This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DFitzgerald Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.fitzgerald/1711.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary I'll have to search my records to see where I got the census. It is my understanding that a portion of the 1821 census for Birr survived the fire that destroyed most of Ireland's records. Dennis Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.