A week ago I posted the following message: >I know that there are parish histories published in Ireland because I have some that >I found when visiting there. And I know that there were many compiled and >published by local historical societies with the assistance of professional historians >and FAS trainees in the early 1990s. However, none of them seem to be indexed in >any Irish website or booksellers' website, at least none that I have been able to >locate. >I wonder if it might not be possible for all of us, working together, to compile a >master list, organized by county, that we could post somewhere (perhaps the Ireland >GenWeb?) so people looking for local history would have some idea of what exists >and might be found in a library, or might even be available to buy. I would be willing to coordinate this, if others would like to contribute. Quickly I received several useful contributions and an offer to host the list from Georgeann Malowney at IrishGenealogy.com. The URL there is http://www.irishgenealogy.com/IrishResearch.htm and you will see some other useful materials and links there as well. In the last week I have prospected around the web, picking up gold and sifting out the dross, for the list. You probably won't find YOUR parish hstory, but it's a start. But if you do have something that falls into this category, please share it. I received a message from someone who visited the National Library in Dublin looking for such a list, and did not find it. So you see, it is a job that needs to be done. Your help is much appreciated. Anne Lamb Remember Local and Parish Histories of Ireland are posted at http://www.irishgenealogy.com/IrishResearch.htm _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]