Dear List Greetings from a new subscriber. Any idea where one can find TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS for St Andrew's, Dublin? Presumably Presbyterian. I'm looking for further information on: "WILLIAM MITCHELL, b. Londonderry, 1 July 1689, Revenue Officer, America, Loyalist, d. 1804, buried St Andrew's, Dublin" Date of death was 1804 (or perhaps 1805). And yes, the above dates are correct - this interesting fellow was born during the Siege of Londonderry 1689, and died at the evergreen age of 115. What stories he might have recalled! After returning from America, after the War of Independence, he worked (as a "pensioner") in the Customs Department/Revenue Office in Dublin. He is unlikely to be an ancestor and I don't think I've got the gene for such longevity! Any guidance most appreciated. Sincerely David Mitchell Cape Town South Africa

There were two St. Andrew's churches in Dublin at one time, and possibly more. The church on Westland Row, just north of the Liffey, is called St. Andrews and is Catholic, though I don't know how old it is. Over a hundred years, I imagine. Can send a photo, if you like. What now serves as a tourist information centre on the corner of Suffolk St, near Trinity College and just south of the Liffey, used to be St. Andrew's church (Protestant, but I don't know what denomination). I think it was deconsecrated about 30 or so years ago, but was serving a religious purpose for over a hundred years before that and maybe much longer. I don't know where the burial grounds might be for either of these churches. You could try to access Lord Walter Fitzgerald's Memorials of the Dead, or try looking up Glasnevin cemetery online, which is perhaps Dublin's largest cemetery. Good luck! Debby Raymond, Queensland, Australia.