Hi Gilly - if you haven't already tried it Seanruad is the best townland search site I have come across. You can search for part names - very handy when transcripts or accents have served t alter the spellings. http://www.seanruad.com/ Best wishes, Patsy - New Zealand Subject: [IRL-GALWAY] FINNERTY IN GALWAY > Hi List, > Can anyone identify a John Finnerty born 2 June 1867 in Galway,listed on > the IGI as the son of John Finnerty and Catherine Costello. On the 1881 > census for Bury Lancashire listed as born ??Lismeaton,and on the 1911 > census as born in Lishmegan.Any ideas on where these towns may be? John > Finnerty was my ggrandfather. > Thanks for any help > Gilly