Hi Maureen, Does your guide say anything about a place called CrossKeys? I have family (Keenan, Hammill, Sedgewich) from the area which seems not to exist on the maps. The only remnant is the CrossKeys Inn in Ardnaglass, which belongs to the Ballyscullion Grange Civil Parish. The Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland says of the Ballyscullion Grange: "BALLYSCULLION, a grange, in the barony of TOOME, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 4 miles (N. W.) from Randalstown; containing 3351 inhabitants. This place, which is an extra-parochial district never having paid either church cess or tithe, is situated on the road from Portglenone to Antrim, and is bounded on the north-west by the river Bann; it comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 4279¼ statute acres. There is no provision for the cure of souls; the members of the Established Church attend divine service in the contiguous parish of Duneane, in the diocese of Connor. In the R. C. divisions it forms part of the union or district of Ballyscullion, in the diocese of Derry; the chapel is a small plain building; there is also a place of worship for Presbyterians." I noticed that you mentioned the Diocese of Connor. Not being familiar with Irish records or placenames I am not sure what to make of this in terms of R.C. Church lookups. By the way, what does SLC refer to? Thanks, Karen -----Original Message----- From: Maureen Hauge [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 January 2002 05:29 To: [email protected] Subject: Aghagallon RC church records Michael, From the 'Guide to Church Records': R.C. Aghagallon (Down and Connor Diocese) Includes the parishes of Aghagallon, Aghalee and part of Ballinderry: Baptisms and Marriages: 1828-89, burials: 1828-48 and 1873-81 These are found at PRONI, use reference MIC.1D/6,63 I realize Belfast Proni is a long way from Rochester, but your local LDS Family History Library may be able to order from SLC, if the records have been copied. It's worth a try. I just recently discovered that many of my Magees were baptized there in the late 1800s. It will eventually reach the top of my look-up list! MaureenH