The following sites have proven beneficial in researching my Irish roots. Ask About Ireland (www.askaboutireland.ie Click on Griffiths) is a free site that provides the ability to search the Griffiths Valuation and display results in a manner that I previously had only experienced at the National Library in Dublin. It can be searched by name or place name (County, Parish, townland). It can display the actual Valuation pages. In so doing you see not only the individual but also all of his/her neighbors. This site seems to have a more complete listing of individuals than the one below. Irish Family Heritage Foundation (IFHF) (www.brsgenealogy.com). You must register to use the site. Although this site starts out free, once you get down to requesting to see a specific record it costs you 5 euro per record. This cost can be minimized however by using "known" information to eliminate many of the records that most likely don't apply. The site allows you to search by name for Griffiths Valuation, Birth, Marriage or Death records. Knowing the approximate date (+/- 4 years) of the event narrows the potential records. There is then the ability to further limit the number of records by County,Parish and Father's first and last name. Good hunting> > > -----Original Message-----> From: WSULLIVW@aol.com> To: IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 6:14 am> Subject: [Irish Genealogy] SULLIVAN research> > > > > Looking for home place of my SULLIVAN clan. Family lore has the family > coming from somewhere in County Cork. Earliest documentation that I have is > the > 1880 Lackawanna County Pennsylvania census that my Great Great Uncle Michael > (Mitchel) SULLIVAN (SULLEVAN) was living in Old Forge, Lackawanna Co PA. He > was then 55 years old born in Ireland a miner. Living with him at the time was > his wife Margaret DISKIN SULLIVAN 40 also born in Ireland; his mother Mary > SULLEVAN 78 and 6 children all born after 1872. Michael c 1825-1892 his wife > Margaret DISKIN SULLIVAN c 1844-1905: Michael mother Mary SULLIVAN died before > 1900. They were Roman Catholic and parishioners of St. Joseph RC Church in > Minooka, PA. > My great grandfather Patrick SULLIVAN was born c 1842 and died 1903 > Taylorville, Scranton PA. Earliest info indicates that Patrick emigrated to > Rhymney > Wales and married Ellen CUMMINS (CUMMINGS) (1845-1927) in Bedwellt, Monmouth > Wales 1863. Patrick was also a miner and worked in the Iron Works in Rhymney. > Two of their children Mary 1864 and Ellen 1865 were born in Wales. Patrick > was born in Ireland and Ellen CUMMINGS was born in Wales of Irish parents. > Patrick SULLIVAN brother Florence SULLIVAN c 1845-1909 (my great granduncle) > was also found working in Wales as a miner. His death certificate indicated > his parents were John SULLIVAN and Julia SULLIVAN. Florence SULLIVAN married > Ellen GLYNN 1849-1913 about 1875 in Taylorville, Scranton PA. > While I have been able to trace most of the family in later years I am > unable to find their origin in Ireland. Looking for any suggestions and > comments. > Thank you in advance.> **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De> cemailfooterNO62)> Check out the Ireland GenWeb website at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/> It is a good place to get help with your> family research.> Help wanted: County Coordinators> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELANDGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message> > Check out the Ireland GenWeb website at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/> It is a good place to get help with your family research.> Help wanted: County Coordinators> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELANDGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009