I am meeting with a distant Houlahan relative next week to compare records. I had Waterford Heritage look up my Houlahan relatives. WHS sent baptismal information on the parents and their children, one of whom is my gr-grandmother, all baptized at Portlaw & Ballyduff parish. however, the man I'm meeting, a more immediate Houlahan descendant, says he's been to Ireland 3 times, had his dad's birth certificate(?) so knew which parish to go to. He talked to the priest at his father's parish, and looked at the records. he says the Houlahans I mentioned were all baptized in Rathgormick parish. Are we mixing church and civil parishes or is one of us mistaken? could they all be the same Houlahans? any clarification will be appreciated. thanks. Bev in Iowa