Dear List Readers, I was so sure that Charles F. MacCarthy, a Clergyman, and the father of Charles Edward DeLacey MacCarthy would be residing in County Kerry and that I would find him easily on the Griffiths Evaluation. Well - you all know nothing is simple in Irish research - and I did not find him! Now I am forced to doing a bit of rethinking on his whereabouts. Below is the information I got from the Librarian of the Manuscripts Department: "I have consulted the admissions registers for Trinity College Dublin. Charles Edward De Lacey MacCarthy entered this University in July 1865, aged 18 years, as a pensioner, i.e. he paid a fixed annual fee for his education. He was born in County Kerry, the son of Charles F (?DeLacey) MacCarthy, a Clergyman, and his religion was Church of England. This student was previously educated at ?Kingston/Kingstown School before being admitted as a student to Trinity College. I have had some difficluty in reading the hand in the registers so am unsure of the exact name of the school that Charles Edward De Lacey MacCarthy attended. The catalogue of graduates states that Charles Edward De Lacey MacCarthy obtained a BA in Spring of 1870 and MA in Winter 1873." Even if CED was born in Co. Kerry, perhaps his father, the clergyman, had a position at a church in Dublin or some other part of Ireland, meaning that he wouldn't necessarily be on the Griffiths for Kerry at the time they were enumerated. Does any of this thinking make any sense? Does anyone know if there is a repository for Church of England or Church of Ireland information where I might learn of the postings of clergy in this 1800 - 1865 time period? Does anyone know about the location of the Kinston/Kingstown school? Could it be in Dublin? Hoping someone might know the answers, I am typing with my fingers crossed! Judy Martin, Santa Maria, CA <[email protected]>