Cead,
I was able to look at the National Archives over the weekend. That's good advice on how census workers just recorded whomever they found at a particular house. That certainly explains some of the records. For example, people who were listed as 'visitors.'
Through Facebook I've found a few Sheridans who are currently living in Ballinrobe. One woman said she would ask her father-in-law who knows a lot about Sheridan family history, but I haven't heard back yet.
On the home front, my father, William Sheridan, sadly has very little knowledge of the Sheridan clan. His grandfather, Peter, Michael's son, died in 1932, before my father was born. His grandmother, Jane, died in 1963. But for whatever reason, my father's family had very little to do with Jane and her two other children.
It seems there was one of those falling outs, which no one ever talked about. I'm heading to the Chicago-area for Thanksgiving where there will be a lot of Peter's grandchildren. My grandfather, Vincent had seven children. He also died in 1963. I'm hoping to get a little more family history there. I should say, family history besides Dad taking the boys to the corner bar where he would get a boilermaker and they would get Shirley Temples...
One more day until the election. Looks like a nail biter. And I can't agree enough on your global warming comment. Crazy what's going on right now.
Cheers!
