Thank Cathleen and Dianne I am trawling at the minute and coming up with lots of good information -I will get there I am sure its getting used to different ideas Lovely weekend forecast for Easter in Adelaide -hope its a good one for everyone Cheers Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-MONAGHAN] IRL-MONAGHAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 40 As with so much else in Irish genealogy, best thing to do is buy a good book, like Grenham's Tracing Your Irish Ancestors. As for specific terms, try Googling "townland Ireland" for starters. Diane