Hi Paul As you can see below, I have had a similar experience to you. A US money order should have been okay in Ireland, as I was recently sent one here to New Zealand and had no trouble cashing it. Beryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Dowling" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 12:20 AM Subject: RE: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > I hope you don't mind my commiseration, folks. My personal experience won't > brighten the prognosis. Roughly six months ago, I nice young lady in LAOIS, > perhaps a cousin, contacted the parish priest, in Oldcastle. He promised her > that, if contacted, he would research a family member. I followed up with an > explicit letter, mentioning his offer to the young lady, the family members > name, and a small donation. The donation was in the form of a pre-paid money > order, is US dollars. > > No response, so far. > > Frankly, I'm quite naive when it comes to international/European money, and > maybe my payment methods became null, in Ireland. But I haven't even heard > back, if that was the case. I guess there's hundreds of non-sinister reasons > why I've no response, but I tell you true, I'm disappointed. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: B Young [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 4:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > > > Hi Eileen > > No I didn't send a check (New Zealand dollars are no use there) but a reply > coupon for postage. Both my 2xgt grandparents died here in New Zealand in > 1895 and 1899, and I have both their certs; neither mentions who their > parents were. I am just out of luck, because by about 1905 they had to name > the parents, but not before that. By other means (navy muster rolls of 1805) > I have found his father's name, but still don't know his mother's. It is > quite frustrating, as my 2 x gt grandfather left a wonderful autobiography, > but he always refers to his parents as 'my mother' or 'my father' and his > brothers as 'my brother' etc, never by name. > > All the best > Beryl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:31 PM > Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > > > > > > > > Hi Beryl, > > > > I'm just curious did you send the local parish a check? I did. So maybe > > i'll get a reply. Do you have your ggrandparents death certificates? I > don't > > know what they're like in NZ. But in the states they name the parents of > the > > deceased. I hope you find > > what your looking for! Thank You for the reply. > > > > Take care Eileen > > > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > > In your search for records, keep in mind that in old Ireland, borders for > provinces, baronies, counties, archdiocese, diocese and townlands moved with > swings of the battle axe. Check nearby places for records. > > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Roscommon Database for uncommon records: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/ > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > This list is for everyone with a genealogical interest in County Meath. > County Meath website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlmea2/ > Ireland Project Website: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ >

I read your earlier post, Beryl. That, and a few others, on the list made me comment. For all I know, maybe the thing never even made it to Ireland. I have no clue. Paul -----Original Message----- From: B Young [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries Hi Paul As you can see below, I have had a similar experience to you. A US money order should have been okay in Ireland, as I was recently sent one here to New Zealand and had no trouble cashing it. Beryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Dowling" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 12:20 AM Subject: RE: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > I hope you don't mind my commiseration, folks. My personal experience won't > brighten the prognosis. Roughly six months ago, I nice young lady in LAOIS, > perhaps a cousin, contacted the parish priest, in Oldcastle. He promised her > that, if contacted, he would research a family member. I followed up with an > explicit letter, mentioning his offer to the young lady, the family members > name, and a small donation. The donation was in the form of a pre-paid money > order, is US dollars. > > No response, so far. > > Frankly, I'm quite naive when it comes to international/European money, and > maybe my payment methods became null, in Ireland. But I haven't even heard > back, if that was the case. I guess there's hundreds of non-sinister reasons > why I've no response, but I tell you true, I'm disappointed. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: B Young [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 4:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > > > Hi Eileen > > No I didn't send a check (New Zealand dollars are no use there) but a reply > coupon for postage. Both my 2xgt grandparents died here in New Zealand in > 1895 and 1899, and I have both their certs; neither mentions who their > parents were. I am just out of luck, because by about 1905 they had to name > the parents, but not before that. By other means (navy muster rolls of 1805) > I have found his father's name, but still don't know his mother's. It is > quite frustrating, as my 2 x gt grandfather left a wonderful autobiography, > but he always refers to his parents as 'my mother' or 'my father' and his > brothers as 'my brother' etc, never by name. > > All the best > Beryl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:31 PM > Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > > > > > > > > Hi Beryl, > > > > I'm just curious did you send the local parish a check? I did. So maybe > > i'll get a reply. Do you have your ggrandparents death certificates? I > don't > > know what they're like in NZ. But in the states they name the parents of > the > > deceased. I hope you find > > what your looking for! Thank You for the reply. > > > > Take care Eileen > > > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > > In your search for records, keep in mind that in old Ireland, borders for > provinces, baronies, counties, archdiocese, diocese and townlands moved with > swings of the battle axe. Check nearby places for records. > > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Roscommon Database for uncommon records: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/ > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > This list is for everyone with a genealogical interest in County Meath. > County Meath website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlmea2/ > Ireland Project Website: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== Visit The Roscommon Database for uncommon records: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/