These searches allow you to locate any townland, parish or village in each of Ireland's thirty-two counties. http://www.irishplacenames.com/ http://www.seanruad.com/ Mapquest.com can get to the parish but not the townland. http://wwwrd.0mm.com/map019002 Global Gazetteer is a directory of 2880532 of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town. A tab separated list is available for each country. http://www.calle.com/world/index.html Then, consult Lewis' Topographical Dictionary for a narrative description of the parish at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Ellen Thomas Bagan wrote: > > My husband's gg-grandfather was born in Platts, Ireland. I really can't find where Platts is. > Could anyone help me find where Platts is ? > Thank-you in advance. Claudette > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > *** Helpful Hints for Successful > Searching > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints **