This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnnetteCode Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2803.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a online bmd not-for-profit website made up of almost all Ireland's county genealogy offices. There is a small fee. Ellen Haslam 1840 for birth and 1858 for marriage Michael Delaney 2 x 1858 marriages Michael Dalaney 29 from 1835-1845. If you get a birth record it should contain a father and a mother's name and mothers maiden name, place/parish and date. A marriage record contains only both father's names, place/parish and date. Records before 1864 are Parish records and for RC are located in individual Parish's and the National Library in Dublin, also the Latter Day Saints website www.familysearch.org - go to "previous site" as the new website is for records after 1864. The Foundation above records have locally sourced and civil registration records. In the Griffith Valuation 1850 there are listed 742 Delaney's and of them 74 named Michael. There are 29 Haslam's. Since Michael didn't marry till 1858 unlikely he is listed with his own land, more likely father/grandfather Mountrath is a townland and a town in the Union of Mountmellick, in two Parish's 1) Clonenagh & Clonagheen and 2) Parish Offerlane. Griffith Valuation of 1850 has 9 Haslem's living in the Parish Clonenagh & Clongheen, none townland of Mountrath Andew, Richard, John, Edward, Finton, Thomas None in the Parish of Offerlane.(look to their children's names for clues) The Delaney's in the Parish of Offerlane total 144 and just one in the the townland of Mountrath is named Martin occupies property and is a tenant of Sir Chas. H. Coote. Bart # 1a outbuilding and land 14 acresss 1 rood ands 15 perches. He must have a house but there are 14 Martin Delaney's in the Parish of Offerlane. There are 176 Delaney's in the Parish of Clonenagh & Clonagheen, and 17 of those in the townland of Mountrath. Commercial Directories: 1824 Thomas Haslam, Montrath - publican 1894 Charles Haslem, Mountrath/Mountmellnick - grocer Moore St. Charles B. Haslem, foundry St. spirit dealer 1846 Michael Delaney, grocer, Moore St. Montrath 1870 Michael Delaney, Moore Street, shopkeeper in groeries and sundries 1881 same Annette Code 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.