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 Heather Armstrong wrote: > > Hugh MOLLOY was born in Newtown, Kings County in the early 1830s. > He was married in Killerna Ireland in 1857 (Source a daughter's birth certificate. Hugh himself registered the birth.) Hugh's occupation in New Zealand was farmer and sheep shearer. his father, James was also a farmer. > > His wife, Margaret HAVEN born possibly 1838 at Rahan or Rayhan Queens County. > Her death certificate gives the place of marriage as Rayhan, Queens County. > > An unconfirmed source has a son born in Curragh of Kildare and some family history has the family coming from Kildare also. > I have tried Expedia Maps and Place Names of Ireland which listed NINE Newtowns in Offaly nothing for Killerna and five suggestions for Rahan. > > This catholic family arrived in New Zealand 1 January 1864. How do I discover where my family came from? > Heather Armstrong > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > **Civil Registration began in Ireland > in 1864. Before that time, you will > need to access parish registers. See > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints **