There are very few parish records available for County Mayo through the LDS so that might be a good example of church records that are just not available to the public. Charlie King gg grandson of John Bowe born abt 1820 someplace in Ireland It was written that: It is most likely true, BUT they are forbidden by various Dioceses from making them available to the public., due to copyright issues. There appears to be clear evidence of this in their Library holdings. ________________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!