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Thanks for your help and the links.I thought I was the only one looking for the Hourihane family, As I’ve never been contacted by any Hourihane family  hunter’s. Its funny Tommy Collins is helping you at Dunmanway.My Great Grandmothers farther was a Timothy Collins, I wonder if we are related.
I had a some replies from letters in the Skibbereen area, but no help with my family.
You would have thought that someone had a John Hourihane  born 1831 in there family .Most families you see went from Ireland to America, but John Hourihane went to Newport South Wales .
We came to Ireland in 2004 and stayed in Skibbereen, there were lots of Hourihane name’s on the shops .
Keep in touch
Mike

Hi Helen
Your right about the next sentence saying about the Reverend William Roberts laboured  for 30 years .And “William Roberts” probably was the full time minister. But it’s also possible that on the days when our family were married ,that “Reverend John Lewis” etc had taken over for what ever reason. I’m assuming that these ministers were not like today’s vicars, assigned by the bishop to a specific church. Perhaps my family knew ministers “John Lewis” very well and preferred him to marry them who knows .
Mike       

Hi check this site out

http://www.huwcole.com/nantCh6.html

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BlaenauGwent/2003-09/1064009683

Hi Helen
I haven’t a clue about Old Blaina Chapel, if I find anything I will let you know

Hi
I’m trying to find someone to look at CMN parish registers for Cil-y-Cwm from 1701 onwards at Carmarthenshire ,archives for any member of the Winston family .Do you know anyone who would possibly do it for me please