"Mary" <bullydog2@verizon.net> wrote in message news:mailman.527.1263954816.14600.genire@rootsweb.com... > Hi everyone. I am new to the list and looking for ideas on how to get > around not knowing the place name in Ireland to search for my family. > > The information I know: > - the name of the husband and est. birth in 1832. > - the maiden name of his wife, her fathers name and her est birth in 1832. > - the name of their son who was born in Ireland around 1854. > - I am estimating they arrived in the U.S. around 1854-1855 because a > child was born in New Jersey > 28 Aug 1856 > > I've collected a lot of information on this family after their arrival in > the U.S., but "Ireland" is always listed as place information. > > Luckily, I think I have enough information to identify them in Ireland if > I can ever locate them, but where do I start? > > HELP!!!! - Thanks - Mary How I feel for you. Every time I see "Ireland" on a cert., I too automatically think "Help!". I really can't suggest anything useful except that, if they have a somewhat unusual surname, there is a program around which can (sometimes) narrow down the incidence of occurance of that surname to one or more particular Counties - still not a lot of help without a townland name. I can't recall what it's called but perhaps someone else will be able to remember. Have you checked their Headstones as that is the only place which gave me a townland and County name for one of my ancestors. Were there any obits for them in the papers that might have given a place of origin? Good luck with the hunt.