Helen, Your best bet is probably church records. Depends on the time frame and the religion. Since you know the townland, you need to figure out the parish and see if there are church records. Longford is blessed in having some church records on film, but what I have seen is hard to read. There is a Longford Research Center too, that will conduct a search for a fee. http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Geneal/Longford.htm Christina On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:08:57 -0500, helen ware wrote: | After finding ancestors(perhaps) in the tax lists of Longford, | before the famine, where do I look now for any records that may be | available once I have townland of person? I have had bad luck | researching Ireland and need some direction in my quest. | Many thanks for any hints. | Helen

Thank you Christina, I will try the research and pray for luck, as I do know the parish but not the town only Co. Longford. Helen