I put out a call on a few Irish lists for Ancestor photos to put in the IGP Archives this month. We got a few. If you have one or more to share (assuming you know the county) you can use our Photo uploader to add them. We are about preserving our ancestors faces as well as their names. http://www.genrecords.org/irfiles/photos.html Example: http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/photos.htm All the best...Christina

I couldn't help but notice in the 1901 census that a great many women are "widow" and / or "head of household". Was life that tough on the men? Or was there a great difference of age because men had to be "established" before they married and women had to be of childbearing age. Thank you Kathy

Good morning: My understanding is that John HACKETT and Alice MARNELL arrived in Mullinahone from _____ shortly before the 1821 birth of their son, John, who was christened in Mullinahone. In the 1830's, John Hackett began leasing land in Mullinahone -- Compsey Cottage, Priest's Garden, etc. My Thomas Hackett is buried with these Hackett's in St. Michael's Cemetery, Mullinahone. I am trying to establish whether or not Thomas Hackett is the son of John Hackett and Alice Marnell. Thomas Hackett had at least 3 children, John, Maria, and Patrick - all born circa 1840's in Mullinahone. Thank you. Kathy Sheehy