At 10:33 AM 2/28/00 -0800, you wrote: >IRL-LONGFORD-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 22 ______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:25:00 -0500 >From: Donna Moughty <moughty@apple.com> >To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <B4DF6B5D.2227%moughty@apple.com> >Subject: Re: IRL-LONGFORD-D Digest V00 #19 > >I just got back from Ireland and stayed in Longford at the Longford Arms >Hotel. The Longford Museum and Heritage Center was locked up tight with no >info on hours, etc. Make sure you contact them before you go! > >Regards... >Donna The same good advice would apply to visiting the parish church and churchyard. The Church of Ireland no longer has its former support and may be open for services only on certain Sundays, with a rector who serves more than one parish. The churchyard may be fenced and gated. Write ahead and they'll be accommodating. The people are hospitable and glad to help, but they're part time or volunteers, just as in your own small town historical society. As to the cost, they're a bargain compared to professional searchers and a lot nicer about going the extra mile. Rachel Smith