Hi Listers My grandfather Robert James Henry Graham was confirmed by the Archbishop of Dublin in St. Andrew Church possibly Monkswood Parish. in 1857 age about 17 years. I believe it was a Presb. church. Any information on where it was located, greatly appreciated Regards Mary

Hi Mary -- I tried to help you, but came out confused with info. on the web. There are St. Andrew and St. Andrew's Churches in various locations. What is your resource? Are you sure there is/was a "Monkswood Parish" in Dublin? Did you mean Monkstown Civil Parish, Poor Law Union Rathdown? Looking briefly around the web, I did find Monkswood placename in England and (Wales?) - There is a St. Thomas More & St. Edward Catholic Church, Monkswood Avenue, London, and Monkswood association with Monmouthshire. There is a Monkstown Road in Dublin. There are also some placenames in Ireland called Monkstown and Monktown (see IreAtlas website at http://www.seanruad.com/ or the Leitrim-Roscommon website. Set the townland search to "begins in" Monk.. There is a Monkstown, Dublin resource (Hall of Names Genealogy Centre, Adrian Rowan, Reduit, The Hill, Monkstown, Dublin). Monkstown is an affluent seaside village in south County Dublin, is pleasant, picturesque, home to "Birdwatch Ireland." I didn't see a St. Andrew/St. Andrew's church in Dublin that was Presbyterian, but I may have missed it. There are Church of Ireland Parish Records in Dublin Repositories (and LDS FHC resources) for Monkstown, Co. Dublin: Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths all for years 1669-1800 in a Parish Registry Society Publication, Vol. 6, per John Grenham in "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors." Not sure where you access that publication. . There are St. Andrew Parish (Dublin City) Church of Ireland records with marriages 1672-1800, Parish Registry Society Publication, Vol. 12. There are also marriages (1672-1819) at the National Archives in Dublin reference M.5135. There are also St. Andrew Parish C of I records of baptisms (1694-1803), marriages (1695-1802), and Burials (1694-1796) - extracts only, reference Trinity College Dublin manuscript 2062. There is a St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, constituted c. 1750 in Dublin City. There is a St. Andrew Church, Suffolk St. & St. Andrews, Dublin, built in Gothic style, designed by Charles LANYON, constructed between 1860-1873, on a site once home to an ancient nunnery, today headquarters for Dublin Tourism Organization. Anything ring a bell? Do you have any other points of reference or names for clues? There are St. Andrew's churches in Northern Ireland. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Connell" <doug.connell@sympatico.ca> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:29 AM Subject: [IRELAND] ST. ANDREW CHURCH > Hi Listers > My grandfather Robert James Henry Graham was confirmed by the Archbishop of Dublin in St. Andrew Church > possibly Monkswood Parish. in 1857 age about 17 years. > I believe it was a Presb. church. > Any information on where it was located, greatly appreciated > Regards > Mary >