All, I have planned a trip to Ireland beginning on March 3. First I'll visit my third cousin in Hacketstown, Eddie Coleman, and stay with his family two nights. After that, I am moving to Carlow Town and have booked a guest house not very far from the county library; I'll stay in Carlow Town four nights. Then I expect to take the train to Dublin and have booked a guest house not very far from both the National Archives and the National Library. I would be grateful for advice from all you seasoned experts on searching Hacketstown records at the County Library and the Court House in Carlow Town. Are there other depositories of genealogical information in Carlow Town? And besides the National Archives and the National Library in Dublin, where else would be a promising place to visit for genealogical records in Dublin? I know of the baptismal records of my great-grandfather and those of his siblings in Hacketstown, and have marriage and birth records for his parents, plus the birth years of his grandparents. I have not found his family after the 1840s in Griffith's Valuation. Eddie found some Colemans in Hacketstown in the 1901 census when he looked a while back. He hasn't had any success visiting cemeteries within 5 km of Hacketstown. He also has supplied with men's names in his family's descent from our common great-great-grandfather. I am reading every book that holds promise as a source of what to do in Dublin, but aside from exchanging ideas with you colleagues at irl-carlow until March, I don't know what to do in order to be efficient (typical American). I like to think I know a lot about tracing records in America and the UK for my surname, and can go back 32 generations in the UK. But using Irish records is a mystery to me for the most part. I am a member of three Irish genealogical websites but have been restricted by a lack of time in getting familiar with them. Help! Maurice Bursey Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States P.S. The man in the RC church in Hacketstown who put me in touch with Eddie Coleman told him that in the 19th century inhabitants of at least the northeast corner of County Carlow swallowed their r's in the middle of words. That would explain why my great-grandfather adopted the name Comen after he arrived in the United States. The ship's passenger list does show him as Pat Coleman, age 15, traveling alone in 1864. Does anyone else know of this pronunciation peculiarity?

Maurice, Depending on the kind of records you are looking for, you may find the General Register Office research room to be a good place to visit. Check out this web page for a bit more info, holdings, fees and an address. They are relocating this month, so by the time you get there in March, the dust should have settled. http://www.groireland.ie/ Joann Taylor

Joann, Thank you! That is a place I'd not thought about. Maurice -----Original Message----- From: Joann Taylor <cts@teleport.com> To: irl-carlow <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Sep 26, 2013 1:18 pm Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Need advice on a visit to Ireland Maurice, Depending on the kind of records you are looking for, you may find the General Register Office research room to be a good place to visit. Check out this web page for a bit more info, holdings, fees and an address. They are relocating this month, so by the time you get there in March, the dust should have settled. http://www.groireland.ie/ Joann Taylor ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Maurice, We were in Dublin in May and visited the National Archives. They have a genealogist on staff that will meet with you and give advice. We found it quite helpful. We also visited the National Library where we got into some estate records and also some newspapers. You'll need a readers ticket for each place and you can get them on arrival. Remember to bring your passport for identification. Another place, if you have Protestant ancestors, is the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland -  Church of Ireland House, Church Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6. They have many parish registers. Marilyn ________________________________ From: "mauricebursey@aol.com" <mauricebursey@aol.com> To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 11:27:28 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Need advice on a visit to Ireland Joann, Thank you! That is a place I'd not thought about. Maurice -----Original Message----- From: Joann Taylor <cts@teleport.com> To: irl-carlow <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Sep 26, 2013 1:18 pm Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Need advice on a visit to Ireland Maurice, Depending on the kind of records you are looking for, you may find the General Register Office research room to be a good place to visit. Check out this web page for a bit more info, holdings, fees and an address.  They are relocating this month, so by the time you get there in March, the dust should have settled. http://www.groireland.ie/ Joann Taylor ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Maurice . The registry of Deeds in Henrietta street is a wonderful place for family history. It is intact and undisturbed for over 300 years. The documents are well preserved there and if your families had land they are probably registered there. I found two different marriage settlements there for great grand parents also. It is a very interesting place to spend a day and the index system is easy to follow. It is a help if you have the names of your ancestors' landlords if they were renting their farms. About twenty years ago we made a video programme on how to trace your ancestors in Ireland. We had the help of two qualified genealogists on board. There was nothing on the Internet at that stage so it is a bit old fashioned, but it still might be useful. If you send me your address it may be helpful for you. We have it on DVD also and I could post it to you. Obviously there is no charge . It does not sell now it has reached it's sell by date!! Ronnie Shorten. Sent from my iPad On 26 Sep 2013, at 18:17, Joann Taylor <cts@teleport.com> wrote: > Maurice, > > Depending on the kind of records you are looking for, you may find the > General Register Office research room to be a good place to visit. > Check out this web page for a bit more info, holdings, fees and an > address. They are relocating this month, so by the time you get there > in March, the dust should have settled. > > http://www.groireland.ie/ > > Joann Taylor > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message