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Subject: Re: West 47th Irish
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:32:03 EST


In a message dated 10/31/02 4:22:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:


> My mother had told us they all came from Bunnacurry
> in Achill. That's hard to believe, as we drove through there
> without taking a breath. It seems that if you have 10 houses
> you get to make another village.

Dear Annie,

The population density of Mayo around famine times & later was huge compared
to modern times. So, I'm sure Bunnacurry had lots of people.

Carolyn Corcoran


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