Athy ?

[Fozzy Bear]

I came accross an entry for a relative Called William Pakenham. in 1914
His residence was given as Athy County Westmeath
I had assumed that it was incorrect and should have read Athy county Kildare as he was an Army Man and there was a barracks in Kildare
But is there an Athy in Westmeath also ?

[donacarney]

, not heard of in in westmeath, regards joe

[bodger]

not sure if it helps,but i seem to recall that Westmeath was part of  Meath, but got divided sometime in the past into a seperate county, not far from Westmeath is the town of Athboy, Meath . There are still  a number of Packenhams in the area. bodger

[Josee]

Hi Fozzy Bear
You are correct, Athy is in Co Kildare, not sure why Westmeath would have been written, the counties arent even neighbours.

http://www.athyheritagecentre-museum.ie/

Hope this helps
Josee

[skill]

Could be an incorrect entry for Athlone, which has an important militray barracks and is partly in Westmeath.

skill

[Fozzy Bear]

 Thanks for all the suggestions so far ..Its one of those annoying little quirks that keep turning up in this mans background, i will keep all tips in mind.

 Thanks for everything
                         Fozzy