Thanks Steve I'm looking for Whitegate, Clare, Munster. At one time Whitegate was in Galway but I believe that was well before this date. I've tried every combination and just using Whitegate which was successful at finding a Whitegate but in two other counties. Thanks for your suggestions but I fear I am a lost case. <smile> Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Haynes" <stephay@ozemail.com.au> To: <irl-clare-projects@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE-PROJECTS] How to use www.seanruad.com > Hello Alice, just a thought, be sure to use upper case on the first letter > of your townland. Steve > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alice" <alice7@xplornet.com> > To: <irl-clare-projects@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 7:19 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE-PROJECTS] How to use www.seanruad.com > > >> Thanks Jeanne. I think I'm too dense to understand how to use this site > but >> thanks for trying. Alice >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jeanne Foley Dwyer" <socrates_399@yahoo.com> >> To: <irl-clare-projects@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:02 PM >> Subject: [IRL-CLARE-PROJECTS] How to use www.seanruad.com >> >> >> > >> > Hmmm. Well, I'll get into a second window and walk a search through and >> > see if I can talk you through it. I hadn't noticed anything strange the >> > last time I used it, which was just this week... >> > >> > I'm going to search for the townland my great-grandmother came from, >> > Erribul, in the RC parish of Kilfiddane, which was also its civil > parish-- >> > but keep in mind that isn't always the case. I'm going to pretend that >> > I >> > am uncertain as to the spelling of the townland. It will make this a >> > better example of how to search this website. >> > >> > Step 1: >> > Type in er in the townland field under SEARCH DATA. >> > >> > Step 2: >> > Make sure the spot next to townland is ticked under the column SORT BY. >> > >> > Step 3: >> > Choose AT BEGINNING OF FIELD under SEARCH METHOD. This column is > important >> > to be aware of, especially if you've typed in an entire place name, but >> > you have spelled it incorrectly. That may be why your results aren't > what >> > you expected. >> > >> > Step 4: >> > Because I've chosen to use only the first two letters because that's >> > all > I >> > am certain of, I want to limit the search by as many other criteria I > can. >> > So I'll choose Clare in the county drop-down menu, and I'm going to > click >> > on Submit. If I don't know how to spell the townland, I probably also >> > don't know any other information. >> > >> > It results in five hits, one of which is the one I'm looking for. >> > >> > I hope this helps... >> > >> > Jeanne >> > >> > >> > Alice <alice7@xplornet.com> wrote: Perhaps I just don't understand what > to >> > expect. I type in all the correct >> > information and it is rejected. If I type in one piece of information >> > I >> > am >> > given several other counties. Doesn't make sense to me. Thanks >> > anyway. >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Bernice" >> > To: >> > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:35 AM >> > Subject: [IRL-CLARE-PROJECTS] SeanRuad.com >> > >> > >> >> Alice, >> >> Not sure what you meant by incorrect. >> >> Entering a townland name did not work like it usually does. But just >> >> entering a county name gives all the townlands alphabetically and you >> >> just >> >> have to sort through them. >> >> Bernice >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Alice" >> >> To: >> >> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:41 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE-PROJECTS] [Fwd: Re: 188 - Index >> >> toGriffith'sValuation of Ireland, 1848-1864] >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi Jeanne >> >>> I've just tried www.seanruad.com and the answers were incorrect. Is > it >> >>> still a viable site? >> >>> Alice <clip>