Hi Bob, There was a Model Farm on Model Farm Rd. but it was a type of research establishment set up by the state. I have never heard of it referred to as Murray's. Don't take ages on marriage certs as gospel. Ages on death certs are even worse. How did you establish that the Model Farm was in the parish of Carrigrohane? Which Parish Priest did you write to? There is no Catholic Parish of Carrigrohane. Regards, Brendan Jones. > I am trying to track down the birth of my grandfather Martin Murray and have > hit the proverbial brick wall. > I know from marriage and death certs that he should have been born in 1871. > Family lore says that he lived at Murray's Model Farm, Cork. Searches have > shown me that there is a Model Farm Road, so I suspect it is a place,