As far as I know, there is no ancestry centre in Co. Monaghan where you can gather family histories or records. Birth Certificates may be obtained from Office of the Register General Joyce House 8-11 Lombaard Street East Dublin 2 Republic of Ireland The fee is 5.5 Irish pounds plus 1.5 pounds for postage. The current conversion is about $1.20 per Irish pound - but that changes daily. Your bank will charge you an arm & a leg to exchange your dollars for pounds but I know of no other way. You could write to ask about using a credit card. I've no knowledge about that. Send all info you have in order to give them a better chance to find the cert you want. The records began in 1863 by Brit Decree, so, you won't get birth certs but you may have someone else in your line (a sibling?) that was born anytime during or after 1863. The names you have don't sound Irish. Were they, perhaps, Scots? What church do you s'pose they attended? Some of the RC church records have been filmed. That's how I found my family in Carrrickmacross. Have you checked the LDS catalog online to see if they have any info that might help you? www.familysearch.org jean