Connolly and Kenny Marriage, 1898

[FrankDJ]

How can I confirm that the marriage of those below did in fact occur and on what date? Family lore has it that these two persons married in Ireland. I found them in the referenced index.
From the Cicil REgistration Marriage Index 1845-1958
Patrick Connolly, marriage Jan-Feb-Mar 1898, Registration District- Castlereagh
Bridget Kenny, marriage Jan-Feb-Mar 1898, Registration District-Castlereagh
Both are on page 77, FHL Film 101259
Thanks for your assistance
Frank D Jurenka

[ballydw]

www.groireland.ie  you can obtain the marriage cert from here.
I presume you have seen the family on the 1901/1911 census
www.nationalarchives.ie/census in Foughill Coolougher, Roscommon

[Elwyn Soutter]

If you are content with a photocopy of the marriage entry, you should clearly write, Castlereagh, Jan - Mar 1898, Volume 4 , page 77 on the application form. This will save GRO looking up the indexes and usually gets a small discount. It should cost just €4.

[FrankDJ]

Many thanks for the two responses to my post. I have located the family in both the 1901 and 1911 census but try as I may, I cannot locate the District Electoral Division Coolougher on any map available to me nor can I locate the townland, Foughill. Could I be advised as to where these are located?
As to the marriage contract advice: I am in the USA and have no access to euros which is what the fee service is based on. The GRO web site does not seem to offer any alternative such as credit card. Any advice as to how to obtain a copy?
I would be greatly interested if one of these documents usually have added information as to for example, parents names of both the man and woman.
Thanks for your consideration.
Frank D Jurenka

[Elwyn Soutter]

You can pay by credit card. Go to the website link, and download and print off the application form. It has a section for credit card details. You then post or fax the form back to them.

Foughil is about 3 miles south of Castlerea on the R361. It is too small to appear on Google earth etc but you can see it on the maps attached to Griffiths Valuation. Use the slider bar in the top RHG corner of the map and you can switch between a contemporaneous 1850s map and a modern one.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch

[FrankDJ]

Thanks for the good advice on how to obtain a marriage contract with a credit card. Ditto on the Griffiths valuation map and other interesting data. Tried to obtain a pic/image of the map showing the town as well as the land plots but no luck in that. Is is possible?
Frank Jurenka

[Elwyn Soutter]

Probably not.

[culbaire]

Have you tried getting the map to what you want and then control "print screen". The open up a word document and paste the screen into the word document. You can then change the size of the image.

[FrankDJ]

Received today by post a copy of the marriage contract. Good information except I cannot make out  some information.
Union of Castlerea- OK as am sure it is the same as Castlereagh
Registar's District- Ballaghanennest?, Ballaghadenneest? Anyone understand what this might be
Married in Roman Cathholic Chapel- houphplynn?, houghglynn?
Patrick Connolly lived at time of marriage- Foughill- OK
Bridget Kenny lived at time of marriage- Gloonard-?, Bloonard?, Father Edward Kenny
Any help appreciated