Yes, they are very kind and have been very helpful. You can also email them at: [email protected] There is a fee for them to search for you, but it is not outrageous and the money goes to support the work of the center. Tara ----- Original Message ---- From: William P. Fahy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 11:42:46 AM Subject: [COUNTYCORK] Skibbereen Area Baptismal & Marriage Records For those interested in the Skibbereen area RC records prior to civil registration in 1864 the following from "The Southern Star" newspaper of this week may be of interest. I someone wishes to call direct from the United States they should drop the initial "0" from the telephone number below so that it would then be 011-353-28-40900. "Good news for those interested in genealogy: Skibbereen Heritage Centre has undertaken to computerise the Skibbereen, Rath and the Islands baptismal (from 1814) and marriages (from 1837) Roman Catholic Church records. The project will take some time, but will provide a valuable asset both for the parish and the town. A copy of the final database will be presented to the parish, as well as being available at Skibbereen Heritage Centre. At present, the centre has the 1901 and 1911 census records computerised for the greater Skibbereen area, as well as the index for the Griffith's Valuation and various directories. Some local families have also donated their genealogy records to the centre to assist those making further enquires on the same family and many distant relatives have been connected over the years. The centre is working off index records, rather than source documents, and can also answer genealogy queries off these while the work is in progress. Ring 028-40900 for f! urther details, if required." Bill Fahy www.westcorkgenealogy.com ------------------------------- 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