Jean, I had copied a list of Mayors/Sheriffs from the book, "History of the City and County of Cork" by M.F. Cusack. There is a listing under High Sheriffs of County Cork of a C. Ferguson, 1790. Also, SS. Peter & Paul's R.C. church has computerized their records. I'm not sure what the fee would be now, I wrote to them in 1994. Write to: Frank Whelan Sacristan SS. Peter & Paul's Cork, Ireland Good luck in your search, Kathy Schaub in New Jersey Searching: Fletcher, Leary & Mathews in Cork City area (Huggartsland) & Manchester, England; McManus & Maguire in Tempo, Fermanagh (Glen/Ballyreagh); Gallagher & Kelly in Stranorlar, Donegal; Devine, McNulty & McConville in Derry(?) McDonald, Kennedy, Gavin, Connell & McCue in parts unknown, and Schaub, Stohler in Switzerland From: "jcoat" <jcoat@mountaincable.net> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:54:12 -0500 To: IRL-CORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-CORK-CITY] Fw: Re Parishs and townlands ----- Original Message ----- From: jcoat To: CORK CITY Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: Re Parishs and townlands Hi..My ancestor originally went to Cork city to become a Sherriff of Cork in late 1700's. The family church was St. Peter's so I believe they must have resided in or near St Peters, definetely in the area of what was Cork at that time. Can anyone tell me what the Parish, Townlands Civil Parish would have been called. I cannot seem to find out, trying myself so am looking for assistance in this matter. Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you Jean Coat P.S. Ancestor was called Charles Fergusson.