Hi listers, Would like to share with you all that persistence pays off. After only 13 mos. of searching I have found my husband's Bolger cousins from Laois. Only one still carries the surname and actually lives there, but we have made contact with all living cousins who currently live elsewhere. 3 Children from the James Bolger and Mary Mackey union remained in Ireland back in 1900 and their grandchildren and great grandchildren are alive and well and living all over the island. We will be over to visit next June. How did I find them? I took a chance and wrote to a person by the name of the great grandfather in the town where they last lived. He answered back and turned out to be a grandchild! If you are looking for relatives, try the telephone directory. You might luck out as I did. Good Luck! Irene Lee Anchorage, Alaska