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Patrick, Amazing news, thank you. With the passing of Sweetman who was credited as most informed biographer of Hay family, I figured I had missed out on learning anything of Hannah's origins. Your information confirms my hunch. If only records were more complete, what are the chances that a descendant of Edward would be viewing this site?

RE: Wexflyer's question. The Sweetman book was delivered, read and returned. three interesting points. In the appendix, Edward Hay's census report for Killmallick shows two families with slightly different spellings. Hannah could be part those families. second: the fact that a micro-film image of the parish marriage records dating to 1795/6 exists while the NLI digitalized records of baptism and marriage start with 1833. Where is the micro-film record held? The snip of the 1795/6 marriage record was sent to me by a person who had worked on the Kilmallick cemetery book. Thirdly: Sweetman states that local oral traditon puts the Ballinkeele House owner at the Battle of the Boyne. Per Anthony Ryan's work (1938-1949), my family's history also goes back to fighting with Sarsfield at the Battle of the Boyne, suggesting possible connection with the Hays of Ballinkeele, and possible draw for Fr. Thomas Clinch's father's move from Kilrush Parish to Clonmore Lower/ Ballyhuskard area.
RE: Mr. Pontet's remark. I do not have access to Ancestry.com but can go over to the LDS center possibly and attempt to reach you.
KC

Recently learned names of parents who remained in Carlow County: Patrick Clynch and Mary Byrne. four of their children settled in northeast Iowa USA in 1850's. Their son William, the oldest of the emigres, was baptized 20 August, 1820 at Catholic Parish at Bagenalstown. The NLI microfilm is impossible to read in at least half the surface area. Cannot spot the other three siblings: Mary, John, and James, the youngest of the four, is reportedly born in 1826. According to famly lore another sibling remained in Ireland as did the parents. Is there a pattern of say the oldest child remaining with the parents? perhaps the youngest? Or is such a matter entirely dependent on individual circumsatances? Patt seems to have wandered farther west than any of his kin. Is there any historic feature that attracted persons to the Bagnalstown area? The next closest relative would have lived at Cranemore townland west of Bunclody, the others at Kilrush in Wexford. i suppose there are countless persons with the name, Mary Byrne, but now that i know her name, thought i would include her.
 

Construction of the M11 roadway south of Enniscorthy appears to have altered the spot where the 1938 memorial to Fr. Clinch stood. I am no longer able spot it using the google earth road tool. Can anyone update me? The memorial was about 5 kilometers south of Vinegar Hill on the road to Glenbrien. If removed, what became of it?

Thank you culbaire. Book you reference has been ordered via inter library loan, look forward to reading. Hannah Hay marries Laurence Clynch  around 1795 at Ballymurn/Crossabeg. They baptize 4 children at Enniscorthy shortly thereafter. Marriage witness is Edward Hay and daughter Catherine's godmother is Catherine Hay. Sure looks as though Hannah is of that family. If so, she married well below her station, but one of the tenets of the French Revolution and the United Irishmen was equality. Was she making a political statement?