Jeannine, I am also in NC. I have a roll of film and have only seen 1/3 of it. So, no special access. These Encumbered Estates were being sold due to financial problems. Sorry, Chris P.S. I had an email go to my junk folder and get deleted. If anyone wrote me offlist, please resend. On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:20:03 -0500, Jay Kubik wrote: > Christina - > Is there any chance you can get your hands on the Kingston Estate records?....It > is my understanding, Bill Power of Mitchelstown, holds these records. My > ancestors were from Gortnaskehy townland, near Kilworth, County Cork. They were > tenants on the Earl of Kingston estate. There are many that would like these > records to be made public to aid in their family history research. There are a > couple of years that are at NLI, but that is all. Thanks for all your efforts. > Jeannine N.C., USA > Researching Geary and Feeney in Gortnaskehy & surrounds