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Swains Eng to Ire 1700's
Posted by: Cynthia Simmons	Date: August 04, 2001 at 18:26:49
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I have found that during the 1700's, Queen Mary sent many poor English to Ireland, giving them land, mainly in the then undesirable midlands...Queen's Co (now Laois). Considering that Swain is an English name, I think that my 'Irish' Swains were originally English...still thought by many Irish to not be Irish at all, regardless of two hundred years...anyone know anything of this?

Followups:

Re: Swains Eng to Ire 1700's Nancy Ayers 8/05/01
- Re: Swains Eng to Ire 1700's Cynthia Simmons 8/05/01
  - Re: Swains Eng to Ire 1700's Cheryl D. Swain 10/31/01
    - Re: Swains Eng to Ire 1700's Cynthia Simmons 11/01/01

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