Thanks Ann - One day I am going to go there, stroll through the cemeteries and church records (AND record like a mad woman!) You mention barriers and barracks? Was that between Tyrone and Monaghan? Because of the civil war/IRA and all that stuff? For some unknown reason I never imagined that there would have been a lot of the violence we saw on TV, way up in that corner of the county. hmmm, food for thought! Sandy PS What does HTH stand for? -----Original Message----- From: Ann Harney [mailto:ann.harney@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 8:44 PM To: Sandra Whittaker Cc: IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Parishes records - Emyvale, Monaghan Glasslough, Emyvale are in Donagh Parish; Dernalosset in Errigal Truagh or Trough. Not to get hung up on names, spellings. Early Irish got englished, mispelled. Errigal ( from Aireagail meaning house) was an early Christian Foundation of St Muadain or Mellan. They are close by. If you lived there all your life you might not have a clue where the parishes, townlands began and ended. No markers. And before the partition.....you would not even know when you crossed into Tyrone. Same now that the barriers and barracks are gone. HTH.... Ann