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From: "Donal O'Kelly" <>
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] INDEX TO WILLS LOOKUPS EXPLANATION-JJ
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:17:52 -0700
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Well stated Cara.

Free genealogy is what we do.

We do it to preserve ancestrial records for future generations.

A hundred years from now people will be looking for us.

What medium they will use then I cannot begin to imagine.

But one thing for sure, their mediums will be composed of copies of ours.

Don Kelly Roscommon/Tyrone/Derry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cara_Links" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] INDEX TO WILLS LOOKUPS EXPLANATION-JJ


>A red rose for you from Cara's rose garden, I thankyou for your input, some
> of the data I share willlingly is also hand written from the original
> books
> at the libraries in Dublin, the wills books, parish registers, and the
> list
> goes on, and to have someone actually point all this out, make be happy to
> send you a red rose.
> It is not Enneclann that has the problem, they have given me permission to
> use the CD's, in my lookups and we have a wonderful working friendship, it
> is the spies who spy and like to cause trouble that have rocked my boat.
> All terrible things to be happening via out generally friendly and happy
> Rootsweb lists.
> and please dont forget Michaels loading of great data to the Carlow list
> Christina Hunts wonderful works being posted on Ireland Archives,
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlarchive/ all the necessary additives to get
> the
> Irish records out there to those who will never be able to make that trip
> to
> Irish soils, unselfishly given, and lovingly trasncribed, all with the aim
> of furthering Irish Research, with not a jot of profit in mind.
> Besides the email that lights up your screen with a thankyou, is worth
> more
> than a piece of gold.
>
> Today I read a notice in a shop window that made me feel real good perhaps
> we need to remember this often
>
> Volunteers
> Our volunteeres are not paid for what they do
> simply because they are priceless volunteers.
>
>
> Cheers
> Cara
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JJ Woods" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] INDEX TO WILLS LOOKUPS EXPLANATION
>
>
>> Eneclann are doing marvellous work in making old publications (in the
>> widest
>> sense) generally available and the excellent work they did on scanning
>> the
>> Griffith's Valuation and making it available through the Irish Origins
>> website in a searchable format is really great BUT most of the documents
>> they are reproducing have been published in one form or another over the
>> years including the various indexes of Wills up to 1858. I feel sure they
>> are no longer under copyright and I don't think Eneclann can claim
>> copyright
>> over their reproductions of other people's publications.
>>
>> I have to say that I support Eneclann by purchasing any of their products
>> covering topics of interest to me. At this stage I have 10 or 12 of their
>> CDs and I also have a subscription to Irish Origins as well. Whenever
>> they
>> get the Births, Marriages and Deaths on CD I will purchase those as well.
>> If
>> I have information gleaned from these publications and someone is on this
>> bulletin board seeking help in that area I see no reason why I shouldn't
>> help out. Who is to say that I did not research the original publications
>> in
>> the various archives/libraries.
>>
>> Quite a number of individuals have done a tremendous amount of work in
>> making available over the Internet useful research tools such as those
>> included in the following sites. And this is all provided for free.
>>
>> http://www.failteromhat.com/
>>
>> http://www.seanruad.com/
>>
>> On another related topic there is a chap in Australia in the process of
>> building up a database of entries in the Registry of Deeds and he would
>> like
>> assistance from any persons researching in the Registry that they
>> would upload relevant information from their researches so that it can be
>> used by others as another research aid, particularly for those living
>> outside of Ireland. The address is as follows
>>
>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~registryofdeeds/index.html
>>
>> It is a worthwhile project.
>>
>> Sorry this is so long-winded but I think helpers should be encouraged and
>> not spied upon! We all benefit from the dissemination of knowledge and
>> the
>> question always is Who owns knowledge?
>>
>> Regards,
>> J. J.

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