Hi everyone, i am new to the list and have a couple of questions. my maternal g.g.granparents were john flavin/flahavan and johanna curran. i dont know very much about them. johanna was born to irish parents, either in ireland or in boston, probably around 1840. in 1865ish she was given a trip to ireland as a gift from her brothers for taking care of their mother while the boys were fighting in the civil war. while on the trip she met and married john flavin/flahavan. ultimately, the two settled next to the RC church in dungarvan where they lived a small house belonging to the church in exchange for caretaking and doing the laundry etc. they had 4 children: mary, john, kate, and bertha (bridget). 3 children emigrated to the us and mary remained in ireland. i have been able to find birth records for their oldest child, bertha. i tried to find john and mary's marriage in the civil registration index at LDS but no luck. they were married, probably 1964-1866 time period. i notice that flavin and curran are both surnames which appear in great frequency in waterford and cork. anyone have any suggestions about where i might check next? heritage center? RC record source in dungarvan? i would like to see a marriage certificate as it might list parents, etc. thanks, Heidi [email protected] Researching the names MCGAVERN, MCGAVER, LEIGHTON, JENKINS, ISLAND, ARNOLD, MACARTHUR, MACLAREN, O'BRIEN (Co. Cork), CURRAN, and FLAVAHAN/FLAVIN