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Title: Bryde or Monck - any idea where these places are?- completed
Post by: Chorney on Sunday 15 May 11 19:21 BST (UK)

I've been hunting - and I mean HUNTING - for information on Shirks and Nicholls, and finally found what I think may be the right marriage between the two.  The birthplaces listed for these two are BRYDE and MONCK, but I have no idea where these places are, let alone which country!  Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Thanks!!
Beth

Title: Re: Bryde or Monck - any idea where these places are?
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 15 May 11 21:06 BST (UK)

I've checked www.thecore.com/seanruad and can't find either (although lots of townlands have 'bride' in the name).

Old LDS only has a handful of Shirks from Ireland (living in Canada and U.S.) but Nicholls is a fairly common name here.

What are the sources and dates for these placenames?

Also on England-General board-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=532676.new#new

Title: Re: Bryde or Monck - any idea where these places are?
Post by: Chorney on Sunday 15 May 11 22:43 BST (UK)

Thanks for the reply.  After much digging around, I found them right here in Canada to my surprise.  Not what I had been expecting!  These places don't even exist anymore.  I had been told that there was an Irish connection in my family, but so far I've found no link to Ireland.  I was hoping one of the places was it, but no luck.

Thanks very much!!!

Title: Re: Bryde or Monck - any idea where these places are?- completed
Post by: enfield on Wednesday 18 May 11 16:15 BST (UK)

There is a Monck Place in Phibsborough in Dublin and a Bride Street is 3 kms away.
 Tom.