The strays in question are those who have emigrated, or strayed, from their place of origin. The lists have an obvious utility for people whose ancestors moved around a lot, as is typical of many Irish. These are not official records and are generated and held by various individuals; to access Pete Meaney's Co Down strays, just follow the link he gave and browse around. To find others, google strays and the counties you are interested in. cheers, Peter TremontGdns@aol.com wrote: > Could someone please explain what a "strays list" is and how do we access it? > > Thanks, > Patti > > > ************************************** > See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >