Thanks so much for the replies. To Ann: Yes, records here in Ontario have disclosed marriage, census, and death information but, unfortunately, none hint at where in Ireland. I'm not positive that newspaper obits have been checked so I'll put that on my list of "to do's". To curraveha: Unfortunately, the name is quite common, I guess. My g- grandfather's name was Joseph Larkin and from his marriage records, I know that his parents were Patrick and Mary Fallon. I'm afraid these are all quite common names. I checked the name on the surnames link you provided and it seems there are Larkins in every county and many Josephs and Patricks among them. Since I'm unaware of any siblings or where my g-grandfather might fit into the birth order, the naming patterns probably don't help much at the moment but I'll keep that in mind as I continue my search. I'll make a note of those books and try to get them from the library. To Dennis: I'm working my way through the links you posted and hoping that one of them might turn up something new to me. I do appreciate all of your replies and suggestions. Thank you.

emm wrote: > Thanks so much for the replies. > > To Ann: Yes, records here in Ontario have disclosed marriage, census, > and death information but, unfortunately, none hint at where in > Ireland. I'm not positive that newspaper obits have been checked so > I'll put that on my list of "to do's". I've been very fortunate in researching my Irish ancestors that a great-uncle had a moderate interest in family history (but all undocumented). Newspaper obituaries seem to confirm some of his details on a couple of those ancestors but I still haven't found the heritage people in Ireland. At some point you realize records are harder and harder to find. Ann