Never doubt it's possible Jim. My brother and I shared the genealogy passion, and after he died suddenly I seemed to be full of new ideas and my reasoning seemed to sharpen -- and bear fruit. Was he up there consulting the shades of all those Irishmen? I won't know until I get there I guess, but it happened often enough to really get me wondering! So pay attention to your hunches, you just never know. Mary in Greece >Maybe so, Liz - but if that's the case, why haven't my own Irish >ancestors guided me into finding out where in Ireland that they came >from!? Maybe old Peter Cassidy's spirit can encourage them to send me a >message or something!? ;-D > >Jim