Hi Listers, Anyone with an interest in the Melvin surname in County Mayo and/or County Sligo is invited to visit the new web site "Melvin Family History for Counties Mayo and Sligo, Ireland" at: http://richpettit.com/melvin/familyhistory.htm Even if you do not have any Melvin ancestors, you might want to use the Find feature incorporated into this database to check these records for your surnames of interest. There are over 1,200 entries for the Melvin surname extracted from microfilms of parish church records and civil registration records of counties Mayo and Sligo; the 1901 census; and some Griffith and Tithe records for those counties. Most of these Melvin entries are for the Parishes in the general area of Ballina in Co. Mayo and Co. Sligo. Regards, Joe Egan San Diego, CA Researching EGAN/HEGARTY/LEONARD/ McGRATH/ McHALE/ MELVIN/ RAFTER/ SWEENEY in the general area of Ballina, Co. Mayo and Co. Sligo. Also: LYDON/ROURKE/TOGHER in Cong Parish, Co. Mayo