I an lucky, my Birmingham's were a family of the first settlers there and when i went there a couple of years ago. I was very welcomed and my one cousin took me everywhere . He told me the priest was not a native so would not know anything. he showed me all of the old homes. On the Galway List I talked a lot with a man and come to find out he is a Birmingham. His mom is the cousin that showed me sister. So i will be going to Declans and then on to Mary and Franks. This is my cousins first trip. I paved the way for her. As far as the records. I think if you work hard enough you will find something. Records were hard because they burned them on purpose to make room for new. Lack of storage. My thing a birth record for Margaret and did she have any brothers and sisters. Franks son gave me a book on the family dating back to 1200 Phyllis On Mar 27, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Karen Meng wrote: > Recently, you asked what I accomplished while in Galway. More than > anything, I gained an understanding of the area and how my ancestors > lived. > I talked with a few people with the same surname, Nagle. Although > they were > very friendly, they did not seem interested in the family history. > Because > my family left about 1850, I was unable to find any records. I > spoke with > three priests. All said that they had no pre-1850 records. One > went on to > explain that the priests held masses in the fields to protect their > congregation from persecution. Any records were purposely destroyed > for > protection of these families. > > I'm ready to go back. Maybe tax records or old estate records would > provide > information. There has to be something somewhere. > > Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phyllis M. > Phillips > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRL-GALWAY] How do I pay for research in Ireland > > what did you accomplish while there ? > > Were the churches helpful? > > > On Mar 17, 2009, at 2:04 PM, Karen Meng wrote: > >> While I was in Ireland a few weeks ago, several people were very >> helpful--particularly at various churches. I would like to send >> donations >> to repay them for their kindness. Can I send a US check? What is >> the best >> way to send money to Ireland? >> >> Karen >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message