Hi Joanne, As Carmen said, it is Emly, Co. Tipperary. Emly won the Tidiest Town contest last year and yu should be able to find pictures on the net. The records would be available on film at the National Library in Dublin, or you could go through the Tipperary Family History Research group in the Excel Center in Tipperary Town. http://www.tfhr.org/ Or you get get the civil records for any baptism or marriage after 1864: Civil Registration Office - Births, Marriages & Deaths Community Services, Western Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Opening Hours: 09:30-16:00 Mon-Fri Phone: 052-77204 / 052-77205 Or, and this is a last resort option, you can write to the local Emly priest. Most likely the records will only give the parent's names, although the civil marriage records will likely give the two father's occupations and no mother's name. Janet On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I have discovered birth/baptism information for my relatives, both Burnes and Reardon, that indicate "Emly, Tipperary, Ireland after the birthdate. Does Emly indicate a church or a village ? > In either case, are the records available ? What information might they give ? > The Burnes' births range from 1867-80 ( I have the parents' names of Patrick and Johanna Donohue Burnes) The children were John D, Catherine, Mary, Anne, Edmond, Thomas, Honora, Patrick. > Three of the Burnes' children remained in Ireland in the general area of Kilross:  Michael Burnes, and Mrs. Eliza Lewis, Mrs. John Hartnett. > The Reardon's births range from 1864-1878 (Parents' John and Mary Dwyer Reardon). Names: John D, Michael, Catherine, Honoria, James, William.  They lived near Russell family in Kilross. > Could anyone explain about the reference to Emly ?  Do any of these names seem familiar ?  Any suggestions where I can look for further information? > Joanne