Some churches in Ireland note the marriage of those who were baptized there as well. I found my paternal uncle's marriage date and place of marriage along with his wife maiden name written along side his baptism entry. Of course, I could have asked my cousin about her parents (which I did). LOL My point is that make sure you mention that you would like any written info if you do write to Ireland. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald Hopkins - Castlebar, Co. Mayo/New York City Grant - Drumboniff, Co. Down/NYC In a message dated 1/6/2008 3:19:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, _megan@cfl.rr.com_ (mailto:megan@cfl.rr.com) writes: A great new website I just learned about, with information on general genealogy research plus Irish research is www.moughty.com Donna Moughty is a professional genealogist and she just started a blog on her website which contains great information, much of it from her lectures. I heard her speak at a genealogy conference and she was excellent. Very interesting and lots of practical advice. Her lectures on DVD are also available for sale. One tip she gave was to request any additional information when requesting parish records. She had an example (which is included in one of her blogs) of a marriage certificate from St. Bernards parish in NYC (now St. Bernards at Our Lady of Guadalupe) that had a letter attached from the pastor of the parish in Ireland certifying that the person was baptized in the Catholic Church. It included the specific location in Ireland! By the way, I can confirm that St. Bernards at Our Lady of Guadalupe has been very good at providing records of baptisms. Melanie **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489