Ann, Doon records start in 1824, so if you need records from before that date, they no longer exist. As far as I know neither research service allows nor facilitates sharing. Janet On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 7:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I am looking for some advice about research help. > > I have been researching the ROWLES families of Cloonteen in the parish of > Doon.  Family members were baptised and married in the Cappamore church > (which is now in the parish of Cappamore). > > There were two separate families of that name in the Griffith Valuation and >  previously in the Tithe Applotments of 1828.  Although the name is rare in >  Ireland, most are concentrated in this one small townland,  I have not > been  able to determine the relationship between the two heads of  household: > George, who emigrated with his whole family to the Midwest of  the US. (WI > and MN) and Michael who emigrated with his whole family  to Australia (NSW), > although they were sponsors of each others'  children.  However I have > researched both families' descendants in  hope of finally solving this puzzle. > > Years ago (1995)  I got help on baptisms and marriages from THU (now  TFHR) > and a report from the Limerick Archives (now Limerick Genealogy) which > confirmed information I had already gathered from family members and added a > little more. > > Could anyone could tell me whether it would be worth my time and  money to > repeat my research request to these new organizations as there are  still > some unanswered questions? > > Also, do they maintain files of prior research on same families in order to >  share, with permission, researchers' contact info with each  other? > > Thank you, > > Ann Lamb > Issaquah, WA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >