In a message dated 4/7/01 2:55:55 PM, LAPIN12@aol.com writes: << Hi Everybody. OK, so I've copied all the Lanigans in Kilkenny from the GV. What do I do now? Betty >> Get the actual GV (not the index) from your LDS FHC and using the info the index gave you, look up the townlands where you found Lanigans. Photocopy the pages. If possible, do the same kind of search in the index for the surname your Lanigan married (but this is only good advice if they married in ireland and you think the spouse was from Kilkenny, too.) If you find the other surname in the same parish, then go to the parish records to see if there is a record of the marriage or of children's baptisms. If not, you've a much harder job. First get out your rabbit's foot or four-leaf clover. You'll need lots of luck. Now start with a townland where you found Lanigans. Pick one where the first name is maybe a match, or at least exists in your ancestor's family. Then find out who owned the land (that's the immediate lessor in the GV) Then check into records for estates in the county, owned by this person. Hopefully, it is Lord Somebody, and the Dublin Archives has lots of his estate records. If you are really lucky, you'll find rent rolls or a lease with your ancestor's name. For more on Griffith's, read here: http://community-2.webtv.net/shamrockroots/shamrockfaq2/ Janet C-S