which is carried on throughout the county; the fabrics are damasks, diapers, Oanaburghs, Silesias, and the plainer kinds of brown linens, ticking, checks, and sail-cloth, which are made in most of the villages. Flax-spinning is carried on to a great extent; and at Dunfermline, Kinghorn, Abbotshall, Leven, and other places are large mills for the purpose. The manufacture of paper, soap, candies, and glue is also extensive. There are several iron-foundries, tanneries, potteries, brick and tile works, numerous bleachfields on the Leven, a vitriol-work, breweries, distilleries, malting establishments on a large scale, and various other works. Ship-building is carried on at the several sea-port towns on the south. The commerce of the county consists chiefly in the export of cattle and sheep by the ferries, and, at the other ports, of grain, potatoes, and other agricultural produce, coal, limestone, and lime; and in the importation of timber, bark, hides, tallow, flax, hemp, tar, iron, slates, groceries, and other articles, Facility of communication is afforded by good roads, and by the great Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee railway. At Newport is a ferry across the Tay to Dundee, and at Ferryport-on-Craig, one across the same river to Broughty. There are two ferries, also, of great importance across the Forth; one connecting Buratisland, in Fife, with Granton; and the other, higher up the Firth, connecting North and South Queensferry. The total annual value of real property in the county, assessed to the Income tax for the year 1842, was 508,923, of which amount 381,572 were for lands, 74,654 for houses, 22,564 for mines, 4797 for quarries, 1159 for fisheries, and the remainder for other kinds of real property not comprised in the foregoing items. There are numerous remains of antiquity, among which are the rains of the ancient abbey and palace of Dunfermline, the abbey of Lindores, the palace of Falkland, the tower and chapel of St. Regulus, Cardinal Bethune's Castle, the Castle of Macduff, the Castle of Ravengeraig, Rosythe Castle, and the Castle of Lochore, with various others, which are noticed in articles on the plares where they are situated. HADDINGTONSHIRE (now known as East Lothian), a maritime county, in the south-east of Scotland, bounded on the north and east by the Firth of Forth, on the south by the county of Berwick, and on the west by Edinburghshire. It lies between 55 degrees 46 minutes 10 seconds and 56 degrees 4 minutes (N. Lat.) and 2 degrees 8 minutes and 2 degrees 49 minutes (W. Long.), and is about twenty-five miles in length and sixteen in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 224 square miles, or 144,510 acres; 8752 houses, of which 80I0 are inhabited; and containing a population of 35,886, of whom 17,279 are males and 18,607 females. This county, which is likewise called East Lothian, as being the eastern part of Lothian, an extensive district including also the shires of Linlithgow and Edinburgh, was before the time of the Romans inhabited by the Gadeni, and subsequently formed a portion of the Saxon kingdom of Northumbria till the year 1020, when it was ceded to Malcolm II., and annexed to Scotland. From that period, for nearly two centuries, it appears to have remained in almost undisturbed tranquillity, and to have made considerable progress in agriculture; but during the wars to which the disputed succession to the Scottish throne gave rise, it suffered materially, and in 1296 became the scene of the battle of Dunbar, in which Baliol was defeated by the English. Not to mention other events connected with the county, in 1650 it suffered from the English under Cromwell, on the same field; and in 1745 the battle of Prestonpans occurred, between the forces of the Pretender and the English under Sir John Cope, since which time it has enjoyed uninterrupted peace. The county is in the synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, and comprises the presbyteries of Dunbar and Haddington, with twenty-four parishes. In civil matters, the district, for a very long period, was merely a constabulary subject to the jurisdiction of the sheriff of Edinburgh; but in the reign of James II of England and VII. of Scotland, it was erected into an independent county. It contains the three royal burghs of Haddington (the county town), Dunbar, and North Berwick; and the populous villages of Prestonpans, Tranent, Aberlady, Belhaven, Ormiston, Dirleton, Stenton, Tynninghame, Cockenzie, East Linton, Gifford, and Salton, with numerous smaller villages. Under the act of the 2nd and 3rd of William IV., the county returns one member to the imperial parliament. The SURFACE is varied. Towards the shores of the Firth of Forth it is nearly level; but it rises by gentle undulations towards the South, for some distance, into ridges of moderate elevation, which extend from east to west, and increase in height as they approach the southern boundary, where they form part of the Lammermoor hills. These hills, on the south-east sub side for a considerable extent into a level plain, and on the west into the fruitful valley of the Tyne, between which and the Firth are some hills of inferior height. The principal heights on the ridges are the Gunlane and Garleton hills; and from the open plain rise two conical hills, at a distance of seven miles from each other, one of which, called North Berwick Law, has an elevation of 800, and the other, called Traprain Law, of 700 feet above the level of the sea. The chief rivers are the Tyne and the Peffer. Rising in Edinburghshire, the Tyne flows in an eastern direction, through the pleasant vale to which it gives name, and turning numerous mills in its course, falls into the sea at Tynninghame. The Peffer, a much smaller stream, has its source in the northern part of the county and passing through a tract of level ground in two different directions, east and west, falls into the sea in the parish of Whitekirk on the east, and into Aberlady bay on the west. The Salton and Gifford waters are tributary to the Tyne; while Beltonford burn, which has its source in the parish of Garvald, after a course to the north-east, flows into the sea at Belhaven bay, to the west of Dunbar harbour. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture, with some extensive woodlands and plantations. Though various, the soil is generally fertile; and the system of agriculture is in the highest state of improvement. The crops are wheat oats barley, peas, beans, potatoes, and turnips: wheat is the staple crop; the turnip crops are said to surpass those of any other part of the kingdom, and the county has long been distinguished for the excellence of its agricultural produce in general. The farms vary from sixty to 250 acres, and are under very skilful management: the lands are well drained and inclosed, and abundantly manured; the buildings and offices, also, are substantial and commodious. On the several farms are threshing-mills, many of them driven by steam. The Lammermoor hills afford good pasturage for flocks of sheep, mostly of the Cheviot breed, and partly of the black-faced; the cattle are partly the short-horned, but chiefly of the Highland breed. The substrata of the Lammermoor district are of the transitional, and those of the lowlands of the secondary, formation. Coal is found in the west and limestone of the finest quality is abundant. Iron-stone clay, and clay of good quality for bricks, occur in various parts of the county; and sandstone of compact texture for building, and trapstone for the roads, are quarried to a great extent. About 6000 acres are occupied by woods and plantations, which are in a very thriving state; and at Tynninghame are some remarkably fine hedges of holly, one of which is twenty-five feet in height, and thirteen feet in width. It is worthy of mention, that the first manufactory in Britain for the weaving of holland was established in this county, and that the first mill erected in Scotland for the preparation of potbarley was at Salton. The county is, however, almost wholly agricultural, the manufactures carried on being unimportant: draining tiles are made; and there are some distilleries and breweries, with a few other works. The making of salt was once carried on to a great extent at Prestonpans; but it is now very much diminished. A herring-fishery off the coast employs about 300 boats during the months of August and September, accommodation being found in the harbour of Dunbar. Facility of communication is afforded by the North-British railway; and also by good roads, constructed under various acts of parliament, and kept in repair by commissioners. The railway passes through a country of undulating surface, richly cultivated, and agreeably diversified with hills and valleys, patches of wood, villages, and hamlets. Some fine and extensive views are obtained from the line: during a great part of its course, it forms a sort of shelf or terrace along a surface gently sloping to the sea; and excepting at a few deep cuttings, the traveller is seldom out of eight of the Firth of Forth, the coast of Fife, and the German Ocean. The annual value of real property in the county is; 258,743, of which 221,714 are returned for lands, 31,558 for houses, 4908 for mines, and 563 for quarries. There are numerous remains of antiquity, consisting of mounds, encampments, and the ruins of ancient castles, abbeys and other religious houses, all which are noticed in the articles on the several parishes. CONTRIBUTIONS: THE ENGLISH OWE IT ALL TO THE SCOTS!!! The typical Englishman finishes his breakfast of toast and MARMALADE invented by Mrs. Keiller of Dundee, Scotland, and slips into his RAINCOAT patented by Charles MacIntosh from Glasgow, Scotland. He walks to his office along an English Lane which is surfaced by TARMAC, invented by John Loudon MacAdam of Ayr, Scotland - or, he drives his English car which is fitted with PNEUMATIC TYRES patented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland. Before he acquired a car he used to travel to his office by train which was powered by a STEAM ENGINE invented by James Watt of Greenock, Scotland. In his office he deals with the mail bearing ADHESIVE STAMPS invented by John Chalmers, of Dundee, Scotland, and makes frequent use of the TELEPHONE invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. At home in the evening he dines on his favourite traditional ROAST BEEF from Aberdeen Angus, raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland - and then watches an item on TELEVISION - an invention of John Logie Baird, of Helensburgh, Scotland - about JOHN PAUL JONES, Father of the United States Navy, born in Kirkbean, Scotland. His son prefers to read TREASURE ISLAND written by Robert Louis Stevenson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, whilst his daughter plays in the garden with her BICYCLE, an invention of Kirkpatrick MacMillan, of Thornhill, Scotland. It is impossible for an Englishman to escape the ingenuity of the Scots! In desperation he turns to the BIBLE only to find that the first person mentioned in the good book is a Scot - King James VI, who authorized its translation. He could, of course, take to drink, but Scotland makes the finest WHISKY in the world. Nearing the end of his tether he could uplift a rifle to end it all, but the BREECH-LOADING RIFLE was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson, of Pitfours, of Scotland. Anyway, if he escaped death he could find himself injected with PENICILLIN, discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming, Bacteriologist, of Darvel, Scotland, or given CHLOROFORM, an anaesthetic first used by Sir James Young Simpson, of Bathgate, Scotland. Out of the anaesthetic his mood would not be improved if his Surgeon told him that he was as safe as THE BANK OF ENGLAND, which was founded by William Paterson, of Dumfries, Scotland. * I'm always suggesting that folk look for the obituary of the emigrant ancestor in order to determine that missing placename/townland name. My usual suggestion is to check "Newspapers in Microform" LDS film # 1145942 or also available in hard copy in some reference libraries. The following is a subject I saved from one of the newsgroups. This sure gives you some possibilities even _I_ hadn't thought of! (Note the following is part 2 of a 2 part article. See the June Newsletter for Part 1.) 16. Author: Nangle, Benjamin Christie, 1901- Title: The Gentleman's magazine biographical and obituary notices, 1781-1819 : an index / Benjamin Nangle ; introd. by Stephen Parks. New York : Garland Pub., 1980. Description: ix, 422 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 212. Subjects: Gentleman's magazine (London, England) -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Great Britain -- Indexes. Great Britain -- Biography -- Indexes. Call numbers: UCB Ref/Bib AP4.G312 .N36 Biographies UCD Shields AP4.G312 N36 UCI Main Lib AP4.G312 N36 Ref UCLA URL AP 4 G28 N36 UCR Rivera AP4.G312 N36 UCSB Main Lib AP4.G312 N36 UCSC McHenry AP4.G312N36 Reference UCSD SSH AP4.G312 N36 1980 17. Title: The New York times obituaries index. New York : New York times, 1970-1980. Description: 2 v. ; 29 cm. Notes: Contents: v. 1. 1858-1968 -- v. 2. 1969-1978. Subjects: New York times -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: New York times. Call numbers: UCB Law Lib K18 .N48 UCB Ref/Bib AJ21 .N45 Biographies [1]-2 UCD Shields CT213.N47 Hum/SS Ref UCI Main Lib CT213 .N47 Ref UCLA Biomed AI 21 N441 1970 Hist Div Ref. History Division Reference UCLA URL AI 21 N52 UCR Rivera CT213 .N47 Ref UCSB Main Lib CT213 .N47 UCSC McHenry CT213.N47 Ref Tables UCSD SSH CT213 .N47 Reference Desk UCSF Library CT213 .N47 Reference Books Library has: v.1-2. 18. Title: The New York Times obituaries index, 1969-1978. New York, New York times, 1980. Description: 196, 131 p. : ports. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: New York times. Call numbers: UCSC McHenry CT213.N48 1980 Ref Tables 20. Title: Obituaries from the Times, 1951-1960 : including an index to all obituaries and tributes appearing in the Times during the years 1951-1960 / compiler, Frank C. Roberts. Reading, Eng. : Newspaper Archive Developments ; Westport, Conn. : Meckler Books, c1979. Description: 896 p. ; 31 cm. Subjects: Obituaries. Other entries: Roberts, Frank C., 1909- Times (London, England) Call numbers: UCI Main Lib CT120 .O16 Ref UCLA Reference CT 120 O119 LOCATION: Biography Table :: UCSB Main Lib CT120 .O16 UCSC McHenry CT120.O14 Ref Tables UCSD SSH CT120 .O16 Reference Biography 21. Title: Obituaries from the Times, 1961-1970 : including an index to all obituaries and tributes appearing in the Times during the years 1961-1970 / compiler, Frank C. Roberts. Reading, Eng. : Newspaper Archive Developments Ltd., c1975. Description: 952 p. ; 31 cm. Subjects: Times (London, England) -- Indexes. Obituaries. Biography -- 20th century. Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: Roberts, Frank Cecil, 1909- Times (London, England) Call numbers: UCI Main Lib CT120 .O15 Oversize Oversize UCLA Reference CT 120 O12 LOCATION: Biography Table UCR Rivera CT120 .R63 Ref UCSB Main Lib CT120 .O15 UCSC McHenry CT120.O15 Ref Tables UCSD SSH CT120 .O15 Reference Biography 22. Title: Obituaries from the Times, 1971-1975, including an index to all obituaries and tributes appearing in the Times during the years 1971-1975 / compiler, Frank C. Roberts. Reading, Eng. : Newspaper Archive Developments Ltd. : Westport, Conn. : distributed in North and South America by Meekler Books, 1978. Description: 647 p. ; 31 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Times (London, England) -- Indexes. Obituaries. Biography -- 20th century. Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: Roberts, Frank Cecil, 1909- Times (London, England) Call numbers: UCI Main Lib CT120 .O17 Ref UCLA Reference CT 120 O12 1978 LOCATION: Biography Table UCSB Main Lib CT120 .O17 UCSC McHenry CT120.O17 Ref Tables UCSD SSH CT120 .O17 Reference Biography 23. Title: Obituary notices from the Alexandria gazette 1784-1915 / compiled by the staff of Lloyd House, Alexandria Library. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books, 1987. Description: iv, 365 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Alexandria gazette -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Indexes. Alexandria (Va.) -- Genealogy. Other entries: Alexandria Public Library (Va.) Alexandria gazette. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F234.A3 O25 1987 24. Uniform title: Pacific Islands Monthly. Title: Index to obituaries in the Pacific Islands monthly, August 1945-December 1973 (volumes 16-44) [Sydney? Pacific Publications? 1974] Description: 31p. Notes: Cover title. Continues the obituaries listed in the biographical entries section in Cumulative index to the Pacific Islands monthly, v.1-15 (Aug. 1930-July 1945) Subjects: Obituaries -- Oceania -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Islands of the Pacific -- Indexes. Call numbers: UCSC McHenry DU1.P145P3 Reference 25. Author: Pearcy, Deone K. (Deone Kay), 1958- Title: Oklahoma death notice and obituary index to the Daily Oklahoman / edited by Deone K. Pearcy, N. Dale Talkington. Tehachapi, CA : T.P. Productions, c1992. Description: 2 v. (vii, 1588 p.) ; 29 cm. Notes: Contents: v. 1. 1947-1961 -- v. 2. 1962-1971. Subjects: Daily Oklahoman -- Indexes. Death notices -- Oklahoma -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Oklahoma -- Indexes. Oklahoma -- Genealogy. Other entries: Talkington, N. Dale. Daily Oklahoman. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F693 .P43 1992 26. Author: Perry, Jeb H., 1958- Title: Variety obits : an index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978 / Jeb H. Perry. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1980. Description: x, 311 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Variety -- Indexes. Performing arts -- Biography -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: Variety. Call numbers: UCB Music PN1583 .P4 Ref UCB Ref/Bib PN1583 .P4 Biographies UCD Shields PN1583.P4 Hum/SS Ref UCLA Arts/SpC PN 1583 P4 UCLA URL PN 1583 P4 UCR Rivera PN1583 .P4x Ref UCSB Main Lib PN1583 .P4 UCSC McHenry PN1583.P4 Reference UCSD SSH PN1583 .P4 Reference Biography CSL Main Lib PN1583 .P4 Reference Center 27. Author: Potter, Elizabeth Margaret. Title: Obituaries in "The Star" 1925-1927; a bibliography; compiled by Elizabeth Margaret Potter. Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, Dept. of Bibliography, Librarianship and Typography, 1969 [i.e. 1970] Description: [viii] 36 p. 30 cm. Notes: Compiled in part fulfilment for the requirements of the Diploma in Librarianship, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Subjects: Star (Johannesburg) -- Indexes. Obituaries -- South Africa -- Johannesburg -- Indexes. Other entries: Johannesburg. University of the Witwatersrand. Dept. of Bibliography, Librarianship and Typography. Call numbers: NRLF C 2 528 630 Type EXP NRLF for loan details. 28. Title: Repertoire des documents necrologiques francais / publie sous la direction de Pierre Marot par Jean-Loup Lemaitre. Paris : Imprimerie nationale ; Klincksieck, 1980. Description: 2 v. : facsims. ; 28 cm. Series: Recueil des historiens de la France. Obituaires ; t. 7. Notes: Includes indexes. CD1218.A2R46 1980 v.1 MAIN v.2 Subjects: Obituaries -- France -- Bibliography. Necrologies -- Bibliography. Obituaries -- Indexes -- Bibliography. Church records and registers -- France -- Bibliography. Other entries: Marot, Pierre, 1900- Lemaitre, Jean Loup. Call numbers: UCD Shields CD1218.A2 R46 1980 UCLA URL DC 3 R46 1980 29. Author: Seder, A. R., Mrs. Title: Index to the subjects of obituaries (Sterbfalle, Todesanzeigen) abstracted from Der Christliche Botschafter of the Evangelical Church, 1836-1866. Compiler: Mrs. A. R. Seder. [Naperville? Ill., 1967] Description: iv, 295 p. 27 cm. Notes: Cover title. Subjects: Evangelical Association of North America -- Biography. Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: Christliche Botschafter. Call numbers: CSL Sutro BX 7541 S4 31. Title: Siskiyou County Library obituary index, 1850-1991 / edited by Fred and R. Bernice Meamber ; programming, John Cavin ; data entry, Kathryn Cavin, Carol Collings, Kathy Fueston. Yreka, CA : [Fred and R. Bernice Meamber?], 1992. Description: 145 leaves ; 29 cm. Subjects: Obituaries -- California -- Siskiyou County -- Indexes. Siskiyou County (Calif.) -- Genealogy -- Indexes. Other entries: Meamber, Fred J. Meamber, R. Bernice Soule (Rae Bernice Soule) Call numbers: CSL Main Lib F868.S6 S55 1992 California Non Circ CSL Sutro F868.S6 S55 1992 32. Author: Stanley, Lois. Title: Death records of Missouri men 1808-1854 / by Lois Stanley, George F. Wilson, Maryhelen Wilson. Greenville, SC : Southern Historical Press, c1990. Description: ii, 172 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Obituaries -- Missouri -- Indexes. Registers of births, etc. -- Missouri. American newspapers -- Missouri -- Indexes. Missouri -- Genealogy. Other entries: Wilson, George Francis, 1907- Wilson, Maryhelen L. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F465 .S747 1990 33. Author: Vazzana, Eugene Michael, 1940- Title: Silent film necrology : births and deaths of over 9000 performers, directors, producers, and other filmmakers of the silent era, through 1993 / by Eugene Michael Vazzana. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1995. Description: xii, 367 p. ; 27 cm. Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Obituaries -- Indexes. Silent films -- United States -- History and criticism. Motion pictures -- United States -- Biography -- Indexes. Call numbers: UCD Shields PN1998.2.V38 1995 Hum/SS Ref UCSB Main Lib PN1998.2 .V38 1995 34. Author: Virginia State Library. Title: Index to obituary notices in the Richmond enquirer from May 9, 1804, through 1828, and the Richmond Whig from January, 1824, through 1838 / [Originally prepared by several members of the apprentice class of the Virginia State Library, 1904, under the direction of Mr. John P. Kennedy, librarian] ; edited by H. R. McIlwaine. [Rev.] Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974. Description: 87 p. ; 21 cm. Notes: On spine: Obituary notices, Richmond enquirer and Richmond Whig. "Originally published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, vol. XIV, no. 4, October, 1921. Richmond, 1923." Subjects: Obituaries -- Virginia -- Indexes. Virginia -- Genealogy. Other entries: Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1871- McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), 1864-1934, ed. Richmond enquirer. Richmond whig. Obituary notices, Richmond enquirer and Richmond whig. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F225 .V83 1979 36. Title: Where to write for vital records : births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics ; [Washington, D.C. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., 1990] Description: 29 p. ; 28 cm. Series: DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 90-1142 Notes: "June 1990." Subjects: Registers of births, etc. -- United States -- Directories. Birth certificates -- United States -- Directories. Divorce records -- United States -- Directories. Obituaries -- United States -- Indexes -- Directories. Marriage records -- United States -- Directories. United States -- Statistics, Vital -- Directories. Other entries: National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) Call numbers: HAST Library No call number 37. Author: Wright, F. Edward. Title: Maryland Eastern Shore newspaper abstracts / F. Edward Wright. [Silver Spring, Md.] : F.E. Wright : Order from Family Line, c1981-c1985. Description: 8 v. ; 28 cm. Notes: "Compilation of items from: Centreville times, Chestertown telegraph, Chestertown telescope, Kent inquirer, Easton gazette, Eastern Shore Whig (Easton), Caroline intelligencer"--V. 7, t.p. Vol. 5-8 has imprint: Harper & Wright. Includes indexes. Contents: v. 1. 1790-1805 -- v. 2. 1806-1812 --v. 3. 1813-1818 -- v. 4. 1819-1824 -- v. 5. Northern counties, 1825-1829 -- v. 6. Southern counties, 1825-1829 -- v. 7. Northern counties, 1830-1834 -- v. 8. Southern counties, 1830-1834. Subjects: American newspapers -- Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) -- Indexes. Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) -- Genealogy. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F187.E2 W7 38. Author: Youmans (E. S.) & Company, Sacramento, Calif. Title: Mortality register, Sacramento s from April 9, 1850 to April 29, 1852. [Sacramento? Calif., 1932?] Description: [43] . 22X29cm. Subjects: Obituaries -- Indexes. Call numbers: CSL Main Lib q 312 Y67 California Non Circ To get the FAQ on how to use Melvyl just send a message as follows: To: LISTSERV@@mail.eworld.com Subject: GET GENEALOG MELVYL GENERAL INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT We have moved our Irish-genealogy related links to the bottom of this page. Be sure to check them out before you leave NOTICE All new entries to the L-R surname list will be marked with a + to the left of the surname. This will provide researchers with a method to immediately spot the most recent additions to the list. We will keep the "new" indicator on the list for at least two weeks, or until the next update is made, whichever is longer. (This is Part 2 of a 2 part list. See June newsletter for Part 1) SURNAME COUNTY TOWN/PARISH RESEARCHER E-MAIL IGO Rosc Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com JOHNSTON Leit Unshinagh/Tullaghan Donna Moughty moughty@applelink.apple.com + JONES Rosc Nancy Daniels edaniels@ix.netcom.com JUDGE Leit Drumshambo Clive O'Connor cliveocr@indigo.ie + KEANE Leit Tawnaghmore/Mohill/ Kevin Ledger KJLSr@ix.netcom.com Gortletteragh KEARNEY Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com KELLY Rosc Mike O'Connor mikeoc@Empire.Net KELLY Rosc Jeanne Connell siobhanabu@usa.pipeline.com KENNY Leit/Rosc J. J. Kenny Jr. 70444.222@compuserve.com KILENY see KILLEANEY (Amy Keleny entry) KILLALEA Rosc Cartron Patrick Callaghan callagha@enternet.com.au KILLEANEY Leit Drumnowre/Clair Amy Keleny akeleny@madison.k12.wi.us + KILLION Rosc Kiltoom/Ballybay Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com + LANNON Rosc Nancy Daniels edaniels@ix.netcom.com + LAVIN Rosc Ardgallagher/Kilmore Patrick Lavin plavin@direct.ca + LAVIN Rosc Lisduff/Tibohine Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com + LAYDEN see LAYDON (Patrick Brennan entry) + LAYDON Leit Arigna Patrick Brennan patrickb@cix.compulink.co.uk LEE Rosc Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com LESTER Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com MACDERMOTTROE Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca MACKAY Leit Laughta/Kinlough Donna Moughty moughty@applelink.apple.com MAGUIRE Leit Carmel Reynolds C.A.M.Reynolds@bradford.ac.uk MAGUIRE Leit Corry/Drumkeeran Maurenn Maloney momaloney@delphi.com MCDERMOT Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca MCDERMOTT Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com + MCDONAGH Rosc Boyle Barbara-Ann Newman GeneDiger@aol.com MCFARLAND Rosc Tom & Barb Anderson spiker@seattleu.edu MCFARLANE Rosc Tom & Barb Anderson spiker@seattleu.edu MCGANN Rosc Ginny Chung gchung@nando.net + MCGARRY Leit Bornacoola Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com + MCGARRY Leit Tawnaghmore/Mohill/ Kevin Ledger KJLSr@ix.netcom.com Gortletteragh MCGARTY Leit Mohill Terrence McGarty 0003670640@mcimail.com + MCGINTY Leit Bornacoola Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com + MCGOVER Leit Gortleteragh Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com MCGRAIL Leit Drumkeerin Greg McGrail shamroc2@Gramercy.ios.com MCGREAL see MCGRAIL (Greg McGrail entry) MCGUIRE see MAGUIRE (Maurenn Maloney entry) MCGUSHIN Rosc Tom & Barb Anderson spiker@seattleu.edu MCINERNEY Leit Mike Stafford vrns19a@prodigy.com MCKEON Leit Mohill Tom Bohan tdbohan@aol.com MCKIERNAN Leit Walter McDonald macquiche@aol.com MCNAMARA Leit/Rosc Kate Schafer gt9441a@prism.gatech.edu + MCQUEENEY Leit Terence McQueeney CBMZ93A@prodigy.com MCSHARRY see MCSHERRY (Greg McGrail entry) MCSHERRY Leit Manor-Hamilton Greg McGrail shamroc2@Gramercy.ios.com MEEHAN Rosc Boyle Joan Hickey hickeygj@iprolink.co.nz + MILIGAN Rosc John Clark jcracquetbreaker@usa.pipeline.com + MILLIGAN see MILIGAN (John Clark entry) + MORAN Rosc Killina/Elphin John Hartmann ir004080@interramp.com MORAN Rosc Bryan Borgerding zas028@lion.connect.more + MORRIS Rosc Nancy Harwood harwood@tenet.edu + MORRISROE Rosc Ballaghdereen Seamiuse seamius@en.com MUGAN Leit/Rosc J. J. Kenny Jr. 70444.222@compuserve.com MULDOWNEY Rosc Moigh/Tumna Loree Muldowney Loreemuld@aol.com MULHERN Rosc Lisbrack Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com MULLIGEN Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca MULLOY Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca MURRAY Rosc Elphin/Clune Jonathan Murray jmurray@ma.ultranet.com + NAUGHTEN Rosc Kiltoom/Ballybay Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com NEARY Rosc Kilglass Tom Shanley 0092724@msn.com NOLAN Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca + NORTON Rosc Kiltoom/Ballybay Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com NORTON Rosc Ballybay/Ballygreggan Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com + O'BRUADAIR see BRODERICK (Seamiuse entry) O'CONNOR see CONNOR (Clive O'Connor entry) O'FARRELL Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca O'GARA Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca + O'HARA Rosc Ballymacurly David Moore moored@vt.edu + O'HARA Rosc Cottehall Patrick Lavin plavin@direct.ca + O'HARE Leit Kiltyclogher Michael O'Hare M.A.O'Hare@man0506.wins.icl.co.uk + O'HEHIR see O'HARE (Michael O'Hare entry) O'LAUGHLIN Leit/Rosc J. J. Kenny Jr. 70444.222@compuserve.com O'RILEY see RILEY (Laurie McDonough entry) ORMSBY Leit Jay Ormsby Jay_Ormsby/UDC.UDC@udc.com + OWENS Leit Lisacogahill/Drumkirin Michael Owens drumkirn@mlode.com PLUNKETT Rosc Dunamon Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu + POPPLEWELL Rosc Simon Popplewell s_popp00@tpnet.co.nz QUIGLEY Rosc Bole John Cain jacain@boss1.bossnt.com QUIGLEY Rosc Lisbrack Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com + QUINN Rosc Nancy Daniels edaniels@ix.netcom.com RABBIT Rosc Aghadrestan/Loughglynn William Gately tinker1@wazoo.com REGAN Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca + REGAN Rosc Elphin Maureen Tomasello tc4p@jax-inter.net RILEY Leit Greagh/Fenagh Laurie McDonough Laurie_McDonough@brown.edu + RODDY Rosc Carol Roddy 70004.3213@compuserve.com ROGAN Leit Drumkerran/Innishmagrath Calvin Cummins ccummins@execpc.com ROONEY Leit Dromahair Paul Rooney leitrim@innotts.co.uk SHARKEY Rosc Cloonfad Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com SCOTT Rosc Roscommon Ginny Chung gchung@nando.net SHIELD Rosc Dunamon Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu SHIVNAN Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca SKEFFINGTON Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca SKELLY Rosc Matt Baney mattb@halcyon.com SPELLMAN Rosc Jan Fortado janfortado@aol.com STANFORD Leit Mohill Mary Pitkin SFBJ86B@prodigy.com THEWLIS see TULLIS (Ginny Chung entry) THULES see TULLIS (Ginny Chung entry) + TIERNAN Leit Tawnaghmore/Mohill/ Kevin Ledger KJLSr@ix.netcom.com Gortletteragh TULLIS Rosc Ginny Chung gchung@nando.net WALDRON Rosc Aghaderry/Loughglynn William Gately tinker1@wazoo.com WALDRON Rosc Knockvicar? Paddy Waldron + WARD Rosc Balennaglera/Drumshambo Brian O'Connel **BRIAN, please contact Ed Finn ** + WATERS Leit Drumkeerin John Blest seonag@ix.netcom.com + WIND see WYNN(E) (Rich Nichols entry) + WINN(E) see WYNN(E) (Rich Nichols entry) WINN Leit Knockmullin/Fenagh Laurie McDonough Laurie_McDonough@brown.edu WYNN see WINN (Laurie McDonough entry) + WYNN(E) Rosc Rich Nichols nichols@hermes.law.stetson.edu ON THE INTERNET http://www.bess.tcd.ie/sociology/fhp.htm The University of Dublin, Trinity College Department of Sociology Family History Project The Family History Project is being carried out by Dr. Ken Prandy and Dr. Wendy Bottero of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge, England with the co-operation and advice of Prof. John A. Jackson of the Department of Sociology at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. 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Lindas index will be of invaluable help to many researchers." -----------------------------Ann Cardwell, Belfast, Northern Ireland; 4. THE SPARK, Issue 8, Summer 1995, pp. 35-6, "Largy Books, and Linda Meehan in particular are to be congratulated on a most impressive resource for genealogical research. They have allowed us to open up the 1901 Census to inquirers with even the most minimal information on their antecedents. They have given us a priceless distribution map of surnames in the county and have provided the material in an attractive format that is real value for the money. We look forward to the volumes on Tyrone and Donegal that are next in the series." ---------------Jack Johnston, Editor, Enniskillen Co. 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