Happy Belated St Patrick's Day! Finally found time to check the email and couldn't believe it! I had 88 messages...hope to try the soda bread recipes. Still looking for Mathew McGurk birthplace. After going to Ireland (and I want to go back) and checking the phone books I think the best bet is Co Tyrone or that area. He was born in August or September in 1821 or 1822. He is buried in a Catholic cemetary in Sandusky, Ohio. I am not sure how to find church records and see when he was baptized. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Sue McGurk