Hello, I found out where to write for a Baptismal Record for my Gr.Grandfather in Cloyne, Cork. My question is After I write the letter, do I go to the Post Office and get special postage (overseas) and also I would like to send a donation to the Priest for searching, copying and postage back to the United States. How would I go about doing that also, and who would sell what I need? I don't think they would take american checks. Thank you for any help you can give me. Kathleen Fitzgerald Sharkey

Kathy, While they might accept American checks, they pay a high fee for converting the check from USD to Euros. In the end, they do not receive their total fee because of the conversion fee. It is far better for you to convert the USD to Euros. A website I have recommended is: http://www.foreignmoney.com/. It only costs $10 for the conversion to Euros. They will contact you within a day or two regarding your order, then you will have the money order you can send to County Cork by the end of the week. There are other sites, from what I understand, but this is by far the cheapest. Bill Karr in Peoria, IL., USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathysean@aol.com Date: Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:51 Subject: Help With A Letter To County Cork To: IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com > Hello, > > I found out where to write for a Baptismal Record for my > Gr.Grandfather in > Cloyne, Cork. > > My question is > > After I write the letter, do I go to the Post Office and get > special postage > (overseas) and also I would like to send a donation to the > Priest for > searching, copying and postage back to the United States. > How would I go about doing that also, and who would sell what I need? > > I don't think they would take american checks. > > Thank you for any help you can give me. > > > > Kathleen Fitzgerald Sharkey > > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb in data acquisition > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family > and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

HI Kathy Many banks have international money orders, that may be your least costly route and the easiest for the recipient to deal with. Muriel <snip>>> Cloyne, Cork. >> >> My question is >> >> After I write the letter, do I go to the Post Office and get >> special postage >> (overseas) and also I would like to send a donation to the >> Priest for >> searching, copying and postage back to the United States. >> How would I go about doing that also, and who would sell what I need? >> >> I don't think they would take american checks. >> >> Thank you for any help you can give me. >> >> >> >> Kathleen Fitzgerald Sharkey >> >> >> >> ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== >> Support RootsWeb in data acquisition >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family >> and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb in data acquisition > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >