searching for irish links,

[rob g]

hello all, i am trying to find a ancestor from monaghan. and wonder what if any good sites there are to try? i have done pretty well with all my uk family. but allthough there seems to be lots of irish sites, i find them not very helpful. my ancestor  born circa 1794, james donohue, spellings differ. was catholic, and that seems to make things harder! any hints or info on sites would be great. rob . 

[aghadowey]

Here's a link to your previous Donohue thread on Monaghan board-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,506399.0.html

The problem with finding information is not James Donohue's religion but the time period. The dates you need are before the start of civil registration so you need to search for church records (if they exist that early). To do so you need to have a location (parish- civil or R.C. parish- if not actual townland).

There are lots of links in Monaghan Resources at the top of this board but it might help if you read these two topics first to get a better understanding of Irish research- Introduction to Irish Records and My Ancestor came from Ireland - where do I start?.