Hello Anne. I went to www.seanruad.com and at their second box -- about PARISHES -- I left the townland blank, told it to look ANYWHERE in the fiedl (instead of exact match), and then clicked on Tyrone for the county. I have written all of this so that you can replicate the search for yourself at any time. The results are below. Looking at them, the only one which MIGHT "look" a bit like Caurmon, could be CAMUS. Visualise that written in a longhand copperplate script, and perhaps someone has mis-read that sort of running-writing for Caurmon. But have a look at each of the other parish names, from a similar approach, and perhaps something else might appear to your eyes. Also have a look at our own countytyroneireland web-site for McMenamin and all alternative spellings, and your people might suddenly appear to you. Also read Boyd GRAY's free little online booklet, and try his triangulation methods on the Griffiths valuation for your surnames etc. -- again, always trying with alternative spellings -- and you never know what you might find. p.s. I have NOT tried any of the above for your names etc. good luck. ray in oz Here are the results: Civil Parish Barony PLU Province Aghaloo Dungannon Lower Clogher Ulster Aghaloo Dungannon Lower Dungannon Ulster Aghaloo Dungannon Lower Armagh Ulster Aghalurcher Clogher Clogher Ulster Arboe Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Arboe Dungannon Middle Cookstown Ulster Ardstraw Strabane Lower Gortin Ulster Ardstraw Strabane Lower Castlederg Ulster Ardstraw Strabane Lower Omagh Ulster Ardstraw Strabane Lower Strabane Ulster Ardstraw Omagh West Castlederg Ulster Artrea Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Ballinderry Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Ballyclog Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Bodoney Lower Strabane Upper Gortin Ulster Bodoney Upper Strabane Upper Gortin Ulster Camus Strabane Lower Strabane Ulster Cappagh Strabane Upper Omagh Ulster Cappagh Omagh East Omagh Ulster Carnteel Dungannon Lower Clogher Ulster Carnteel Dungannon Lower Dungannon Ulster Clogher Clogher Clogher Ulster Clogherny Omagh East Omagh Ulster Clonfeacle Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Clonfeacle Dungannon Lower Dungannon Ulster Clonoe Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Clonoe Dungannon Middle Dungarvan Ulster Cumber Upper Strabane Lower Gortin Ulster Derryloran Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Desertcreat Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Donacavey Omagh East Lowtherstown Ulster Donacavey Clogher Clogher Ulster Donacavey Clogher Omagh Ulster Donacavey Omagh East Omagh Ulster Donaghedy Strabane Lower Strabane Ulster Donaghedy Strabane Lower Gortin Ulster Donaghenry Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Donaghenry Dungannon Middle Cookstown Ulster Donaghenry Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Donaghmore Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Dromore Omagh East Lowtherstown Ulster Dromore Omagh East Omagh Ulster Drumglass Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Drumragh Omagh East Omagh Ulster Errigal Keerogue Clogher Clogher Ulster Errigal Keerogue Clogher Dungannon Ulster Errigal Trough Clogher Clogher Ulster Kildress Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Killeeshil Dungannon Lower Clogher Ulster Killeeshil Dungannon Lower Dungannon Ulster Killyman Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Kilskeery Omagh East Lowtherstown Ulster Kilskeery Omagh East Enniskillen Ulster Kilskeery Omagh West Enniskillen Ulster Leckpatrick Strabane Lower Strabane Ulster Lissan Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Longfield East Omagh West Omagh Ulster Longfield West Omagh West Castlederg Ulster Magheracross Omagh East Lowtherstown Ulster Pomeroy Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Pomeroy Dungannon Middle Cookstown Ulster Tamlaght Dungannon Upper Cookstown Ulster Termonamongan Omagh West Castlederg Ulster Termonmaguirk Strabane Upper Omagh Ulster Termonmaguirk Omagh West Omagh Ulster Termonmaguirk Omagh East Omagh Ulster Tullyniskan Dungannon Middle Dungannon Ulster Urney Omagh West Castlederg Ulster Urney Strabane Lower Strabane Ulster On 21/07/2013, at 2:21 PM, Anne Hetu <[email protected]> wrote: I will be traveling to Ireland next year, and I would love to find the area where my grandparents lived in County Tyrone. The problem is, I have not been able to find a parish by the same name as is written on the family tombstones. My 2nd great grandfather, Bernard (or Barnet) Mc Menamon (and his son John as well) are buried in the Old Norton Cemetery in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada. He was born in 1766 and emigrated to Canada around 1817. Bernard died on July 28, 1853 and the inscription on his headstone reads: "Native of the parish of Caurmon, County Tyrone, Ireland." The inscription on his son John's grave who died in 1874 and is buried right next to him reads exactly the same.....Caurmon. The stones are well-preserved and the writing is clear. I have searched and searched, and cannot find any such parish as Caurmon. Does anyone have any light they can shed on this mystery? -------------