Well, hello to someone who probably is family!!!
Mygreat grandmother is Hourican from Aughnacliffe, where they still have a pub. Her husband was a John Carty of Aughagreagh, and she had a son James (also other sons and daughter, names unknown) who was my grandfather.
Her husband John Carty was the son of a Thomas Carty who was married to a Mary Ann Mullanniffe, who is buried in Aughnacliffe, but there is no record of his burial place.
For the Donohoes, my mother was one, from Lislea outside Ballinalee, her mother was a Reilly of Molly and thats as far back as I can go. They are related to the recently retired bishop Colm O Reilly, whose family originally were Reilly, being known as "Red John Reillys", and claim descent from Myles the Slasher Reilly. Being Irish theyd find it hard to exaggerate or tell a lie. Being from Longford, harder still, and being from North Longford, you can be assured all they say is the gospel truth.
As they say in America... "NOOOOT!!!"
