Catholic Parish Register at the NLI

[kiwi2011]

This is from St. Peter's church in Drogheda, Louth.
Would someone kindly decipher the middle entry that begins...Margaret?  TIA

[sbny357]

Margaret of Richard Byrne [or Byron] & Susan Killroy, S[ponsor] Cath. Traynor


Steve

[Bookbox]

Or perhaps Susan M^cIlroy (= M^cILROY)

[kiwi2011]

I was hoping it read "Margaret of Michael Byrne"?

[kiwi2011]

I see that the 'M' in Michael (Richard) is different from the 'M' in Margaret but it looks the same as the 'M' in McElroy. What do you think?

[gaffy]

I was hoping it read "Margaret of Michael Byrne"?

I read it as Richard, also her name as McElroy.

If it helps, there's another child baptised in the same parish, under April 1839, Richd Byrne of Richd & Susan McElroy SS George McDonald & Sarah Mullan (right page, 8th entry up from bottom):
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632563#page/168/mode/1up

Edited to add:  There are several examples of 'M' and 'R' on the above page and the one opposite it, they are quite distinctly different.

[sbny357]

Although the 'M' is not as well formed as others on the page, I would agree that McElroy or McIlroy is a better fit for Susan's surname.

[kiwi2011]

Thanks for you help sbny357 and gaffy. I'm trying to find proof of baptism for my 2nd great grand mother Margaret Byrne (Burn) who claimed to be born in Drogheda in 1846 (or thereabouts), or rather that's what was stated on her census'. However, no joy.

[dublin1850]

There is a Margaret Burns, daughter of a Michael Burns and Mary King, baptised 4th Dec 1842 in St. Peter's, Drogheda.