Hi Terry. Thanks for the prompt response. My mother's name was Helen. Her birth certificate gives her name as Ellen or possibly Hellen, as it is hard to read the handwriting.She was born in Kilkenny in 1924. I hesitate to give the exact date online, as I am new to chat rooms. I do not know the dates of her parents births or deaths, only their names. Her father was a stone mason at the time and lived in Dunbell.She spent time with both maternal and paternal grandparents as a young child, who had farms, then spent some time at a convent school before being taken to England to live with an Aunt. She lost touch with her Aunt after WWII. I do not know the name of the Aunt or where in England the Aunt lived. Her father took her to the grandparents, and then came back and took her to the other grandparents. We presume that Annie died and the father couldn't care for a small child, but we really don't know.Perhaps they simply couldn't afford to keep her, although Walter's parents were apparently better off then the Byrnes family at the time. My mother passed away last year and rarely talked about her childhood. I would love to know more. I live in Florida. My parents came to the US after WWII. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
