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Hi, I am unfamiliar with the geography of Co. Galway in relation to which catholic parish would someone from Coolfin be baptised in, or married in.
The family I am helping a friend to  research lived in Coolfin from at least 1860 to 1887 and there are civil birth records for their children from start of state registration in 1864 up to late 1870s but can't locate any corresponding baptism records. The family was Patrick Conry and Anne Martin of Coolfin, married sometime before 1860, children included Mary, Thomas, James, Bridget, John, Francis and Patt. Any information on local catholic parish would be great. thanks Margaret

Hi, I am wondering if anyone may be able to tell me if there would be a record for someone who was buried in Kilsaran graveyard in 1953. Her name was Mary Wallace and I don't know if there was a headstone erected or not, or if perhaps she was buried in an existing family or relative's  grave.
Thanks Margaret

Hi I am researching family records from the early 1800s for  a number of families (who were perhaps branches of the same family) that are recorded in a few Wicklow parishes and I am wondering if anyone may have knowledge of where the parish boundaries might have extended to at that time.

In particular for the Wicklow Roman Catholic parish how far on the Newtown side of Ashford might the parish have extended to?


Also the parish of Glendalough included Roundwood at that time and I am looking at a family that lived in Knockraheen so I am wondering if they might be included in Glendalough in the early 1800s. The parish of Kilquade records start in 1826 and they appear there from that time so I don't know if there were earlier records from Kilmurray/Kilquade that have not survived or if Knockraheen would have been part of Glendalough before 1826?


Thirdly I am looking at records from early 1800s for a branch of the family that lived in the Calary area and also the townland of Ballyeskin. Early on those living in Calary appear in the Bray records, also the family living in Ballyeskin appear in Bray for some of the baptisms and in Enniskerry for others, so I am wondering how far on the kilmacanogue/Roundwood Enniskerry side did the Bray parish include in the early 1800s?


Thanks Margaret

I am looking for anyone connected to, or with further information on, the O'Neill family who were living in house 2 Regent St Belfast in 1911 census.
They were parents John who was a sailor and aged 57, and Sarah O'neill 53,  both from Killough Co. Down who had married in Belfast in 1883, Sarah's maiden name was McCormack
There children who were born in Belfast are Ellen 23, Susan 20, John 17, and George 12.

My interest in the family is to see if the father John O'Neill may have had a sister Susan O'Neill who married a William Carr in Glendalough Co. Wicklow in 1888.
As John's family were from Killough Co Down I have posted a related message on the Co Down message board.

Hi, I am researching an Ann Fanning who married a Thomas Moran from the townland of Aghowle Ashford, in Glendalough parish in 1820. No other information was recorded except for witnesses were William Fanning and Jeremiah Moran. Family history has recorded that Ann Fanning was originally from "Pallace" in Co Wexford.
The Tithe Applotment 1831 records show only 3 Fannings in Co Wicklow, William, Bryan and Robert, all three are in the townland of Sleanelough which I believe may have been in the parish of Glendalough at that time.
My theory is that Ann Fanning was connected to these Fannings, as her witness was William Fanning, and these farms were within a mile of the man she married Thomas Moran.
I am wondering if anyone has any information on, or connecting to, these Fannings of Sleanelough?