Do you need help in Athy, Co Kildare

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi there have sent you some infor on Tankardstown yes it is quite close to me You dont say if your people were Rc or protestant ? there are as far as i am aware no specific cemeterys for Tankardstown only the two RC cemeterys in the town here in Athy St Michaels Old and new , there is also a very old Protestant cemetry called St Johns but have checked and I dont see any Corrigans buried there so I assume you are looking for catholic burials. I have added here a link for information on Ardskull , The Moate which is a very historic area but it is not close to Tankardstown as such it is situated on the Dublin Road way outside the town in the opposite direction http://kildare.ie/SouthKildareHeritageTrail/ardscull.htm hope this helps ? regards Damsel

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi Again PJC I was a bit dissapointed for you yesterday when I discovered that the slab on your ancestors gravestone was so difficult to make out so I made some enquiries this morning and found out that in !997 a project was carried out to cut the graveyard out from the overgrown state it was in and to index and record all of the gravstones by a local group. They produced an excellent booklet on the project which I have managed to get a copy of , and it confirmed  for me that your Molloys were all in plot 10 and 11 marked by one gravestone and slab which I have sent you photos of, and I have also sent you to mail a full inscription for the grave which they managed to make out by pouring of all things shaving foam on it !!! a hint for any would be "Grave Rubbers" so to speak !! anyhows hope this has all helped and good luck with your search form here on in, Regards Damsel

[PJC]

Hi Celtic Damsel,

You should go into business! - What a service! Photographs and full inscriptions - amazing.   Many thanks for this really valuable information.

Best Wishes,

PJC

[Celtic Damsel]

well I am currently job hunting maybe I will Tee hee no probs PJC enjoy , Damsel 

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi Again Rory have managed to get information on the COI that possible would have records for your ancestors burials I will keep you posted in the meantime heres the information I have contacted the Rev Delamere already.

Burtontown is in the civil parish of Moone which is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Timolin. This is now part of a group of parishes based on Narraghmore.The rector is the Revd Isaac Delamere  

[Celtic Damsel]

Hi John P not forgetting about ya !! calling in to the church in Kill on my way to Dublin tomorrow will keep you posted , regards Damsel

[RoryT]

Dansel,
Thanks very much for that. Maybe he should look at all possible spellings/misspellings of the name Talbot, Talbott, Turbet, Torbet, etc. As this has happened many times in my searches.

Rory

[johnP-bedford]

Hi John P not forgetting about ya !! calling in to the church in Kill on my way to Dublin tomorrow will keep you posted , regards Damsel

hi, thats great - thanks a lot- regards John

[jud72]

Thanks for the info on Tankardstown, Damsel. I see that there is an old Danish fort there - PERHAPS later generations knew there was some connection with a fort and presumed it to be Ardscull. Will try to see if there are Estate records for the area.