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Killyleagh :-[
Kill eee lah?
Killy Lee ah?
Kill eee lee ah??
Kill eye lah?
Cheers LOL!! :D ;D
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Kill - lee- lee for me ::)
Cal ;D
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I got info by word of mouth that said such and such came from ...pronunciation Killarlah....lol...not found any killarlah....found the relative though at Killinchey..close by to Killinchey apparently is Killyleagh....lol....is this their Killarlah pronunciation Killyleagh i wonder??..Now you know why I'm asking!! ::) ::);D
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I have the same with my McKinnelleys......... from Ireland spelt as it sounds so could be McKinely, McInerly, McEarly oh and McNally !!etc etc etc (any variation on a theme) Have traced them over here in UK but not in Ireland!!!
Good luck!
Cal ;D
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I think you need it with Ireland dont you! Just found a wedding for my couple that came over in the 1850's.. and a death, so thats good can get the certificates for more info ;D
I suppose in a way you have to be thankful we have unusual names to look up..must be soul destroying having to look through hundreds of Smiths ;D
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;D its Killy Lay
Colette
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Sure about that? ;)?? LOL ;D Sure its not Killy Leh ;D
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:D yep yep im totally sure its kill lee lay or killy lay same thing lol ;)
colette
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lol..thanks Collete ;D
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you are most welcome ;D
Colette
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I suppose in a way you have to be thankful we have unusual names to look up..must be soul destroying having to look through hundreds of Smiths ;D
Indeed!! I have a couple of Smiths but they are distant so I am not actively looking for them. Can't think why ;)
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yes colette is 100% correct its killy lay...kill lee lay whatever way you want to spell it.
pentio.
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being from N.Ire I agree it is killy lay
meppy
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:D yep yep im totally sure its kill lee lay or killy lay same thing lol ;)
colette
Dead on, Colette ;)
The next place heading towards Comber is Kill inch eee or Kill inchy:D
Christopher
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I don't know why I got this as I didn't post anything or ask anything!!!!
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hi meppy,but you did post,in 2006,maybe 2 topics were merged at some stage?
regards.anne
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=33541;sa=showPosts
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Bondgirl,
w.r.t. "Killarlah":
The OSNI map for Strangford Lough (Sheet 21) shows an antiquity called "Killaresy Church".
It lies on the A22 road almost midway between Killinchy and Killyleagh.
[Just N of "Toy & Kirkland", with "Ballymacromwell Lough" nearby.]
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Some other possibilities for Ireland are:
Killala (Co. Mayo)
Killalan (Co. Galway)
Killarga (Co. Leitrim)
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You may wish to consider a "Land of Oz" connection.
There is a place named Killara near Melbourne, Victoria.
[Also a Killinchy.]
That SW corner of the continent had "gold fever" in the mid 19thC, with many folks from Britain and Ireland rushing out to make their fortune.
[Your folks may have "come over" in order to catch one of the larger emigrant ships.]
Most returned disillusioned & broke within 10 years.
Another Killara lies near Casterton, near Coleraine, in the Grampian Highlands. Yet another is a posh suburb of Sydney.
A Killara B&B is 10Km from the town of "Port Fairy", which called itself Belfast for a while during the 19thC.
[The name is Aboriginal, meaning "permanent settlement".]
Many LDS records do not obviously distinguish in which continent a mentioned town is extant.
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Great "Giraffe GIF" that - my nieces loved it!
All the best.
Martini time!
Agent J
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....and a similar sounding place in northern ireland.regards.anne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portaferry
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Agent Taid,
... and at least we all know how that one is pronounced, without any ambiguity:
"NORN IRON" !
This is, of course, a (strict) subset of the Province of "Alster".
[About which I have a funny anecdote ...]
Agent J
[Shoogled a wee bit, but not fully stirred yet ...]
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How does Kill-E-Lay sound. To us townies in Belfast, that's how it sounds.
Regards,
Dixie
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Agent DD,
Yes, but "Its what the Lady wants" that really matters ...
So, Chocs Away!
I'll drop "KILWARLIN" in to the ring also.
[This is a manor lying to the SW of Lisburn.
The town of Magherlin hosts its hurling team.]
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Now are you in "Belle-Fest", "Bill-Faast", or "Bale Fairsht"?
Suppose we could try to make a baleful feast out of this ...
Agent J