Some clergy do answer letters, some pass them on for someone else to answer and some don't bother. If it is a fairly uncommon surname it's worth a try writing a letter to others in the area. I have done so in the past and relatives have contacted me. If sending a letter overseas get International Reply coupons from your local post office (they should know this). However, nowadays so many people use e-mail I usually send a letter and include phone number and e-mail address (except in the case of elderly people who might not use computers). Note: you mentioned towns- unless your Irish relatives lived in a city or town it is a townland you need to know. Unfortunately postal addresses do not include the townland which can make it difficult to locate a place if you don't know the area. Patii01@aol.com wrote: > If you eventually find where your relatives came from in Ireland..would a > letter to a church in that town ( if that is where they really came from) > asking for birth records and marriage records --would they actually have > someone that would look these things up? Has anyone ever done this? > > Also has anyone ever tried writing letters to people with the same last > name in the town in which you feel your relatives came from? Any answers back? > > How do you go about getting a stamp for a SSAE to put in a letter to > Ireland, so you can have them answer back. I called the local Post office and > they had no idea on what to do? > > Thanks in advance. > > Patti > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >