Hi Pat, I'm curious about your comment that your ancestor probably came from Tipperary town because no townland was noted (I'm assuming you mean the church records). I have done research in Ireland in various church records and have found some priests put in the townland and others did not (in the same church records). Very annoying to say the least! Didn't they know we'd be looking for the records in 150 years? . Nora Hopkins FitzGerald Searching for Fahey/Hogan/Keane/Hopkins in Chicago: Hopkins from Turlough Parish, Co. Mayo/NYC Searching in County Down for Grant/McManus/Morgan/Woods >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The object of these two posts, is to show some of the exercises I had to go through to get the info I needed to get back to the county in Ireland. I have since paid for research and found James' sister, Catherine's baptism record with the exact date of birth as is listed on her death certificate. James' wasn't found (what else is new?) but I did find they came from Tipperary Parish, no townland mentioned so probably Tipperary Town, and found some of their siblings. I also paid for research and have come up Catherine's parents but Timothy is still up in the air and requires a whole new set of posts to explain him. However, I am happy to know where they emigrated from and will finally put this family aside and work on some of my other families... -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA