I've used the site with excellent results, finding the death records for my gr-gr-grandparents in Leitrim. One death record gave the name of a son, who was witness to the death, which opened up a whole new line of research in Ireland, and now we have a lead on living cousins in Ireland. However, I did pay for a lot of records that were not my family, even though they sounded promising. Another option is to pay for research through the Irish county genealogy centers (who put together the database). I used the County Cavan one to research a gr-grandmother where after years of researching, I just had the names of her parents and siblings. I was able to send them this info, and they were able to provide a number of records that appear to be my family. I think the research cost about $120 US, but it included the copies of the records from the database, plus other information. They were able to weed through the records for similar names to find the ones belonging to my family. One of the advantages of using these genealogy centers is that they will then respond to questions, sometimes years later. A cousin paid for research in Leitrim, and they were so helpful many years later when I planned a trip to Leitrim, including looking up in the tax records to see who now owned property in the townland. This enabled me to contact the current owners and walk on the land where my gr-grandfather was born. If you do use one of these centers, be sure to ask lots of questions, such as the exact location of churches, in case you or another family member wants to visit years later. Melanie Egan Orlando (Researching Charles, Beirne, Curtis, Kelliher, Gleeson, Smith, Ahearn)