Phil, the NLI has films of the Newtownbutler (part of Drumully) and Clones Rc parish records--Drumully baptisms from 1845, marriages from 1864, Clones baptisms from 1848, marriages from 1821. You'd have to hire a researcher or go back yourself. It's a very long shot, but I'd be interested in any mention of Johnstons in the obituary. My Johnstons were in south Monaghan by the 1840s or so, but there's a rumor suggesting they may have come from the Clones area. If so, they may have kept in touch with relatives there. Diane

Dear Phil, As far as I known, the churchs didn´t record deaths of the people, just the births and marriages. You can only get death records really from gravestones or the General Registration Office of Ireland (Civil Records). I have transcribed some records for the parish of Clones which are available to view on the following website of a good friend of mine, Claire Mc Convilles. http://www.claires-rosleaancestry.co.uk/records.htm I would be interested in the obituary you mention and further information about your Gunnes. Regards, Ciaran ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 21 March, 2010 21:54:46 Subject: Re: [IRL-MONAGHAN] Interloper Phil, the NLI has films of the Newtownbutler (part of Drumully) and Clones Rc parish records--Drumully baptisms from 1845, marriages from 1864, Clones baptisms from 1848, marriages from 1821. You'd have to hire a researcher or go back yourself. It's a very long shot, but I'd be interested in any mention of Johnstons in the obituary. My Johnstons were in south Monaghan by the 1840s or so, but there's a rumor suggesting they may have come from the Clones area. If so, they may have kept in touch with relatives there. Diane ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message