Erin, My question to you is do you have a marriage certificate for your gggrandparents? If not...I do not know if you are familiar with the http://italiangen.org site, they have a Groom listing for New York City. I checked it for your gggrandfather and did not find him I did find 2 Mary Nolan's. I can give that information if you like or check it out for yourself. Good luck in your search, Ro Erin Schuck <[email protected]> wrote: Hello everyone, I have a research question about Irish records and I need your help. I know that my ggrandfather Bartholomew Corcoran comes from Curraheen, Lismore, Co. Waterford and I don't know where my ggrandmother Mary Nolan comes from in Ireland. They met and married in Manhattan. I have located Bartholomew's birth record from Dublin House and it lists his parents (Patrick Corcoran, Ellen Ahearn) but they were born before 1864. How would one go about researching their family before civil registration? Also, how would I find Bartholomew's siblings? Regarding Mary Nolan, if I don't know where she was born in Ireland, how can I find her? I do know her parent's names (John Nolan, Catherine Cregon). Lastly, I'm planning a trip to Ireland in May and I hope to be able to do some onsite researching. Where do I start? Thanks for any help you can offer me. Erin Schuck --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Please visit the list websites: http://www.irishinnyc.freeservers.com http://www.inyc.freeservers.com They are works in progress. Thank you for your patience! ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx