Tom, Sorry I have no real data or tips on Laois to give you. Why not ask on the Laois List there are many people with first hand knowledge and some actually live in Laois itself. You have lots of time to put together a package. If you know dates/surnames names/maiden names/other family members and townlands/parish if you have them and post all to the mailing list Michael Brennans website is a good place to start http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/ Jane's website: http://www.from-ireland.net/ she is from Laois but lives in Dublin Laois Message Board: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/mb.ashx Laois Mailing List: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-LAOIS.html and don't forget to Goggle. Not much help but a few starters Bob Cdn ====================================== tom oconnell wrote:<SNIP>...We are coming to Ireland again in February of 2009 and I wondered if you would have any information ======================================