Thomas Colahan and Mary Delaney

[debkar]

Hi,

Looking for information on Thomas Colahan and Mary Delaney's parents/siblings.

On Mary's death certificate is states that she was born in Mount Raff (Mountrath) around 1839 and married in the same place. It shows her parents as Daniel Delaney and Ellen O'Carrol. She was a catholic.
On Thomas's death certificate it states that they married in Rosseray (maybe Roscrae) and that he was born in Galway around 1841.  Thomas was in the RIC and married Mary prior to coming to Australia in 1865.

Thanks
Deb

[shanew147]

RC Baptism and marriage records for the parish of Mountrath go back to about 1823, so you may be able to locate some details in these. It's a bit strange that Thomas and Mary would show different places of marriage...  Roscrea is in Co. Tipperary and about 40km to the west of Mountrath.

The Mountrath RC records are available in the National Library (film pos. 4201), and some transcriptions for the parish also seem to be available on the pay-website of the Irish Family History Foundation - http://www.rootsireland.ie/

see :  Introduction to Irish Records



Shane