Shane & annclare I can't thank both of you enough for your help here
Can I recap and ask for your opinions please?
I am looking for birth, death or anything else regarding the family of Michael Scanlon, who according to two pieces of evidence was born in 1828 in Tralee.
A birth on churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie cannot be found, but there is a christening on IGI of a Michael O'Scanlan 22nd Dec 1826 in Tralee, Father Michael O'Scanlan, Mother Margaret Cummane. Which nearly fits in with the parents given on his marriage cert of Michael Scanlon & Margaret Cumming. My first questions that you may be able to help with are where do you think this record came from, and why is it not available on irishgenealogy?
Shane has kindly found possible siblings John O'Scanlan in BALLYFEINAGHTY 1829 and Daniel O'Scanlan in 1834 Father: Michael O'Scanlan, Mother: Margaret Cummane/Commane
annclare has also kindly found a marriage in 1813 for possible parents Michael Scanlon and Margaret Comman of BALLYVELLY with possible siblings there of Mary Scanlan in 1814, Julia Scanlan in 1816 (mother Commane) and then Catherine Scanlan in 1818 in BALLYEANACHTY and then Jeremiah Scanlon in 1822 in BALLYEIGH (possibly Ballyea?)(mother Cumane).
Now I believe that unless there are two Margaret Cum(m)anes or Commanes and other close variants that these are all the same parents and siblings of Michael Scanlon. My question is was it common or possible then why that the "
O'" was added to Scanla(o)n sometime between 1822 and 1826/8?
The years between 1822 and 1829 on the Irishtimes link Shane gave are covered, but is it likely that the records could be as it says on the site "excluding originals in local custody", that Michaels and potentially other siblings could be lost or in local custody?
Again thank you for all the work and help you have given. Hopefully my wife and I will get over on holiday and see where her ancestors originated. I have heard it is a lovely bit of the country.
Best wishes,
Grothenwell