siabair ~^~ wrote: > Current ownership can be established by ordering a search at the Land > Registry in Dublin. Wills from within the last few decades can be > searched at one or other of the local courthouses and if you find one > contact the executor of the estate to make your claim (if any) under > the will. If there is no will then search for letters of > administration at the same place and contact the administrator of the > estate to make your claim as a close relative. You can do all of this > by post before you go. If you have a legitimate claim but are facing > opposition then hire a solicitor (=lawyer) from well outside the area > to force things. A local solicitor may have undisclosed conflicts of > interest. I forgot to add that if you find no will or letters of administration at the courthouse then your father should apply for letters of administration as next of kin. He can then change ownership into his name. -- SIABAIR (Old Irish) /shabba/ 'ghost', 'phantom', 'spectre'