Irish Langs

My father'sfamily came to America from County Meath just before The Famine, Oldcastle actually.  I have been told that the family persists in that part of the country.  In looking in the on-line Irish telecom phone book, I notice that there are a few Langs listed thereabout.  In particular I see that there is a Frederick Lang living in a village outside of Kells.  That was my grandfather's name.  Would anyone care to suggest a method for gtting e-mail addresses for any of these people?

I realize that I am opening the door to mischief in the form of twelve year old boys with a developed sense of gamesmanship.  Conmen and scamsters are everywhere.  I am not easily deceived.  pl

Comments

[MTJ]

Col - A nice letter to the local parish priest or maybe find a listserv for the area and look for Lang email addreses? Maybe a search on Facebook?

[Cloned Poster]

Lang is a very uncommon name in Ireland.

By chance you might be closer related to Mr Bernhard Langer of golfing fame?

[Patrick Lang]

Cloned Poster

My family were Catholic Scots who moved to Meath in 1697. pl

[rjj]

did you try Genuki? They are very helpful. http://www.genuki.org.uk/

[Abu Sinan]

This is in an interesting story actually. Most of the Scots who came to Ireland were Protestants, "Scots-Irish" or "Ulster Scots". We know what their coming to Ireland did.

Anyway, if you do decide to contact anyone over there remember that Americans seeking out Ireland to find their roots is kind of a cliche over there. So dont be surprised if they take the micky a bit. I am not Irish and my only interest is in Irish history and politics.

I dont know if you have ever been to Ireland, but it is a lovely country. I have been there countless times in the last twenty years and I love it. I spent so much time there that an English co-worker, when I worked for the DoD in England, thought it was suspicious and cost me a two hour interview with the British Special Branch.

As a matter of fact, my favourite area is right around where your family comes from, namely the bandit lands of South Armagh. I love the farmlands and rolling hills of the area around Crossmaglen, Forkhill, Jonesborough and Keady Town.

If you get a week or two take a flight out there. The flights now are cheap and one can never turn down a chance to take a trip to Ireland.

[Green Zone Cafe]

Just fly over and wander around and ask. Kells does not look like a big place. You'll have a great time.

Aer Lingus offers excellent pricing in the off-season.

September is a nice time to visit, and now less than $500 RT Dulles - Dublin.

http://www.aerlingus.com/

[Annie Burns]

I successfully used a tactic suggested by Angus Baxter (IN SEARCH OF YOU IRISH ROOTS): an open letter to the editor of the local newspaper for that area. Its publication put me in touch with cousins, in particular the descendants of my great-grandfather's brother, who had inherited the farm and had not emigrated. This was in the snail mail era, but I don't see why it wouldn't work in a virtual environment. The Meath Chronicle website is: http://www.meathchronicle.ie/

The Irish Genealogical Society has branches in each county, linking you to extant resources and are expert in working long distance (or on site) with researchers at every skill level. Irish Genealogical Society/Meath: http://www.irishgenealogical.org/irish_genealogical_hc_Meath.asp (don't ignore that last "p"). Also, searching RootsWeb might give you some leads, in particular the message boards.

Have you searched Facebook (social) Linked In (professional) or any other social networking sites? You can search by surname. However, while these sites are technically international, the vast majority of members are from USA. And you will not have an actual e-mai address but will be able to "send a message" via the social networking site's server.

I suggest creating a separate free email account to handle this traffic, as it may result in some unwanted spam and junk. Easy enough via gmail, yahoo, etc.

I hope this helps even the score, as I am much indebted to you for helping me understand political developments in the Middle East.