Over the few years I have been on the net and posting as Jane O'Brien I have had occasion to rant and rave and let fly at people on newsgroups.....I'vet let fly because they don't say thanks, I've let fly because they criticise those who would share through the lists, I've let fly because I was called a name or two. I've gotten on peoples nerves, made genealogical posts, posts re history, poetry, fairies....I've defended priests, landlords, I've told of good and bad in Ireland and that we can't judge any one group by what we've heard about them in general. I've been thrown off lists, asked not to post to lists, stretched the patience of listowners... and I've always had an awful lot of mail as a reponse to what I've posted... For all that I've ever done and said on any newsgroup nothing can compare to what has been coming in to my mailbox over the last 24 hours.....personally and through the newsgroups I've mentioned the word 'gobsmacked' on the Armagh list - and been asked its meaning - basically it means words fail me, I can't think of anything to say..... except Thank You to everyone. To those of you who have tried to offer me money - I can't accept - I'm not insulted, it was very nice of you. But - there are authorities here who should have some responsibility for funding gravestone transcriptions....and once my neck is thick enough, should they refuse me I will make an awful lot of noise <g> To those of you who have mentioned setting up a web site in order that others can find what I have, and buy it from me at a reasonable cost to themselves....I have thought of that option, but it would only be in the end - when I know i have everything there is to have currently on any surname in the county. There's no point in half doing something. To those of you who have suggested I go the CD route - again that is another option but again I would only think it viable when I have completely finishished all graveyards in the county I am working, the same as for a web site. I made a post yesterday to the Armagh newsgroup re Ireland and CD's.......while 'books' on video and CD are common in other countries around the world - we haven't progressed there yet - regardless of being the European base for many IT businesses. To those of you who suggested 'sharing' through some group or other - sorry - the 'vultures' out there would take what I would give and charge others for that.....I've had too many do that to me in the past when I was making look up offers. To anyone who has asked if I am an Angel - I think the last sentence above shows that I'm not :-) To all of you who have asked re transcriptions for particular counties - much work has been done by others, some of it by Heritage centres who keep what they have guarded as they do with all other material. There is a lot to be had in the literature. I do have references for papers published in the various journals, some I already have in my indices to what these journals contain - some I haven't....so I can check those and begin to make composite lists per county and post those. I won't guarantee that whatI post will be complete though. Any I give reference to can be obtained through inter-library loan. To those who have picked up on the surname Lyons - my family comes from Galway and before that - Cork and Kerry - while I have glanced through each post I haven't noticed any links...most of what I have seen would suggest that the Lyons mentioned came from the northern counties. I will try to get back to anyone who has asked me anything - in time. But - generally - thank you to everyone who contacted me, I never expected a response such as I have had and it really is going to have me gobsmacked and quiet for a long time. Jane