Ginny, Have you requested a Griffiths lookup for the parents to narrow down the Parasonstown county search`? http://www.seanruad.com/cgi-bin/iresrch (Use this spelling PARSONSTOWN) Griffiths Volunteer Index of Griffith's Valuation of Ireland Free Look-ups http://www.genexchange.com/lDetail.CFM?Lookup__ID=701 MaryAnn Lane -- Daisyml03@aol.com Kate in Chicago