I had some success with Conecticut Irish by getting a copy of the death certificate from the appropriate town clerk in Conecticut. Even in the 1880's they were asking for place of birth and parents' names, and I was able to get the County of birth as well as the parents. Have you tried the death certificate? David Thompson London, Ontario, Canada [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: [MEATH] Whalen/Stafford > Hello from CT !! I need help from some of you experts out there !!! > > I am attempting to research my ancestors in Ireland, but , alas, I do not > know what county they came from. My John Whalen/Whelan/Walin was born ca. > 1853 to John Whalen and Bridget Stafford. > > By any chance, do any of you recognize these names as coming from County > Meath? > > Any suggestions that you could give me would be greatly appreciated!! > > TIA > > Barbara > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > This list is for everyone with ancestors from County Meath. > County Meath website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlmea2/ > Ireland Project Website: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ > >