The Griffith Valuation Index will help you find where in County Kilkenny the name was found in 1849-50. You can do a name search here: http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php >From there, go to Dennis Walsh's County Kilkenny website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ His site will give you research ideas, from census substitutes, maps, available religious records. Also, since you have the county, the name and birth year, you could pay for research at: http://www.irish-roots.net/kilkenny.asp Hi Listers, I am new to this list even though for the past 15yrs. I have > known the name DONOGHUE I can not make head way at all as I have no idea > where in Kilkenny this family came from. > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com