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...from ancestry telling me how my Dna is being analysed. Is this sign that it is nearly done or just to keep me going for another couple of weeks?
Can't wait much longer!!!!

I'm making reasonable in-roads into my family tree in all directions but one. That is my Grandad Kelly's tree, I barely know anything at all about him or his family and was wondering if anybody here could maybe help.

His name was Matthew Kelly (1910-1976). My Dad remembers him having 2 brothers, Joseph and Patrick but, does not recall his parents names. They lived in South Dublin in what my Dad described as the Liberties. In his later years my Mum used to joke that he lived in the same Tenement block that Bono was brought up in but, I'm not sure how true that was ;-)

He married my Grandmother Mary Ann (Maureen) Donohoe  (1911-1970) in the late 1940s but when my Mum was born she was sent to Cavan to be looked after by cousins on my Grandmas side.

And that is it, all I know about him. I have searched and searched but, can't find a marriage certificate. I have found a couple of maybe census returns but nothing I can be sure of. As you can imagine, it's hard work searching a name like Matthew Kelly in Dublin!!!

If anybody thinks they maybe could help even the slightest I would be delighted :-)

Something I have noticed while researching my family tree is that, as we all know, dates need to be taken with a pinch of salt but, not only that. Where there are obvious errors they always seem to make the individual years older than other evidence would suggest.
At first I wondered if this was just peculiar to my close family but, as my research has widened I have noticed that it is almost across the board. Has anyone else noticed this or does anyone know of any articles about it. I did a google search but, didn't find anything :-)

Hi, I have just been reading a thread about correcting others mistakes on the Common room board.
It made me feel a bit guilty. My great grandfather had a very vague history. All the family know is that prior to moving to Longford, Ireland and marrying my G Grandma he was a soldier in the Irish Fuisiliers. Nobody knows where he was from originally, well apart from being Irish but the two dominant thoughts are Carlow or Antrim. I found a recruitment document, in his name with the right dates, which place him in Carlow but, I have absolutely no other evidence to verify this. I e-mailed it to my Uncle who is also researching the tree (it's not just my brick wall) but, was very much in the Carlow camp. He has now totally switched to my theory.
But my conviction is based entirely on instinct not facts :-(
The signature on the form is like a carbon copy of my Fathers (same name). When I showed it to my Dad he just stared at it in disbelief and said 'it's like I wrote it myself'.
Argh!
I feel bad because the rest of the family are convinced I am right but... I'm not!
I have told them of my doubts but, since I have nothing better for the moment at least, I have left it on my tree.
What I am asking is, is there ever room for instinct where facts are are hard to find?