Catherine at [email protected] writes: << i cannot find it on the map of islandeady >> Catherine, Beltra is up near the northern end of Beltra Lough, perhap 7 or 8 miles NNW of Castlebar. If you have a Discovery map 31, Beltra is located at 094 006. The Deese family map of Islandeady parish, at: >>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~deesegenes/island.jpg <<< does not appear to cover the most northern (and desolate) portion of the parish. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts