Joannne: Your message: <Can someone with lots of experience in researching in Armagh tell me if it's realistically possible to find information in the period of 1826-1840? I asked a question and received several good ideas for places to look for information, but all begin after that period - example, Griffiths Valuation, which says it begins in 1847, even though it was authorized earlier than that. So I'm wondering if I have any hope of finding info from this early a period, or if I should just go on to other things! Thanks. Joanne Gaudio> It is fairly clear that the LDS church has done a fair amount of record extraction research on the parish records from Northern Ireland at least, I know it seems silly, but have you done a search on some of your ancestors in Family Search.org?? I found my great grandparents already there from parish records that ran from 1800-1910ish or so (Eglish parish near the city of Armagh) so it could be that the parish records have been done. It is worth a try anyway. I have found quite a few parish records in Armagh starting around 1800 so you may be lucky as well. A locality search in the Family History Library catalog (thankfully online and you don't have to go to a Family History Center to do that search anymore) should show what is available if you have a good idea of where your ancestors are from. Good luck, my pain is trying to find sources in the same area from before 1800.