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From: "Carloman2" <>
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] "Falbow" Co Carlow
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:04:06 -0700
References: <250031.95742.qm@web51911.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


The same thought struck me, however its spelling is Bilboa


http://locator.anpost.ie/locator_counties.asp?county=Carlow


You will find some pictures on Michael Brennans web site

http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/Bilboa.htm

PP


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Costello" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] "Falbow" Co Carlow


> Hello,
>
> I have an ancestor from Lieghlinbridge in Carlow and it is said that he
> was from "Bilbao" (1830's). I would think that that might be phonetically
> related to "Falbow" in a soundex sort of way. I know that there is a
> place in Carlow called Bilbao.
>
> wrote:
> I've been researching about 40 18th century Kavanagh families from South
> Carlow. Recently I received information about one of them showing up in
> Australia. There was a marriage and three children entered into the
> Borris, Co Carlow
> RC Register in the mid 19th century. According to information from
> Australia
> they must have moved elsewhere in Ireland prior to their settling in
> Australia. The information associated with their family says that they
> spent time in
> "Falbow" Co Carlow after Borris and prior to Australia. There is
> definitely
> not a location named Falbow in either Borris or St Mullins (lower) Parish.
> In
> searching the townsland index I cannot find anything that comes at all
> close
> to Falbow in Carlow (nor in Kilkenny or Wexford). In fact, nothing close
> comes back from my search in the whole of Ireland.
>
> Is anyone familiar with this location ? Any ideas
>
> appreciate any thoughts on this
>
> Gary Cavanaugh
>
>
>
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