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From: "Tom LaPorte" <>
Subject: Re: [Irish-American] reference book
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 23:27:41 -0600
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Thank you. Would you say that the term "English settlers" refers to Scots,
English whatever, the Orange Irish. The Catholic Irish then are what most
of this article refers to?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Maher-Shaw" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Irish-American] reference book


> Tom - Bowles is found under the name "Boale" along with Boal, Bole, Boyle
> and Boles in the book of Irish Families Great & Small
> along with the following:
>
> The family has traditionally been associated with the province of Ulster
in
> Ireland and may stem from several different sources.
> Some of the name may actually be more properly named Boyle or O'Boyle, and
> their name has been badly translated as Boale, Boal,
> Bole, etc. Others of the name descend from English settlers of the name
of
> Bowle or Bole etc.
>
> Those of the name spelled as Boal in the 19th century are found centered
in
> Antrim and Down. "Boale" was given as a principle
> name of Co. Antrim in the 17th century. The spelling of Boles, had only 7
> recorded scattered births in 1890. The spelling of Bowles
> however, we find in Co. Cork in the 17th century "census".
>
> Today, of course, these names have been used interchangeably, particularly
> so for those who settled abroad in the centuries past.
>
> That is all there is.
>
> Mary
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom LaPorte" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Irish-American] reference book
>
>
> > Bowles please!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mary Maher-Shaw" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Irish-American] reference book
> >
> >
> > > Tom - I have the book. What name can I look up for you?
> > >
> > > Mary Maher-Shaw
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom LaPorte" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:45 PM
> > > Subject: [Irish-American] reference book
> > >
> > >
> > > > Does anyone have a copy of The Book of Irish Families Great & Small
> and
> > > could look up a family name reference for me?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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