I have enjoyed reading the recent posts regarding the availability of records. I sincerely hope that I do not offend anyone with this post. I have been researching my Northern Ireland ancestors since the 1980's. I recently read Jonathan Bardon's book "The Plantation of Ulster". Being a 5th generation Australian we were not taught about this topic which is part of who I am. I therefore found the book extremely informative and rivetting reading. It provided so much historical information and put my research into perspective for me. I am sure that there are countless other equally informative books available. I would certainly recommend becoming familiar with the times we are researching. I am currently in a brick wall position with trying to pinpoint a location for two of my ancestors but have been there before and broken through that wall. This site has been instrumental in me getting as far as I have. My grateful thanks to all. Susan Elliott Melbourne Australia