Since you know the county but not the area, you might check with the Kilkenny Archaeological Society who has all the records index and shoul be able to find your family if the records are available. You can get a good idea about availability of RC records for County Kilkenny here: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/kilkennyrc.htm Click on the various parishes and you will find the dates of surviving records, plus whether they have been filmed by the Family History Library. Here is the Kilkenny Archaelogical Society website: http://www.kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie/genealogy.htm -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com