Michael, While some might want "just the facts" --- the facts without the sources/documentation is not worth much. Patrick Callahan was baptized 5 December 1837 in Parish "X" Limerick. If you come across that fact -- without a source -- you might grab it because it fits your limited, known information. But unless you know where it came from and how close it is to the contemporary source (assumed Church Baptism Register? family Bible? family lore from Old Great Aunt Catherine?) there's no way you can know how likely it is really your family's ancestor or how accurate it is. Without good documentation of your sources, you could build your family history on "Irish mists" that might cause you to waste great amounts of time chasing/researching something that isn't really your family. Why not just go write up whatever you want for your family history then and go post it on the web and share it with your family. They'll be glad to know how many kings, horse theives and anyone else you think might embellish your family tree. ;-) Just my two cents, Jim Message: 3 Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:44:28 -0400 From: "Michael McAlonie" < > Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] Copyright? To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BAY110-DAV12C54D3B02E45EC46FECA5A6060@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Why don't you just post the baptisms and marriages and not say who the middle-man was. The info comes from one source, the church registers, if I am right, but can be gotten through multiple sources, right?- LDS films, heritage centres, etc.- so who will know which. Just post it and not say IFHF. I do agree though it would be nice to have some additional search parameters to make it less of a crapshoot. my 2 cents -michael