Denis Ahern, Another question in the same vein is "What were the burial practices of the rural Irish before the Famine other than in church cemetaries?" In tracing my ancestors there are no records of their burial sites before the mid 19th century. Has anyone researched this question? David S. Campbell Ottawa Canada Dennis Ahern <[email protected]> wrote: Barbara G Clark asked: >Was wondering if anyone can tell me where I could get Obituaries that >would likely have been In Skibbereen newspaper or Clonakilty newspaper if >there ever was one there? Are the relevant newspapers archived and >searchable from here or anyone I could hire in Ireland to look these up >if they are microfiche or filmed somewhere. See http://www.nli.ie/newsplan/default.htm for a list of newspapers available at the National Library in Dublin. Some of these papers are also available elsewhere, for example the O'Neill Library at Boston College. See http://www.irelandoldnews.com/obits/ for the Irish Death Notice Index which includes the following entry for a Wolfe from Clonakilty: WOLFE, Thomas J; ; Clonakilty COR IRL; Cork Examiner; 1881-4-18; dja - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Irish Death Notice Database [email protected] | http://www.irelandoldnews.com/obits/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message