This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: seanfjack Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2664/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, hoping to make contact with someone in the Portlaoise area willing to provide some basic local information. Looking at a copy of my grandfather's Service Record from the Garda Archive/Museum it states his place of birth as Pallas, Maryboro, Leix and his DOB as 28th Dec 1895 and Religion as Roman Catholic. >From a distance (up here in Co.Tyrone) the Pallas referred to has to be the area shown on this map http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=53.042452,-7.33758&spn=0.02575,0.108404&t=h&z=14 I'm trying to establish which Church and School he would have attended in the early 1900's if his homeplace was in the Pallas area. I should mention his name was Richard Murphy posted to Co.Donegal in 1922 where he passed away in 1991. I would be grateful if you could forward this Email to a relevant party who may throw some light on the query. Kind Regards Stephen Murphy ( acting on behalf of Sean great-grandson of Richard Murphy ) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.