[PW] Is there a Watertown in Ireland?

[Bye, Dan J]

I don't know about that, I think Higgins is not uncommon for Irish surnames.

See:
http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/HIGGINS/ethnic

I've checked some dictionaries of surnames, which say that it is often an anglicised gaelic name.

Dan 

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> >Just got her email.   Her ancestor's name was John Higgins.
> 
> Hmm. More of an English name than Irish; and the photos could 
> be almost anywhere on the coast of Ireland!
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