Now, did I miss this one on http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/orphans/ships_nsw.htm, or was I confused by all the Byrnes? Catherine Byrnes, 15 Years Native place Dublin, RC Parents Christopher & Rosanna (both dead) Rathdowne Union, Empl. etc. etc. (putting this in for Cara's benefit). Have you contacted Tom Power from the Irish Famine Commemoration Committee. Contact details on above website. He's a very nice gentleman and extremely helpful. And he's also in regular contact with Trevor McClaughlin, author of Barefoot & Pregnant. There could be some further information regarding Catherine Byrnes which is not on the website. Or how to get information on workhouse records. Just googled Rathdown Union Workhouse - http://www.nationalarchives.ie/research/poorlaw.html says "National Archives holds several very complete collections of workhouse records relating to ... Rathdown Union". I have no idea how to access these records from Australia, but someone else might be able to advise. A lot of other interesting looking sites show up with a Google search. Look at http://myhome.ispdr.net.au/~mgrogan/cork/jane_workhouse.htm for a description of the surviving inmate records. Sadly, no records remain for Tuam, Galway from where my g-g-grandmother and her sister came to Australia. Cheers Barbara