On Sep 16, 7:55 pm, Ted Salad <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 16, 10:37 pm, The Chief <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sep 16, 6:49 pm, "Ted Salad" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have an old letter requesting information for my great grandfather.  It > > > says he was born in "the Parish of Fews, Rathmaiden, Kilmacthomas, County > > > Waterford, Ireland".  From what I can tell aren't Rathmaiden and > > > Kilmacthomas two seperate towns in the county of Waterford? > > > > Thanks for any help... > > > No, neither are towns. Rathmaiden is a townland, which is not a town > > at all, while Kilmacthomas is a village, and would have been the local > > post office. > > So, what you have is a detailed address: > > Rathmaiden, civil parish of Fews, postal district Kilmacthomas, Co. > > Waterford. > > > Clearer? > > > Regards, > >   The Chief > > yes very clearer thanks....the letter i have was from 1957 and was > sent to Registrar of Births Custom House Dublin Irish Free State > > it was a request for a "certified transcript of his birth > record"...any idea where I could get that?  I haven't yet researched > how to find that yet so just thought i'd ask....anyway thanks for the > clarification of the location...i appreciate it.. In 1957 the "Irish Free Sate" had ceased to exist 20 years previously.... Leaving that aside, you still get birth transcripts from the General Register Office, though their address has changed... Regards, The Chief