Handwriting decipher thread *must post link to full page*

I had an email from a distant DNA match in the States enquiring about their ancestor who had emigrated from, say said, Laois. His naturalisation is attached, and indeed it seems that he's from "Queens county". However, I can't make out the town (or village) name - looks something like "Shasbury" (which obviously doesn't exist). They have no Irish info on him so I was hoping to maybe find a christening entry, if I can nail down the town. Can anyone read it?

I did run it through ChatGPT but it thinks it says "Athenry, Galway" which is obviously wrong.

Looking at the list of Laois townlands on Wikipedia (townlands.ie is currently down) I wonder was it a mis-spelling or mishearing of Shanbally, Shanderry, Shanvally, Stradbally or something similar.

To me it looks like Stradbury, which would obviously be a mis-writing of Stradbally

hi all, I just wanted to get confirmation that this surname is "O'Connell"

Yeah, just finding it difficult to track down.

Could this be Richard’s family? Census in 1901 at house 3 in Kilbarry (Saint Mary's, Cork)

Also there’s a Mary O’Connell next door at house 4 in Kilbarry; father is Patrick (not Denis) but he is a Railway Porter.

Richard (railway clerk born cork) & wife Mary (born limerick) in 1911 Residents of a house 9 in Orchard Terrace (Arran Quay, Dublin), first son’s name was John Denis

Hi folks,

Looking for some expert eyes - I can't quite make out the C.O.D. of Eliza M Hamilton (top of page, No 104).

Any and all help appreciated.

Thanks a million

Could it be something like difficulty of circulation? I note that she is young (33 yo). So I checked births for 1898 in Limerick and an Elizabeth Mary was born to Elizabeth and Michael Hamilton on 8th October 1898.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1898/02056/1786687.pdf

If this is their daughter then this is a week before Elizabeth's death on October 15th. So now I'm thinking that C.O.D. is pregnancy-related. I've been racking my brains for pregnancy-related medical terms that would fit and can't think of anything so far. Apologies…

Difficult

Parturition?

3hours.

Exhaustion

6 days

Bang on @chooseusername Thank you. That's it.

I knew the collective eyes would sort me out. Thanks a million folks.

Looks like 4 McGowans Terrace, Ranelagh

https://www.swilson.info/wp/?p=547

The terrace was renamed, still exists as part of Ranelagh, the section from the Triangle to the Railway/Luas bridge. All the houses now have the ground floor extended and converted to shops. There's also a Manders Terrace to the other side of the railway with larger houses.

There’s a Henry Owens, book finisher, listed here at 9 Upper Camden Street

WOW! Absolutely brilliant, thanks for the link. Can I ask how you found that, I have been googling and searching for Henry Owens (his son was also Henry Owens) in various ways and never stumbled on that - so interesting. And the address I found previous was 16 Old Camden Street, so Upper Camden Street is another to add to the few addresses I have already. Thanks again.