There is no simple answer to your question. I have spent 50 years researching and have found one great-grandparent's birthplace in Ireland -- on a note written by my grandfather on a copy of his parents' 1860 New York City marriage certificate that was in the possession of a cousin who was visiting another cousin who lived near me and brought it along to show. If you don't know the exact parish it is nearly impossible. It you DO know the parish there may be no records for your time period .... in once case the parish records of my ancestor stopped for the two years that would have covered my ancestor's baptism and his parents' marriage ..... so I can't be sure whether they lived there or not. In other cases, the parish records simply don't go back far enough. If your Irish emigrated after 1880 it should be a lot easier as the Irish records are better in later years. Good luck! Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: Donal O'Kelly To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: [IGW] Fw: webmaster By request, can anyone help Suzanne? Bud Flannagan, are you out there? From: Suzanne DeWeese Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 8:28 AM Subject: webmaster Dear Sir, My husband and I are both of Irish descent. We will travel in Ireland this July and would like to learn about our ancestors. My husband's connection is to the Flanagan family, and mine is to the Christy family. My grandfather always told me his family was from northern Ireland. That is basically all I know. My great-grandfather was George Franklin Christy, but I believe it was his father who immigrated. Please advise me how I may prepare to do some research on our families. Thank you. Suzanne DeWeese -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message