LOOKING FOR IRISH RECORDS; Family tree.(Features) From: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) | Date: August 13, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Q I BELIEVE my greatgrandparents were married in Ireland in the 1840s, probably in Cork. How can I track down the marriage record?

BEV DREWITT, Worcestershire

A YOU would have to check local parish registers, Bev.

A great deal will depend on where they were living and what their names were - and a trip to Ireland will be necessary.

You could try contacting the Irish Genealogical Research Society for further advice.

The Society...

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