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Hi, I was showing an American friend who works in the entertainment business around Glasnevin cemetery on Sunday and told him I had previously seen a WW1 ( I Think ) war memorial in Glasnevin where the first name on the memorial was Abbot but in brackets said the soldier served under the name COSTELLO. He was very keen to see it, but was even more keen to see Brendan Behan's headstone. It took a while to find the Behan grave, and to be honest, by then the lure of the Gravediggers Arms was too strong to resist!
Does anyone have a link to a website that contains a photo of this memorial?
Thanks.
Paul

Hi,
I am trying to find info on a Barbara McKinstry who emigrated from N Ireland to USA, don't know when. I have located a Barbara McKinstry in the 1930 US census living in Philadelphia. The problem is there are only 3 people showing on the census sheet for their household, and they are all children;
Archibald McMurray aged 8, Gloria McMurray age 0 and Barbara McKinstry aged 14. Their details are at the very top of the census page, so the other members of the household must be at the bottom of the previous page, but I cannot locate the previous page.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Paul

Hi, my grandmother was Mary Cannon from Meenacarn, Letermacaward County Donegal. She had 10 brothers. At some stage over 100 years ago some of the brothers got hold of a large flat stone and engraved it with the words HOME SWEET HOME. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME. It was then embedded in the ground at the front door of the cottage. To cut a long story short, I am aware the stone was relocated from the cottage to a new build house in or around the village of Forkhill, County Armagh. To be very clear, this is not an attempt to 'reclaim' the stone. On the contrary, I am delighted the stone found a new lease of life in front of what I assume is a lively, vibrant home. What I would love is a good quality scan of the stone so I can forward it to distant cousins in America who are aware of the story of the stone. If anyone knows the location of this stone, I would be most grateful if you could let the owner know of my request.

Thank you.

I have been researching my Grandmother's family, the Cannon family, from Lettermacaward, County Donegal for some time. She had 10 brothers. I have gathered  information on all but one brother, Hugh Cannon, born in 1890. I have come across a family document from the 1970s which says Hugh ,(deceased by then), lived in Northern Ireland. The Hugh Cannon who died in Omagh district in 1969 was aged 78, which ties in with a birth year of 1890. I was wondering if anyone can turn up a death notice ,obituary, etc on this Hugh Cannon which would indicate if he was originally from Lettermacaward in Donegal and would therefore be 'my' Hugh Cannon.
Thanks.
Paul.

Hi, I am trying to find as many children as possible born to my great grandparents. When I select the 'more search options' choice I enter my great grandfather's surname,leave the 'first and middle names' section blank, tick the birth event, enter the time range I am interested in,enter the relevant civil registration district and finally enter my great grandmother's maiden name. I then hit the search button. I am expecting to see the names of the children I already know about returned and hopefully a couple I don't know about. But it is always the same outcome 'No results found' Is it just the case that this facility does not work or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks.