Hi, All: Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about writing an effective letter to the Parish Priest in Ireland to request genealogy information on Irish ancestors? I would like to find out some information before I go to Ireland this summer so that I could find gravesites or cousins that might still be around. My GGgrandmother, Mary Mahony was born in Ardkilleen, Co. Cork on April 20, 1873. Her parents were John Mahony and Mary Drummy. They also had two other children that I know of; Johanna b. March 13, 1865 in Coolenagow and a son Daniel Joseph b. April 18, 1884. I could not find him listed in the Civil Registration at familysearch.org but did find both of the girls. He immigrated to the US and I did get his SS application that listed his mother's maiden name and a cousin remembered an Uncle Daniel. We found his buriel plot in Calvary Cemetery in Waltham, MA and I searched him out using the plot card. I found on line that the Parish should be Enniskeane and Desertserges with the addresses for the : Very Rev Sean McCarthy PP Enniskeane, Co Cork 023 47162 and Rev Edward Collins CC Ahiohill, Enniskeane, Co Cork 023 39167 Thanks for any help that anyone may have. Evelyn