« Reply #18 on: Sunday 26 February 06 06:42 GMT (UK) »
Starting with the original email.
Did your family move from Cumberland to Ireland? I'm researching the opposite route!
Many Irish people moved to Cumberland for work eg mining. Many left Northern Ireland I think Down, Tyrone, Armagh.
I think my Donley family had origins in those areas.
Little work has been done on the Irish settlement in Cumbria. I was in touch with the Whithaven Records Office last week and was told my Cumbrians had roots in Ireland. They may have arrived in Cumbria direct from Ireland and decided to move home again.
Cheers
Gill ( Researching Donley in Cumberland and Ireland)
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