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<<If I had account with the Bank of Ireland in
<<Boston, could I write the amounts in punts to be drawn on the Bank of
<<Ireland in Ireland?
    
    Most assuredly!  That is the best way to do it.  I have a bank account
    with the Bank of Ireland in Skibbereen, Co. Cork (getting it was a
    trivial matter), and this has proven to be very effective when issuing
    cheques for my genealogical research.
    
    The advantage that you would have over my method is that you can make
    direct deposits to your account in Boston, I have to follow a rather
    circuitous route to get money INTO my Irish account.
    
    You might wish to ask the Bank of Ireland to issue you a Eurocard and
    Eurocheques as well as your Bank of Ireland cheques.  You can then use
    the Eurocheques to send funds to other European countries as easily as
    sending cheques to Ireland.
    
    Good luck.
    
    Pat

    
    On the topic of Genealogical research, given that there is a little
    project underway here in Digital to install a  computer system for 
    the Irish Genealogy  Dept, that 'little' cheque could become a big
    cheque -)
    
    The system was sold by the infamous noter D O Sullivan.
    
    regards peter.

    ...and Ted Egri has received a few of my cheques.  Make sure he spends
    them on the correct fluids ;*)
    
    Pat

    When I called the Bank of Ireland office in Boston they informed me
    that they do not have any personla banking services here and suggested
    I write directly to their offices in Dublin.
    
    I went to a dinner Friday night, at which Nora Hickey of Kinsale spoke
    on doing genealogical research in Co. Cork.  I asked her about the idea
    of maintaining an Irish bank account and she said it was not worth the
    trouble.  Simply write the checks in U.S. funds for an amount equal to
    the exchanged rate in punts.  They have no difficulty in cashing them
    at the bank, whereas if someone were to send them a U.S. check made out
    in punts, they would have all sorts of problems and extra charges in
    depositing it.  So, I guess I won't bother.  
    

    Actually, there's very little trouble to get an account in Ireland.  I
    just sent a letter indicating I wanted a chequing account, and they
    obliged immediately.  The problem is getting funds over there without
    incurring large transfer fees.
    
    I have to do it this way as most Irish establishments will not accept
    cheques written against a Canadian bank.
    
    There is another way...
    
    
    Pat

    RE:   "A trustworthy friend".....in my book there is no other kind.
    

    Oh, grief!! A rathole!
    
    I have at least one friend whom I cannot trust with vast sums of money
    because of his forgetfulness; thus, I regard him as not trustworthy to
    handle the transfer of cash to my Irish bank in Ireland. But I certainly 
    don't regard him a thief (if that were the case, he would no longer be 
    a friend).
    
    The question is not "When is a friend not a friend?", but rather "In
    what circumstances would you not trust your friend?"
    
    A number of my friends do not like my driving (too fast) and thus they
    will not trust their car in my care if I were the designated driver
    after an evening at the pub.  In that particular circumstance, I'm not
    to be trusted but that doesn't destroy our friendship.
    
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    For all you Clare people, I know there are 1 or 2 noters from Clare
    here -). Having spent an interesting day in Corofin in the Heritage
    Centre, if u want to trace the family tree you can write to the
    following:
    
    		The Secretary
    		Clare Heritage Centre,
    		Corofin,
    		Co. Clare,
    		Ireland.
    
    A basic report will cost 40 pounds, and a very comprehesive report
    100 pounds.
     chow peter.

    
    
    	Peter: When I visited there a few years ago, it was as you stated,
    	       40 Pounds for a brief search, with no guarantee of any results,
               or 100 Pounds and I bet they could come up with all kinds
               historic data ...  :-)
    
               Their basic recommendation was that I do my own research
               going back as far as I could, then give them all the info
               that I was able to obtain, and then they would TRY to find
               more info for me. Oh yes, I did mention that the cost was
               100 Pounds for this service didn't I  ???     :-)
    
    
    
    		keVin
    

    
    
    Man this note is a mess just like BANKING here is.  The banks in
    Ireland need more computers.