Hi Fgolders, Often when I do transcribing, I come across a name of a place associated with the deceased. So something like: JAMES O'REILLY | Kilfeernan | Died blah , blah. Because I'm not a local, sometimes this place name goes recorded as "??" if it is not clearly visible and obvious. I'm wondering if anyone would volunteer to be a place name finder, given that the cemetery location is known and the place name can't be too far away. The person could be a resource for those transcribing so that all the facts get put down, not just parts of it. It is not a big job, and you may only get called on once or twice a month, but if there are any takers, this would be an asset to the whole IGP database. Get it right first time! Just a thought. Eilish

I for one think itt is a wonderful idea Sally in CT -----Original Message----- From: fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Eilish via Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 5:09 AM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: FERMANAGH-GOLD Can I make a suggestion? Hi Fgolders, Often when I do transcribing, I come across a name of a place associated with the deceased. So something like: JAMES O'REILLY | Kilfeernan | Died blah , blah. Because I'm not a local, sometimes this place name goes recorded as "??" if it is not clearly visible and obvious. I'm wondering if anyone would volunteer to be a place name finder, given that the cemetery location is known and the place name can't be too far away. The person could be a resource for those transcribing so that all the facts get put down, not just parts of it. It is not a big job, and you may only get called on once or twice a month, but if there are any takers, this would be an asset to the whole IGP database. Get it right first time! Just a thought. Eilish ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Eilish, The problem is that there are many different ways to spell the same placename. The older the stone the more often the spelling is different. For example some people use "agha" while others use "augha", some use "drum", while others use "drom". In Fermanagh the old council provided a site for looking up the official address ( http://whatsmyaddress.net/ ). Because of these spelling difference it might be advisable to record both the spelling on the headstone and the modern day spelling. For example Aughadromsee [Aghadrumsee] so that modern search engines can pick them up. I love these different spellings and so forth, so please do ask me if you need a hand trying to identify a place-name. Clive > Hi Fgolders, > > Often when I do transcribing, I come across a name of a place associated > with the deceased. > So something like: JAMES O'REILLY | Kilfeernan | Died blah , blah. > > Because I'm not a local, sometimes this place name goes recorded as "??" > if it is not clearly visible and obvious. I'm wondering if anyone would > volunteer to be a place name finder, given that the cemetery location is > known and the place name can't be too far away. The person could be a > resource for those transcribing so that all the facts get put down, not > just parts of it. > > It is not a big job, and you may only get called on once or twice a > month, but if there are any takers, this would be an asset to the whole > IGP database. Get it right first time! > > Just a thought. > > Eilish