Hello list and Rob, I am an old list sitter just checking each day to see if something of interest pops up. My BOYLE ancestors left Donegal as bounty immigrrants in 1841 so there are not many Irish records that I can draw on. Most of what I have found has turned up here in Australia but the Flax list has stirred my interest, I had not encountered it before. I wonder if the Flax list for Tullaghabegly parish could be checked for my ggg grandfather FERGHAL BOYLE and his wife MARGARET MAGEE. Their son - who migrated in 1841 - was named CHARLES, he was born about 1808. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Peter, Melbourne Aust.

Dear Peter Re Hello list and Rob, I am an old list sitter just checking each day to see if something of interest pops up. My BOYLE ancestors left Donegal Liam writes - A searchable version of the 1847-1864 Griffiths Valuation for all of Ireland is now available on the URL www.otherdays.com You can sign up for $8 for 72 hours and search Donegal for the Boyles. You don't need to know the townland or parish. Some of the Boyle siblings may have hung around long enough to have had themselves listed as tenants. You could key in on Parishes with Boyles and MAGEEs in close proximity and then check these areas again on the 1901 census. Marriage records of Charles's siblings in those areas should reveal the name FERGHAL BOYLE as father of the Bride/groom. With the advent of a complete searchable Griffiths on-line, Irish Genealogy has changed immeasurably. Let me know how you get on Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat"