Bishop Patrick Morrisroe

[Seamiuse]

I search for any and all statistical and official record information of;

Bishop Patrick Morrisroe
Born   Charlestown, Mayo 15 Feb 1869
2 Feb 1893   age 24.   Ordained Priest
13 May 1911   age 42   Appointed Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
3 Sep 1911   age 42.6   Ordained Bishop
died 27 May 1946

And any family of his.

Dual posting in Co. Mayo board

[aghadowey]

I've moved this post from Roscommon to Mayo board (can't see a duplicate post under Mayo) since Patrick's family were from Mayo and are more likely to be found in records there.

Details of Patrick's sister Anna are on this thread of yours-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,481042.msg3398082.html#msg3398082
Although in this thread you refer to Anna as a 'close relative'-

I believe strongly that Bishop Patrick was a close cousin, or brother to Anna's father as Anna had only one brother and we are told (by a fella on ancestry.com who supposedly found her family records but wants $200 for it. He say's the brothers name is not Patrick. Grrrr what I would do (aside from shell out several hundred $) t'get hold of her birth cert, or family info.

We have a letter from Anna to Bishop Patrick dated early 1900's telling him of her safe travel to the US. A later note (barely readable from age) by another relative who mentions Bishop Patrick as "a close relation" he will be visiting shortly while he travels to Ireland at the time of a family gathering.

[Seamiuse]

How our memory can fade........

This past weekend I began to reorganize several volumes of family information along with a few boxes. In one of them I stumbled across a letter I had received from a Charlestown Historian, Morgan Morris in 1995.

I hope this information is helpful to others.

Bishop Patrick Morrisroe
(as previously listed and acquired via the internet)
Born   Charlestown, Mayo 15 Feb 1869
2 Feb 1893   age 24.   Ordained Priest
13 May 1911   age 42   Appointed Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
3 Sep 1911   age 42.6   Ordained Bishop
died 27 May 1946

New Information
Baptism -16 Feb 1869, Sponsors - Luke Brennan and Frances Kelly

Bishop Patrick's Parents were

John Morrisroe and Mary Brennan
Married at St. James Church, Charlestown, Co. Mayo
 28 Jan 1860
The best-man was Edward Parsons, the Brides-maid was Margaret Brennan

Children of John Morrisroe and Mary Brennan were:
* Margaret - Bapt. 30 Dec 1860, Sponsors - John Brennan and Mary Brennan
   Mary      - Bapt. 8 March 1863, Sponsors - Luke and Frances Brennan
                     Married a Mr Thompson and lived in Charlestown for a period
   Catherine- Bapt. 6 May 1865, Sponsors - John O'Donnell and Mary Brennan
   Patrick    - Bapt. 16 Feb. 1867, Sponsors - Luke Brennan and Frances Kelly
   Anne       - Bapt. 8 Nov. 1868, Sponsors - John Brennan and Margaret  Brennan
                     Married John Howley 25 Oct. 1891
* Margaret  - Bapt. 3 Feb. 1871, Sponsors - Michael Brennan and Margaret Brennan
                      Married a Mr. Foy and lived in Charlestown for a period
* Frances    - Bapt. 29 June 1872, Sponsors - Michael Parsons and Catherine Carney
   Bridget     - Bapt. 2 Aug. 1873, Sponsors, Michael Parsons and Catherine Kelly
   James      - Bapt. 8 Apr. 1875, Sponsors, Patrick Brennan and Mary Brennan
                     Married Delia Noone of Claremoris, Co, Mayo
                     was a Cumann na nGaedheal party nominee
                     served as a Teachta Dála (T.D.)  as An Dáil (8th House)   
                     1932-1937             
                     Both Delia and James are buried in Carracastle Cemetary
   Louise       - Bapt. 7 Feb. 1877, Sponsors- Anthony Mulligan and Mary Howley
   Dominic     - Bapt. 13 July 1878, Sponsors- Patrick Mulligan and Mary Brennan
   Winnifred   - Bapt. 10 April 1880, Sponsors- Patrick Brennan and Margaret Brennan 
                      Married to Mr McLoughlin (died 1949), buried at Carracastle      Cemetary
* Frances     - Bapt. 26 Nov. 1881, Sponsors, John Howley and Mary Matilda Doherty
                      Died 1959 and is buried at Carracastle Cemetary


Note: The reason for two Frances' and two Margaret's is that the earlier had died young as did other children of the marriage.