If you sent a US Postal Money Order it can be cashed, but the fee is very high. >From: "B Young" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries >Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 08:31:26 +1200 > >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/ > _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com