Hi Kathy, Forgive me--I thought I noted the location in my posting---I THINK it's adjacent to St Mary's Church and behind the old Piscatory school on the Claddagh Quay before Salthill. No one has answered yet who knows about this West Convent Archives... I read the book "Dominicans in Galway" at the New York Public Library. The years fall in line with my mob as well...my grandfather actually lived in the old schoolhouse next to the church....his backyard would have been the cemetery (actually it's quite small)....THUS I am MOST interested in finding these records. When I visited in 2000 the church told me there were NO records kept....I'm not sure if I have the right cemetery in mind but I'm pretty sure I do as the locals referred to it as the "Claddagh graveyard". If I find anything out I'll let you know. Nancy --- KPW114 <KPW114@aol.com> wrote: --------------------------------- Hi Nancy, I am very interested in the book Dominicans in Galway, I have relativesthat were part of the Claddagh, I would love to know the answer towhere is the West Convent Archives at? How did you come to find thebook Dominicans in Galway? The Claddagh Cemetery Book 1843-1881 wouldfall right in line with my family line. Where is that Cemetery at? Iknow of Rahoon and Barna Cemetery and I know there is one, can'tremember where the other was was quite large and old maybe close to theSalthill area of Gallway. Kathy NYC Irish Research Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nyirish/research.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com