Hello Moira, There's a very good chance that Nugents from Oldcastle were protestants. My wife's family, the Melvins, numbered Nugents among their childhood acquaintances. When she comes back from doing the shopping I'll ask her! Best wishes Bryan in Wales _______/|\----------------/|\_____________/||=====||\_____ ...from Border Monmouthshire, between the Severn bridges See a Monmouthshire village at work: Visit the Caerwent Community website www.caerwentcom.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:36 PM Subject: [MEATH] NEW TO LIST-loads of questions!! Hi Everyone I have just received the army discharge papers for James Cooke NUGENT who gives his place of birth as in or near Oldcastle Kilbride c 1748/9 Please can anyone tell me what PR's are available for that time? I don't know what denomination he was but I don't think he was Catholic or at least his children did not marry in Catholic Church's after they had moved to London. At one time James was in the Meath Militia- where can I find their records if they still exist? I am new to research in Ireland - where do I start? And finally is anyone lese researching the NUGENT surname in this area? many regards MOIRA ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== Ballykinlar Prison Book online: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/Ballykinlar/intro.htm