>I have been following this thread with great interest and forwarding many >of the posts to my cousin whose research mainly involves Galway, not Cork, >but like us, she has often been frustrated in her bid to access family >records and information. Below is a reply I received from her outlining a >couple of her experiences. She also sent me photos of the cemetery but I >don't think we are encouraged to send attachments to this mailing list. >Sure enough though, the headstones are lined up along a fence and there is >a wide expanse of lovely green lawn where the headstones used to be, >complete with table and chairs, and a neat walkway made up of headstones! > > > Judie Morris, > Victoria, Australia. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "'Judith'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:56 AM > Subject: RE: Free availability of Irish Records > > >> Just in case anyone is interested, I was amazed at St Francis in Galway >> that >> they had no record of the graves in the adjacent cemetery. Of course the >> headstones were so old you couldn't read them and in addition to that, >> they >> were being used as paving stones after being taken off the graves so that >> the staff could use the 'lawn' for a lunch table and chairs. >> At Ballinrobe I was insulted by the amount of money they wanted to charge >> for a FH search, especially after I handed over copies of my own on a CD >> (which I might add I never received any acknowledgement for). >> I found the people in the street more helpful, except for the staff at >> the >> manuscript dept and library in Dublin. I was just lucky that I was >> researching the most recorded family in Ireland. >> >> H >> >