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Title: Galway, Limerick?
Post by: Kate B on Saturday 24 March 07 15:21 GMT (UK)

My GGGrandfather is noted on the 1861 Scottish census as having come from Galway, Ireland.

Would you assume it means he came from Co Galway?  Or Galway, Limerick?  My geography is useless!!

Any help in my first steps in Irish Genealogy would be really helpful.

(And to make matters worse, his surname is Kelly - So what are my chances of ever finding out about his parents!!)

John Kelly born circa 1805, in "Ireland, Galway", son of Martin Kelly, farmer, and Julia O'Day

Title: Re: Galway, Limerick?
Post by: Shaztoni on Saturday 24 March 07 16:55 GMT (UK)

There isn't a Galway in Limerick, it would be Galway Ireland.

Sharon

Title: Re: Galway, Limerick?
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 24 March 07 19:02 GMT (UK)

Either Galway City or County Galway, or perhaps just somewhere near Galway City...

Title: Re: Galway, Limerick?
Post by: Kate B on Sunday 25 March 07 14:52 BST (UK)

Thank you both for the geography lesson  :-[

I'm off to the Co Galway  board now..... ::)

Title: Re: Galway, Limerick?
Post by: oconnelljohn1 on Sunday 02 December 12 01:31 GMT (UK)

there is a townland called (galway) in the
ballysteen, askeaton area of co limerick.

john.