> family) before sailing from Cobh, met my ggrandmother in the area. I need to > check for marriage records. I realize there is no heritage center in this > area of Cork. Has anyone had luck with writing to the parish priest in the > nearest parish to Cobh? Jan, there is a heritage centre in Cobh, although I don't know what records they hold. It's called "Cobh - The Queenstown Story" and it's phone number is + 353 (0)21 4813591 It's e-mail address is cobhher@indigo.ie and it has a web site at www.cobhheritage.com I don't know how good the parish priest is for responding, but you might want to try; St. Coleman's Cathedral Parish Office, Cobh, Co. Cork at +353 (0)21 4813222 Good luck, Tracey.