Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan

[taramcdsmall]

This girl could be from the Waterford scenario !

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4MV-WPV

Have you researched her ?

Tara

[Bridgets Girl]

This is the one I'm leaning towards but yes, like you mentioned I want to be sure I'm not barking up the wrong tree:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPY9-XP1

To answer Tara, Bridget emigrated to America in 1890 (she was unmarried and by herself).  She married a William A. Killinger around 1897 and settled in Reading, PA.

No one in the family knows what occupation Patrick had, unfortunately. 

Lots to look at!  :-)

Thank you all for being so willing to guide me!!

[taramcdsmall]

Much further South West into Cork and there is this scenario

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/f4505e0036309

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/68c70e0146590

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Do you have her marriage cert AND her death cert ?

What record did you get her parent's names from ?

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Hi Tracey

I have just seen your tree online.

You have that her name was Bridget Marie Donovan.

Just a theory BUT it was common for woman's first and second names to be interchangeable at the time.

Is it possible that she was baptised Mary Bridget and hence could possible be the Mary Donovan in Buttevant that I sent you.

A long shot I know but you never know !

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Still very early days on this one but just keep this on file should the Buttevant theory work out !

On the GV there was a Patrick Donovan in Buttevant.

A VERY common Cork surname but it's worth filing away just in case !

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/cork/buttevant.htm

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Given all the variables I am also worried about THIS marriage

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFWB-7C1

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Sorry

I have just reread your original post and am confused 

Are you saying that you have NOTHING in your American records to state what part of Ireland that she was from; and are just hoping that familysearch can 'guide you' ?

As other posters have said, these are common Irish surnames, so one hit doesn't mean we have the right family.

HUM

Just to explain re Irish records, our civil registration only began in 1864 but it was nearly the 1900's before it became everyday practice.

Bridget Marie, going by her American records was born after 1864 so in an ideal world her records would be on Familysearch BUT there are a LOT of records that are missing, mistranscribed or were unregistered.

Again, please get back to me with any FACTS and actual paperwork that you have on this lady as we will need a lot from America before we search this side 'of the pond'.

Sorry, I just want to be sure that we are setting you out on the right path.

Tara

[Bridgets Girl]

Tara, her marriage certificate is yet another head scratcher....we are sure it is hers since the husband's name and vitals match up w/my gr-grandfather's, but her name was listed as Bridget McDonald (??) and that is the certificate that gives a birth date of 1861, which is the ONLY place I've ever found that has it that early.  I see it as 1866-1868 everywhere else.  By the way, no one in the family has ever heard of "McDonald" and have no idea why it is listed that way unless it was a mistake. 

Her obituary has no further helpful info on it and her death certificate lists her parents' names and only that they were all born in Ireland.  Her birthday is listed as 29 Jun 1868 though and that date is nowhere to be found in any records I've seen in Ireland.

You can see why I get so frustrated and confused....LOL!