Trying to help a friend who lives in the UK with her family tree.
Any advice or info welcome!
Dr. Jeremiah Kevin Cregan of Co. Limerick, Dublin and Manchester has a death cert which says he was born in 1916. Family Lore has it that he was from the Adare area of Co. Limerick. His marriage cert of 1943 gives his father as Jeremiah Cregan, farmer. He is known to have siblings Dennis, a Dentist in Dublin, Brid and a Con believed to have emmigrated to the USA.
The only birth cert I can find is one for Jermiah Cregan born 25th October 1916 at "Moneavagha" (Rathkeale DED Limerick). There is another one in 1909, but I have more or less ruled that one out, for the moment. The 1911 census for "Monavaha"
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Shanagolden/Monavaha/642878/has a household which fits some of the details.
This gives a Jeremiah with a wife Margaret and I have obtained a marriage cert which seems to relate to them: 30 June 1909, Jeremiah Cregan Shanagolden to Margaret Hanly of Ballinvira, Croagh, his father John Cregan, hers John Hanly. She fits in with the census details for Hanley Croagh in both 1911 and 1901.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Croagh/Ballinvira/1513386/where they are living in a very large house and own 3 adjacent ones.....
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Croagh/Ballinvira/642092/because a baptism for a Margaret Hanley 04-Feb-1878 Croagh gives her mother as Bridget Fizgerald. (rootsireland record). I have locted a possible marriage for Bridget and John in IGI but have not got it yet.
Back to Jeremiah - having problems with his birth as there are a number of options. His wedding cert gives John Cregan as his father, but the only cert I can find has a Dennis. Griffiths has a Jeremiah & Dennis owning a fair bit of land in Monavaha, but no John.
As Clough is only 3 miles from Adare, I feel I am on the right rack, but need help at this point.
I don't know the area, and there don't seem to be any online grave records yet.
All help greatfully recieved!
Sorry if this is a bit long winded...PM