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Quote from: Kirrane on Sunday 07 May 17 15:49 BST (UK)

"In 1578, Captain Thomas Spring, the grandson of Thomas Spring of Lavenham, settled in Ireland as the Constable of Castlemaine, where there was a small English garrison."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_family
That's roughly the center of a large Spring cluster around Tralee(as shown in attachment) with people like this guy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Spring) who's my 2nd cousin twice removed or more mentioned here (http://www.irishtimes.com/news/another-spring-about-to-be-sprung-in-kerry-1.926071) there's a lot of Springs in Tralee.
I can also see a lot of people like this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Spring_Walker) who are more similar to Anglo-Irish gentry whereas my great grandmother was just a normal Irish person.
Is it likely that these two Springs are linked(descended from Captain Thomas Spring)? It seems the most likely origin of this surname in that area.

Quote from: Kirrane on Sunday 07 May 17 15:49 BST (UK)

"In 1578, Captain Thomas Spring, the grandson of Thomas Spring of Lavenham, settled in Ireland as the Constable of Castlemaine, where there was a small English garrison."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_family
That's roughly the center of a large Spring cluster around Tralee(as shown in attachment) with people like this guy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Spring) who's my 2nd cousin twice removed or more mentioned here (http://www.irishtimes.com/news/another-spring-about-to-be-sprung-in-kerry-1.926071) there's a lot of Springs in Tralee.
I can also see a lot of people like this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Spring_Walker) who are more similar to Anglo-Irish gentry whereas my great grandmother was just a normal Irish person.
Is it likely that these two Springs are linked(descended from Captain Thomas Spring)? It seems the most likely origin of this surname in that area.

Re the interesting discussion on the genealogy of Laois McEvoy families, I have recently published a book 'From Laois to Kerry' which discusses the origins of the McEvoy Sept in Laois and in particular the forced transplantation of many Laois McEvoys to Co. Kerry during the period of the plantation of Laois.
I myself have Kerry McEvoys in my family tree and which sparked my interest in the the subject. I had a nice launch of the book in Vicarstown Co Laois a few months ago

I am interested in all genealogical information on seven surnames in Co Kerry whose ancestors were transplanted from Co Laois Ireland. The seven surnames are Moore, Kelly, Lawlor, Dowling, Doran, Dee or Deevy and McEvoy. I have recently published a book on the history of the transplantation 'From Laois to Kerry' and am now interested in learning more about the genealogy and survival of descendants of the original transplantees