Unable to Read

[M S Harmer]

Could someone help me decipher this hand writing please so I can prove or disprove it in my research.
Marriage at bottom of PDF, Donovan / Forde.
Please find attached. 

Regards.

[Ruskie]

Most of it is fairly clear I think. 

RC Chapel Cloghroc(?) Cork

Aug 11th 1872

Michael Donovan age 28 bachelor labourer
residence:  Cork
Father: Michael Donovan labourer deceased

Margaret Forde full age (ie 21 or over) single labourer's daughter
Residence: Inniscarra(?)
Father: Edmond Forde labourer

Witnesses: John Forde and Hannah Mahony(?)

[M S Harmer]

Thanks for that, are you able to read the district ?

[Ruskie]

It looks like Dripsey.

[sparrett]

Cloghroe. Northwest of Cork.

Inniscarra
Inniscarra is a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry East,
Ireland.
Located about 15km west of Cork city

Sue

[majm]

Hi Martin,

I agree with those transcriptions,  Good to see you seeking out primary sources, although I cannot see how that marriage links up to your South Australian DONOVAN ancestors, sorry.

One of Martin’s ancestors is a John DONOVAN, an Englishman who died aged 38 at Port Pirie, South Australia in 1910 …. See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=799627.0   John DONOVAN’s daughter, Vera was just 6 or so when her father died.  Her oral history includes information passed on that John’s father was a Michael DONOVAN who was Irish and a Publican (see threads linked within the above thread).

The newspaper obit for Martin’s ancestor was not published until 17 September 1910.  He had died 12 September 1910 and the newspaper had announced that death here:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95241396   14 Sept 1910 Port Pirie Recorder
We regret to have to record the death of Mr Jack Donovan, a genial and popular member of the A.W.A., which occurred rather suddenly on Sunday night.  A reference to the deceased’s career will appear in our next.  here : https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95241468


JM

[majm]

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5235877  (Oops, edit to remove wrong post  )


The A.W.A.   Amalgamated Workers Association

 

JM

[M S Harmer]

Looking at all alternatives until i receive my readers card.
The Donovan / Forde is the closest ive found in the date range. I have not found anyone in any of the free census sites Ire. or U.K. Unable to access any of the pay sites.
Will be posting a list of all i know in some sort of order soon.

Martin

[majm]

Looking at all alternatives until i receive my readers card.
The Donovan / Forde is the closest ive found in the date range. I have not found anyone in any of the free census sites Ire. or U.K. Unable to access any of the pay sites.
Will be posting a list of all i know in some sort of order soon.

Martin

Martin,  those readers cards are excellent.

JM