I am currently looking for some Quilty's from this area (Ballynarrid, Ballylaneen, Waterford, Ireland) in Waterford. I know I can write a letter to the Waterford Heritage. I do have a few questions before I write, though. 1) Does anyone know of a Michael QUILTY, married to Mary O'BRIEN (or BRIEN, since often the O' was dropped in Ireland)? They were born around 1830, and immigrated to the US in 1865 and 1867, respectively. At least 2 children, Margaret and Johanna, were born in Ireland; one was born in Michigan (Nellie, also known as Ellen). I also know there is a son, Jack, but do not know if he was born in Ireland or the USA. Yes, they are Catholic, and I do know the Catholic parish name...Stradbally. Does anyone know more about Michael and Mary in Ireland? Or know any other children born in Ireland to this family? 2) How do things work in Waterford for letters? Do you go through the Waterford Heritage, or can you write the church directly, or both? I know church records go back to ~1807 (baptisms), and ~1805 (marriages), for Catholics. I also know they were in this area prior to immigrating, since I know Johanna was born in this area, and Margaret probably was as well. I don't need all of the searching capabilities of WH yet...WH sounds like a wonderful institution, don't get me wrong, but if I can write the church directly and get the records, then I would rather go that route, THEN contact WH to fill in the gaps that are still left. Is that possible? Thank you, Sam

Sam, Here is what I experienced in response to your question below. --------------------------- 2) How do things work in Waterford for letters? Do you go through the Waterford Heritage, or can you write the church directly, or both? I know church records go back to ~1807 (baptisms), and ~1805 (marriages), for Catholics. I also know they were in this area prior to immigrating, since I know Johanna was born in this area, and Margaret probably was as well. I don't need all of the searching capabilities of WH yet...WH sounds like a wonderful institution, don't get me wrong, but if I can write the church directly and get the records, then I would rather go that route, THEN contact WH to fill in the gaps that are still left. Is that possible? Waterford Heritage Center charges 80 Euro for a basic search. Obviously the more information you have, the better. I knew the parish and the names of the family I was researching, and a few dates and names of spouses and children. Waterford found 11 of 13 baptisms. At least they found the children with the same name and none of which I was not aware. One of the 13 children stayed in Ireland and I was especially hopeful some information could be found about him (none was). They found some spouses and their children, but I don't think they are the right ones, as the weddings took place after my records show they were in New York and had children. But I am keeping an open mind. They sent me additional information about the townland and a copy of some Griffiths Valuation for the area that mentions the surname I am researching and some other miscellaneous information not directly related to my family. I was charged 180 Euro for this. I do feel that I got some valuable information. For example my great great grandfather's actual baptism was before the birthdate listed on his tombstone in Wisconsin. It also corrected some other dates I had accumulated over the years. You can contact Waterford on the internet to see what you may get for your 80 Euros. I had the special privilege of visiting Ireland last summer and went to the church where I was able to view the orginal church books and took digital photos of those pages. Some is hard to read and is mostly Latin but can be figured out. When I first saw the priest, he suggested that I contact Waterford Heritage Center, but when I told him I already had the information from them, he arranged to get the books for me. It was wonderful being able to see the original documents. Did not find any information on my great great great grandparents because they were born before 1800. Later when I got home, I sent the priest a donation for the church. I don't know if the priest would have made copies for me or not. It wouldn't hurt to write and ask and include a donation and return envelope. You can find the priest's name and address on the internet by searching for the parish. Hope this helps you make your decision.

Hi there - We are putting some Tipperary census (1901) online on the Tipperary (IGP) website. Two of the townlands were in Waterford. Tinahalla and Crehanagh North. I have put these on the Tipperary site but have a link from the Waterford IGP website. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlwat2/ Some of the other places overlap with Waterford. They were listed on the census page as Tipperary but are in Waterford. >From Family History Library Catalog Description: The civil parish of Kilmoleran >is partly in County Waterford on the River Suir border with Tipperary and part >is in the township of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. Older gazetteers place >it wholly within Waterford. Kilmoleran may be of interest as it contains Carrickbeg Town. Most of the people gave their birthplace as Waterford. One said "Waterford then NOW Tipperary." (They were confused too.) The url for the census index on the Tipperary site is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/Census/index.htm Just a suggestion - if you use PicoSearch you can use the "drop down" box to limit the search to CENSUS. Regards, Christina