The single most important item of information for Irish family history research is a precise place of origin, and the most important tool in identifying Irish placenames is the 1851 Townlands Index. They've altered their site recently, this is the new URL for any Townland questions http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/placename/index.cfm Irish Ancestors; Placenames Irish Genealogical Society International has Townland maps. Contact Beth Mullinax, PO Box 16069, St Paul MN 55115 for details. Include a SASE. Library of Congress, Photoduplication, Washington DC also has the maps. Ellen