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Title: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: simonnoel on Wednesday 06 February 13 21:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Has anyone ever heard of a placename called Arran in County Laois. I found it on a birth certificate. Thanks
Title: Re: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: shanew147 on Thursday 07 February 13 08:31 GMT (UK)
dont see any town or townland named Arran or similar - is this  a research cert ?

Maybe post a small section of the cert showing the place name so see if anyone can offer another interpretation. Details of the district, and sub-district and possibly timeframe would also also help narrow down the search...



Shane
Title: Re: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: simonnoel on Wednesday 13 February 13 20:48 GMT (UK)
HI - I have gone back to my sources and it now seems that this is not a place in County Laois. It is from a US death cert which lists a grandmothers birth country as ARRAN. That may be Arran, the Island but may also be second hand information. Sorry for that  and thanks for the reply
Title: Re: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: Nailer1 on Friday 31 January 14 14:22 GMT (UK)
How about Errill,  Co. Laois  -  phonetically close.  !!
Title: Re: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: irishrose on Sunday 02 February 14 17:33 GMT (UK)
If the registration was done in the USA, and it was a phonetic interpretation, could it be Erin, an old term used for Ireland? 
Title: Re: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: Nailer1 on Sunday 02 February 14 18:15 GMT (UK)
Another possibility is  Arles,  Co.  Laois.
Title: Re: Arran Co. Laois?
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Sunday 02 February 14 18:55 GMT (UK)
Quote from: simonnoel on Wednesday 13 February 13 20:48 GMT (UK)
HI - I have gone back to my sources and it now seems that this is not a place in County Laois. It is from a US death cert which lists a grandmothers birth country as ARRAN. That may be Arran, the Island but may also be second hand information. Sorry for that  and thanks for the reply

There's Arran, an island in Scotland, and also the Aran islands which are a group of islands off the coast of Galway. The surname may help decide whether the place is more likely to be Scotland or Ireland.