Hi List I was just browsing some websites tonight and came across something from Ireland Old News that I dont understand and Im hoping someone can help me For November 25 1852 there is an article thats says the eviction of 25 families off the "lands of Langan" and Moyne. Who, what and / or the lands of Langan? is that a place or a person.One of my surnames is LANGAN. I also find a lot of places with the word "carrig" in them but cant find the surame CARRIG, which may ahve been from Clare but thats not certin. Thank you, Cris <snip> "EVICTIONS--V. BROWNE, relieving officer, has had notice served upon him of the eviction of twenty-five families, off the lands of Langan and Moyne, in the electoral division of Moyne, and now in Chancery in re GREVILLE v. BROWN. The unfortunate creatures were turned out of their homes on Monday and Tuesday last.--Tuam Herald."

Hi Patrick After my visit to Rathkeale Co. Limerick in March 2005 I brought back records of Barrett marriages and births at the Cath. Church Rathkeale. My earliest record is a Barrett marriage in 1817.This Obviously predates the present church in Rathkeale. I have been meaning to post my findings but haven't as yet. There were three Barrett/Enright entries here which may or may not be of value to you. Baptisms 1864.02.29 Julia Barrett-parents Richard Barrett and Anne Enright-sponsors William Enright and Julia Culhane 1877..07.29 John Barrett-parents James Barrett and Catherine Higgins-sponsors William Culhane and Margaret Enright 1823.07.07 Hester Barrett- parents Patrick Barrett and Hester Enright-sponsors John Murray and Hester Enright Researching: From the Rocky Shores of Lake Muskoka Barrett,Buckley,Casey,Collins,Cuddy,Harrison,Hickey,Hinch,Hopkins,Keenan,Murphy,Mylo, Nealon,Oldfin,Regan,Spratt,Timmons, etal. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

I, also got a lot of help from St. Mary's in Peoria. The vital records I was looking for were deaths in the pre-1900 era. I also got a lot of help from the Peoria Genealogical Society (I think that's their name!?). Kitty **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

They are in such a hurry to get dead people Baptised they often just take what they can get.? When I looked at our family records I found that fathers turned into uncles, etc.? I don't understand everything I know about LDS, and don't want to know more, but it isn't hard to resent people who put out bad infomation trying to fit around stuff made up in New York in the 1820's.? My Catholic relatives who are long dead will still be Catholics, and LDS members will still be trying to have everyone in the world, alive or dead, made into mormons. The more they add to their data, quickly trying to please prophets in Utah, the more wrong information they will have.? Stick to the?old research methods?and stop relying on superstition. John O'Brien ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

My O'briens came from Glenroe Ballyorgan Garryarthur Kilflyn which is about 26miles southeast of Limerick City. I do have a Catherine but I believe she was born in the 1830s. I have been trying to find her information and her siblings Information. Catherine was the sister of Michael, Daniel, John, and Ann. I have only that she was the sponsor of my Granduncle William in 1869 at Kilfyn. Judy Christopher----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walton" <vabre1@optusnet.com.au> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] FW: LDS Films in the church records > Hi Judy, > I noticed your interest in the O'Brien's from Limerick. I have a Catherine > O'Brien born abt. 1805 who married John O'Halloran. Two of their children > were baptised at St. Michael's and St. John's.Do you think there could be > a > connection to your O'Briens.. > > Pam...Sydney > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Christopher" <ajuntasc@comcast.net> > To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 7:37 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] FW: LDS Films in the church records > > >>i was so very lucky. I was able to get a book full of family heritage >>from >> the old Limerick Archives at the Granary before the closed. I wish all >> could have had the chance to do so. If you know the Civil Parish your >> family came from you can write to the church and perhaps the priest there >> will be glad to send any records for a donation to the parish church. >> Judy >> Christopher (O'Brien/Fox County Limerick) >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Punch, Candace" <Candace.Punch@warnerbros.com> >> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:26 PM >> Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] FW: LDS Films in the church records >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The Bishop of Limerick has put a hold on all church films in his >>> control area. He objects to the LDS Practice of doing baptisms and >>> confirmations for their dead ancestors to seal them in an eternal chain >>> together. They have gotten a lot of flack for their beliefs. I find it >>> no different than the Jehovah witnesses and how many people they >>> actually will be saved, the Catholic belief in Limbo, or the Shakers, >>> who believe in strict celibacy and no giving in marriage. >>> >>> >>> >>> It is simply a religious belief, If it is not your belief it means >>> nothing to you , right? I feel bad that the Bishop cut millions off >>> from records that would unite families and give honor to Ireland as an >>> ancestral home of billions of people. I have been trying to piece my >>> husband's family together for 22 years. Those are the records I need. I >>> know his father, Grandfather and the name of his Great Grandfather. They >>> were catholic, so you all know how many records were compiled on that >>> side of the religious line and why. I guess I will have to wait till the >>> Bishop dies and hope for a Bishop more concerned with families gathering >>> and making Ireland the point of their beginnings, then finding threat in >>> some church ceremony which they don't even believe in. Till then we are >>> at his mercy, or have to spend a lot of money to hire a professional >>> there to do the work. The LDS Library had been my life line and they >>> are in the process of putting histories, books, genealogies and amazing >>> items in the huge vaults in Cottonwood Canyon that have not had the >>> ability to do before now. Copies of some of the books that will be on >>> line were burnt when Hitler burnt the books. The librarians have always >>> been very helpful and never, ever preachy. Let them believe as they do. >>> Because of those beliefs, they will be freely sharing with us, on line, >>> in the next years, incredible amounts of new information from around the >>> world. That to me is a win, win situation.!. >>> >>> >>> >>> Candace Punch. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Many web sites out there that answer this question. Try this one: http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/ldspars.html or go to the site for the LDS church itself http://www.familysearch.org and look at their film listings in their Library Catalogs by doing a PLACE search -------------- Original message from Elsinger Family <jelsinger@charter.net>: -------------- > Does anyone know if the films of the parish registers, for the various > counties in Ireland that are at the National Library, are available > through the LDS Family History Centers in the U.S.? Or are these films > only available in Ireland? > > Thanks. > > LuAnn > > > > I am not a member of the LDS Church, however I have used their services on > many occasions, and I think we should be thanking them for their work. > The time and effort to film records is huge (and I have done this for our own > Church records) and I guess quite expensive, however the Church doesn't charge > for you to view the film. The only cost incurred is when postage has to > be paid, and I by choice always make a small donation towards the electricity > etc. at their reading room. I guess they believe that for the > effort they have made to have the millions of records available throughout the > world they deserve to be able to copyright that film. I support that > concept. > > > > I am currently transcribing online thousands of records which they intend (at > least that is my understanding) to make available online free, so let's be > grateful to all who volunteer in whatever capacity to help us in our research. > > > > Megan McKenzie > > South Australia. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I am not a member of the LDS Church, however I have used their services on many occasions, and I think we should be thanking them for their work. The time and effort to film records is huge (and I have done this for our own Church records) and I guess quite expensive, however the Church doesn't charge for you to view the film. The only cost incurred is when postage has to be paid, and I by choice always make a small donation towards the electricity etc. at their reading room. I guess they believe that for the effort they have made to have the millions of records available throughout the world they deserve to be able to copyright that film. I support that concept. I am currently transcribing online thousands of records which they intend (at least that is my understanding) to make available online free, so let's be grateful to all who volunteer in whatever capacity to help us in our research. Megan McKenzie South Australia.

Copyright law is a very complex subject so it will be an oversimplification in the extreme but BASICALLY the reason the LDS (or anyone else for that matter) is able to copyright something like the US Census records is that they have (by microfilming and indexing them) added "value" to them. They don't "own" the copyright to the actual census records but they do own the copyright to their films and to their indexes for these records. Copyright allows them to charge for access to these records then if they so desire (the LDS besides a very low rental fee does NOT charge for their copies of the US Census records; Ancestry.com on the other hand positively gouges everyone for access to their online copies and indexes for these records!) So that is how and why a company or a church or an individual can copyright what are basically public records that really 'belong' to us all as US Citizens. Capiche? -------------- Original message from crazyangel25@webtv.net: -------------- <snip> > As far as copyright. how can one copyright something they got from > public resources? I feel they are my families records they belong my > the family, > Cris

Kitty, My Grandfather and Grandmother were baptized at St. Patrick's Church in Raritan or in Monmouth. How do I go about getting baptismal records. Did you go there or call??? What was the charge ??? Bonni On Feb 21, 2008, at 7:56 PM, Judith Mason wrote: > Kitty, > > St. Joseph & St. Mary Catholic churchs in Peoria have been very > cooperative in providing records for me. > > I just did a search for the name SMITH in the IL statewide marriage > index for Peoria County at the Illinois State Archives website.....a > bunch of Smith's turned up. The local IRAD (Illinois Regional > Archives Depository) offices have statewide marriage records to 1904 > for the cost of photo copies ($1.00 min.). > > Peoria County death index 1916 - 1950 is online at the Illinois > State Archives website > > Peoria County death index 1871 - 1916 is not online. FYI, the > online IL entries are done by volunteers. This is a work in > progress as the site states. Records can be obtained at IL > Department of Vital Records in Springfield or in any County Vital > Records office. > > Hope this helps you and others in your research. > > Judie Mason > Chicago IL > > DUCKEECPS@aol.com wrote: > I have viewed many LDS films for Catholic churches in the > U.S....Illinois, > New York, etc. Also, I will soon order the LDS films for the > Catholic church > in Rahoon Parish, Galway. I think, in the U.S., it may come down to > the > individual churches. We have three old churches our family used in > one New York > county; two of them were microfilmed by LDS and the third wass not > (we have had > absolutely no luck in dealing with that church personally!) > > In Illinois, there are vital records Indexes for Deaths as well as > Marriages > (up to 1900). However, Peoria County does not have their vital > records on > this Index (there are other Illinois counties who don't either). A > couple of > years ago, I checked the LDS for Catholic church records in > Peoria...none > listed. I have received old birth and death vital records by > ordering them from > Peoria. Also, since I knew specific dates, I was able to get the > information > on the baptisms by making inquiry to St. Mary's Church. > > All in all...family genealogists have a rough road to travel > regarding civil > records AND church records, whether it's in the U.S. or abroad. > > Kitty > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message Any Society that would give up liberty for a little security, will deserve neither and loose both. Benjamin Franklin 1759

Regarding inaccuracies in LDS records. If I take a picture of something that has inaccuracies in it, is it my fault that the information is inaccurate? As for the baptism issue. I am a baptised, practicing Roman Catholic, and when I die, I am still a baptised Catholic. That cannot be changed, even if the LDS wishes it so. So, what's the problem? Sounds like some are making a Mt. Everest of of a mole hill. My opinion only. Steve No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1291 - Release Date: 2/21/08 11:05 AM

I gathered together all of my ancestors birth records years ago but a relative is now doing their side of the family. Can someone tell me how I go about requesting a certified record of a birth that took place in Limerick in about 1910? Thanks! I'll have the exact date by the time I request the record but can one request a search of the records as well? Kathy

At the moment, I can't tell you how to do it, but there is a way to add something like a post-it-note with corrections/additions to the IGI entries at the LDS website. Judie Mason Chicago IL rustlerjmo1@aol.com wrote: They are in such a hurry to get dead people Baptised they often just take what they can get.? When I looked at our family records I found that fathers turned into uncles, etc.? I don't understand everything I know about LDS, and don't want to know more, but it isn't hard to resent people who put out bad infomation trying to fit around stuff made up in New York in the 1820's.? My Catholic relatives who are long dead will still be Catholics, and LDS members will still be trying to have everyone in the world, alive or dead, made into mormons. The more they add to their data, quickly trying to please prophets in Utah, the more wrong information they will have.? Stick to the?old research methods?and stop relying on superstition. John O'Brien ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kitty, St. Joseph & St. Mary Catholic churchs in Peoria have been very cooperative in providing records for me. I just did a search for the name SMITH in the IL statewide marriage index for Peoria County at the Illinois State Archives website.....a bunch of Smith's turned up. The local IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository) offices have statewide marriage records to 1904 for the cost of photo copies ($1.00 min.). Peoria County death index 1916 - 1950 is online at the Illinois State Archives website Peoria County death index 1871 - 1916 is not online. FYI, the online IL entries are done by volunteers. This is a work in progress as the site states. Records can be obtained at IL Department of Vital Records in Springfield or in any County Vital Records office. Hope this helps you and others in your research. Judie Mason Chicago IL DUCKEECPS@aol.com wrote: I have viewed many LDS films for Catholic churches in the U.S....Illinois, New York, etc. Also, I will soon order the LDS films for the Catholic church in Rahoon Parish, Galway. I think, in the U.S., it may come down to the individual churches. We have three old churches our family used in one New York county; two of them were microfilmed by LDS and the third wass not (we have had absolutely no luck in dealing with that church personally!) In Illinois, there are vital records Indexes for Deaths as well as Marriages (up to 1900). However, Peoria County does not have their vital records on this Index (there are other Illinois counties who don't either). A couple of years ago, I checked the LDS for Catholic church records in Peoria...none listed. I have received old birth and death vital records by ordering them from Peoria. Also, since I knew specific dates, I was able to get the information on the baptisms by making inquiry to St. Mary's Church. All in all...family genealogists have a rough road to travel regarding civil records AND church records, whether it's in the U.S. or abroad. Kitty

I am not a member of the LDS, However I am a librarian at the FHL Center near me. I work with some wonderful people. They have shown me a few things about research and I have been able to share a few ways to do research. As well as I have been able to help them and patrons when they have problems with the computers. If not for them we would I believe have had a harder time finding anything on our relatives. I personally started with their site when I started as I was trying to find information on my husbands grandfather and grandmother who were from Germany and Denmark. They both died before he was even born. Carla Johnson Judy Christopher <ajuntasc@comcast.net> wrote: i was so very lucky. I was able to get a book full of family heritage from the old Limerick Archives at the Granary before the closed. I wish all could have had the chance to do so. If you know the Civil Parish your family came from you can write to the church and perhaps the priest there will be glad to send any records for a donation to the parish church. Judy Christopher (O'Brien/Fox County Limerick) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Punch, Candace" To: Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:26 PM Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] FW: LDS Films in the church records > > > > > > > The Bishop of Limerick has put a hold on all church films in his > control area. He objects to the LDS Practice of doing baptisms and > confirmations for their dead ancestors to seal them in an eternal chain > together. They have gotten a lot of flack for their beliefs. I find it > no different than the Jehovah witnesses and how many people they > actually will be saved, the Catholic belief in Limbo, or the Shakers, > who believe in strict celibacy and no giving in marriage. > > > > It is simply a religious belief, If it is not your belief it means > nothing to you , right? I feel bad that the Bishop cut millions off > from records that would unite families and give honor to Ireland as an > ancestral home of billions of people. I have been trying to piece my > husband's family together for 22 years. Those are the records I need. I > know his father, Grandfather and the name of his Great Grandfather. They > were catholic, so you all know how many records were compiled on that > side of the religious line and why. I guess I will have to wait till the > Bishop dies and hope for a Bishop more concerned with families gathering > and making Ireland the point of their beginnings, then finding threat in > some church ceremony which they don't even believe in. Till then we are > at his mercy, or have to spend a lot of money to hire a professional > there to do the work. The LDS Library had been my life line and they > are in the process of putting histories, books, genealogies and amazing > items in the huge vaults in Cottonwood Canyon that have not had the > ability to do before now. Copies of some of the books that will be on > line were burnt when Hitler burnt the books. The librarians have always > been very helpful and never, ever preachy. Let them believe as they do. > Because of those beliefs, they will be freely sharing with us, on line, > in the next years, incredible amounts of new information from around the > world. That to me is a win, win situation.!. > > > > Candace Punch. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pat, Do you know if you are related to Ellen Enright who married my great uncle, Michael, "Mick" Bunce in R.C. Parish of Parteen & Meelick Co. Limerick on 5/10/1896? The Bunces were originally from Patrickswell, but moved to coonagh, (Co. Limerick) in late 1800s. Uncle Mike's in- law's family decendents, the Enrights, still live in his old house on the Coonagh Rd. in Coonagh. Joe Bunce, Jr. Odenton, MD, USA On Feb 18, 2008, at 3:23 PM, Patrick Enright wrote: > Hi listers, > > I am planning a trip to Limerick this July. I have booked a flight > and a B&B for my stay. I plan to visit some cousins in the Clarina, > Kildimo, Patrickswell,Ballybrown, Tervoe area. I'm searching for > Enright relatives of my Dad, John Enright who was born in Newtown > on Nov. 11, 1888. I will also check out my Mom's place of birth, > Shrule, Mayo. Her maiden name was Rushe. > I would appreciate any travel tips or suggestions as I am a recruit > to this. The last time I did any traveling the US Army paid for it. > > Thank you all. > Pat > Patrick Enright > pappyenright@earthlink.net > Patrick Enright > pappyenright@earthlink.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I have viewed many LDS films for Catholic churches in the U.S....Illinois, New York, etc. Also, I will soon order the LDS films for the Catholic church in Rahoon Parish, Galway. I think, in the U.S., it may come down to the individual churches. We have three old churches our family used in one New York county; two of them were microfilmed by LDS and the third wass not (we have had absolutely no luck in dealing with that church personally!) In Illinois, there are vital records Indexes for Deaths as well as Marriages (up to 1900). However, Peoria County does not have their vital records on this Index (there are other Illinois counties who don't either). A couple of years ago, I checked the LDS for Catholic church records in Peoria...none listed. I have received old birth and death vital records by ordering them from Peoria. Also, since I knew specific dates, I was able to get the information on the baptisms by making inquiry to St. Mary's Church. All in all...family genealogists have a rough road to travel regarding civil records AND church records, whether it's in the U.S. or abroad. Kitty **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

i was so very lucky. I was able to get a book full of family heritage from the old Limerick Archives at the Granary before the closed. I wish all could have had the chance to do so. If you know the Civil Parish your family came from you can write to the church and perhaps the priest there will be glad to send any records for a donation to the parish church. Judy Christopher (O'Brien/Fox County Limerick) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Punch, Candace" <Candace.Punch@warnerbros.com> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:26 PM Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] FW: LDS Films in the church records > > > > > > > The Bishop of Limerick has put a hold on all church films in his > control area. He objects to the LDS Practice of doing baptisms and > confirmations for their dead ancestors to seal them in an eternal chain > together. They have gotten a lot of flack for their beliefs. I find it > no different than the Jehovah witnesses and how many people they > actually will be saved, the Catholic belief in Limbo, or the Shakers, > who believe in strict celibacy and no giving in marriage. > > > > It is simply a religious belief, If it is not your belief it means > nothing to you , right? I feel bad that the Bishop cut millions off > from records that would unite families and give honor to Ireland as an > ancestral home of billions of people. I have been trying to piece my > husband's family together for 22 years. Those are the records I need. I > know his father, Grandfather and the name of his Great Grandfather. They > were catholic, so you all know how many records were compiled on that > side of the religious line and why. I guess I will have to wait till the > Bishop dies and hope for a Bishop more concerned with families gathering > and making Ireland the point of their beginnings, then finding threat in > some church ceremony which they don't even believe in. Till then we are > at his mercy, or have to spend a lot of money to hire a professional > there to do the work. The LDS Library had been my life line and they > are in the process of putting histories, books, genealogies and amazing > items in the huge vaults in Cottonwood Canyon that have not had the > ability to do before now. Copies of some of the books that will be on > line were burnt when Hitler burnt the books. The librarians have always > been very helpful and never, ever preachy. Let them believe as they do. > Because of those beliefs, they will be freely sharing with us, on line, > in the next years, incredible amounts of new information from around the > world. That to me is a win, win situation.!. > > > > Candace Punch. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I agree 100%. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: <crazyangel25@webtv.net> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Cc: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] LDS & films >I too have used the LDS records and appreciate that they are there to > use. However, literally everyone of my relatives that I have found has > been recorded with incorrect information, so though I use it, I > basically just use them for a guide line, too many inaccuracies. I > looked for my great grandmother for about a year using their records > only to find out the person they had was NOT my greatgrandmother..A > telephone call to them proved fruitless as they were not willing to > even entertain the idea that they were inaccurate. I was in St. George > Utah last year and had the same problem..so my suggestion would be "dont > put all your eggs in one basket". > I will probably get a lot of negative responses to this post, but I > found them to be very rude and uncooperative left a bad impression with > me. > As far as copyright. how can one copyright something they got from > public resources? I feel they are my families records they belong my > the family, > Cris > Atwater California > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Does any one know if Mainchin Seoighe is still alive? I read his book FROM BRUREE TO CORCOMOHIDE, and I loved it. I do wonder how he did so much research for the book. Just wondering. MARIE

Michael, I think you may be correct to an extent. I had a conversation with our priest here in my community, about a trip to Illinois that I made last fall. I was thinking of looking into Birth or Baptismal records for my grandfather. I was told the Peoria Diocese in Illinois, would not release records to anyone but family. While talking to our Priest he said that the Catholic Church policy was to not release info to LDS because of their policy of baptizing the dead, which is what their genealogy is all about. He said LDS gets the records other ways, but they won't get them from the Church. This is not an Irish thing. From what I gathered it is universal. After all the Catholic Church is not in the business of genealogy. I have never used LDS myself, but will if I need to. People I know who have used LDS have praised them for their help. I think you can get copies of church records at the individual parishes ?????? Bonni On Feb 21, 2008, at 9:05 AM, Dunleavy, Michael: #CB - BC wrote: > I have been user of the services available from the LDS Church for > about 25 years and find that they are probably the institution that > has done the most for genealogical research anywhere in the world. > I don't believe that they have any copyright on the material in > their posession, and if they do, they certainly don't enforce it. I > have hundreds of copies of documents that I either obtained at my > local LDS centre or which I obtained by mail from the main library > in Salt Lake City. If there is an impediment to obtaining copies of > parish records at the National Library, I suspect that it's the > Catholic Church. > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-limerick-bounces@rootsweb.com] > Sent: February 21, 2008 4:36 AM > To: IRL-LIMERICK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] LDS & films > > > I am not a member of the LDS Church, however I have used their > services on many occasions, and I think we should be thanking them > for their work. The time and effort to film records is huge > (and I have done this for our own Church records) and I guess quite > expensive, however the Church doesn't charge for you to view the > film. The only cost incurred is when postage has to be > paid, and I by choice always make a small donation towards the > electricity etc. at their reading room. I guess they > believe that for the effort they have made to have the millions of > records available throughout the world they deserve to be able to > copyright that film. I support that concept. > > I am currently transcribing online thousands of records which they > intend (at least that is my understanding) to make available online > free, so let's be grateful to all who volunteer in whatever capacity > to help us in our research. > > Megan McKenzie > South Australia. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message Any Society that would give up liberty for a little security, will deserve neither and loose both. Benjamin Franklin 1759