Darryl and Teresa, I took a look at Griffins Valuation, all of this surname in Clonduff Parish were spelled "McLoughlin" Here they are with the townland after them: Eleanor Ballychoshone Upper Neal Ballykeel Felix Ballykeel Mary Anne Ballykeel Terence Ballynagappoge Patrick Ballynagappoge Henry Ballyweely Patrick Ballyweely Edward Ballyweely Patrick Lenish Edward Lenish Edward Lenish Eleanor Lenish Mary Lenish Patrick Lisnamulligan There were 11 Gribbins in Clonduff Parish, 9 of them in Ballykeel and 2 in Ballymaghery 3 Gribbons one each in Ballygorian More, Islandmoyle and Leitrim 1 Gribben in Cleomack LDS has a film on parish records for Clonduff, but I don't know if it is too late for your search: It has baptisms, marriages and funerals 1850-1881. This is the description from the LDS catalog online at familysearch.org: St. John the Evangelist Church served as the Parish Chapel of Clonduff. It is located in the townland of Ballymaghery, village of Hilltown. Other Catholic Chaples in Clonduff Parish were St. John the Baptist, Ballygorian Beg, and Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cabragh. Ros Davies site has several entries for Clonduff McLaughlins including this one: > Margaret of Ballykeel; died 1842 aged 76; mother of Michael; buried > Cabra Catholic graveyard Ros has more information available on the churches in Clonduff here: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/CHURCHES/A- > I.htm#Clonduff Good luck. Nan On Nov 17, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Bev Kerlin wrote: > Darryl & Teresa wrote: >> Would any kind soul out there possibly be able to help me. I have >> hit a BIG brickwall will my McLaughlin side. I have finally found >> info on a son of John MCLAUGHLIN and Ann GRIBBON. His name is >> Michael MCLAUGHLIN, their eldest son. His gravestone say's: he >> was born 1837, he was a native of Parish Clanduff, Co.Down, Ireland. >> >> > Record Type Civil Marriage > Date of Marriage 24 Jan 1857 > Groom Name michael MCLAUGHLIN > Bride Name mary GRAHAM > Church Lisburn Civil Registrars Office > Parish Blaris > Civil District Lisburn > County Antrim / Down > > Could this be your Michael Teresa? > > Cheers > Bev > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message