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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7 Send Message	Lorretta	Report	1 Feb 2007 17:15
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7 Send Message	I am having little joy in trying to find my Irish ancestors. I Have very little information to go on other than My Grandparents names and approximate YOB and death. Can anyone suggest a good place to start? All help gratefully received. Thanks.
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 2,087 Send Message	Charlie chuckles	Report	1 Feb 2007 17:47
	It's really hard-my mum is Irish, i have been to Ireland and scoured her local parish records for info + graveyards--a lot of records are still held by local churches(especially catholic) and loads were lost to time in a fire in 1911. If you google Irish family History there are lots of sites which give help Carol
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 422 Send Message	Sylvia	Report	1 Feb 2007 18:04
	Hi Loretta You don't say which County your rellies are from but have a look at this site. http://www.irish-roots.net/ Sylvia
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7 Send Message	Lorretta	Report	1 Feb 2007 18:28
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7 Send Message	Thanks for your tips. My Irish family hail from Waterford! My Grandfather was in the army and served in the first world war but I am not sure how to go about accessing military records.