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Clare / Re: Two Miltowns in Clare??????
« on: Tuesday 09 December 08 01:41 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for the information and the web-page from County Clare Library. The article was most informative. I especially was struck by the similarities that family was having pinning down the two Milltowns. Their relative also spoke of only a Milltown, Co. Clare. It makes sense their deduction that the Milltown in question is Milltown-Malbay and I suspect my Kelly family would more likely be from that Milltown too. I did find Patrick and Michael Kellys in Kilfarboy parish (I know, very common names). Also, in the article, it mentions that their relative went to the Springfield area of Hampden County in MA. This is the same area where my Kelly family first lived in the United States. Just off hand, I wonder, if there was any particular reason families from Clare, in particular, Milltown would have went to Hampden in MA? Also, I wonder if there is any way to know if it was more common to call Milltown-Malbay just Milltown in the 1840s.
Anyway, thank you for the pointers and listening to my speculations.
Randy
Anyway, thank you for the pointers and listening to my speculations.
Randy