The FHC where I volunteer as a non-churchmember has the INDEX films for Births, Marriages and Deaths in Ireland from 1864-1958. These Index films do not have the full details of the handwritten Registration, but give just maybe enough information to see if the person is of interest. I found that using IFHF to get the Free search data would then allow me to go to the correct Index film to look for a more precise entry. The IFHF free data I've gotten is the name, the year and the county for an event [B, M or D], Census data is not in the Index films. I then check the corresponding entry in the Index films and see the parish where the event was registered, and an age at death if its a Death Registration. If you seek a marriage, I can check to see if both names have the same volume and page number which isn't 'proof' they wed, but its a really good indication. With other marriages on the same page, there is a possibility both names are on the page but wed to someone else. If the IFHF data is from Church Records, these films won't help, they are Civil Registration only. The Index films were made from the yearly books which used Civil Registration information. They may help target a specific individual, or they may not be helpful, perhaps the name is very common and there are just too many entries to choose from. If someone wishes to try a test of this method, send me what you got from IFHF's free search - NAME, YEAR, COUNTY. Tell me if its a Birth, Marriage or a Death. I'll check the Index films and see what is there. Its worth a shot I think. Best case scenario is for IFHF to give more information in their free searches, but its not likely to happen as mistaken entries would no longer be downloaded at 5 Euros each while you zero in on a target. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA =================================