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17 Families brought to Kildare by Duke of Leinster in 1851
« on: Saturday 08 March 08 15:21 GMT (UK) »
The Athy, Kildare, Ireland website mentions that the Duke of Leinster took 17 Presbyterian families from Perth to Athy, Kildare in 1851 and settled them there. Does anyone have any info on them!!

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Re: 17 Families brought to Kildare by Duke of Leinster in 1851
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 08 March 08 19:09 GMT (UK) »
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: 17 Families brought to Kildare by Duke of Leinster in 1851
« Reply #2 on: Friday 12 September 08 12:33 BST (UK) »
Just thought I'd give this query another try.

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Talbot (Kildare/Dublin), Peppard (Wicklow/Carlow/Dublin), Gilman(Carrick-on-Suir), Gaffney, Spooner, Kavanagh, Foley (Kerry/Cork), Sullivan (Cork), Torbet (Edinburgh), Hennessey (Carrick-on-Suir)