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Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« on: Friday 17 November 17 18:19 GMT (UK) »
I found a civil registration marriage certificate on irishgenealogy.ie, but can't find the corresponding Church marriage.

The marriage of Michael Reilly and Bridget McDonagh took place on 12th May 1874, at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Riverstown, Registration District Sligo.

I searched for Riverstown on https://registers.nli.ie and found it was an alternative name for Taunagh. There is a marriage register for this parish, covering 1874, but it doesn't seem to contain the marriage I want.

I think I must be in the right area, because the priest's name on the civil reg. certificate is given as Owen Feeny, and several marriages on the Church register (which is in Latin) have priest's name Eugene Feeny.

Can anyone help me find the Church register? I have checked the indexes on findmypast and ancestry, but found nothing.
McDonagh, Warr, Nuckley

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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #1 on: Friday 17 November 17 18:36 GMT (UK) »

Taunagh

Diocese of Elphin | County of Sligo
Variant forms of parish name:
Riverstown

https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0565
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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17 November 17 18:44 GMT (UK) »
Image, saves everyone having to look for it and go through the captcha garbage etc to see it
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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #3 on: Friday 17 November 17 19:50 GMT (UK) »
might be worth noteing the birth of an Arthur McDonagh possible brother, son of Arthur McDonagh, Tin man and Margaret Sweeny born 1st April 1867.Corrick ?Longford.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03483/2280384.pdf

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https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F533-329


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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #4 on: Friday 17 November 17 20:16 GMT (UK) »
I can see the couple who married on the 11 May 1874
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11237/8120316b.pdf
Bartholomew MCLoughlin and Bridget Clearkin
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633986#page/29/mode/1up
4th from the bottom
The next one seems to be dated 11th as well
Yes also married on the 11th but June not May Pat Leddin and Mary Kennett
Yes next one is the last couple on the Civil Reg page
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11237/8120316.pdf

Your couple is missing.

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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #5 on: Friday 17 November 17 20:25 GMT (UK) »
might be worth noteing the birth of an Arthur McDonagh possible brother, son of Arthur McDonagh, Tin man and Margaret Sweeny born 1st April 1867.Corrick ?Longford.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03483/2280384.pdf

or
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F533-329
Yes, I agree Bridget could be the daughter of Arthur McDonagh & Margaret Sweeny. But there were a few other Arthur's about so I can't be sure. That's one reason I want to find the Church register.

Arthur McDonagh and Margaret Sweeny were determined to have a son called Arthur. One was baptised in Offally in 1858, and another in Sligo in 1862. I assume they both died young, because a third Arthur was baptised (and registered) in Longford in 1867.
McDonagh, Warr, Nuckley

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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #6 on: Friday 17 November 17 20:28 GMT (UK) »
I can see the couple who married on the 11 May 1874
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11237/8120316b.pdf
Bartholomew MCLoughlin and Bridget Clearkin
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633986#page/29/mode/1up
4th from the bottom
The next one seems to be dated 11th as well
Yes also married on the 11th but June not May Pat Leddin and Mary Kennett
Yes next one is the last couple on the Civil Reg page
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11237/8120316.pdf

Your couple is missing.
I wondered if they could have been married in a neighbouring parish, and Riverstown was a copying error (clutching at straws here).
McDonagh, Warr, Nuckley

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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #7 on: Friday 17 November 17 20:53 GMT (UK) »
I can see the couple who married on the 11 May 1874
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11237/8120316b.pdf
Bartholomew MCLoughlin and Bridget Clearkin
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633986#page/29/mode/1up
4th from the bottom
The next one seems to be dated 11th as well
Yes also married on the 11th but June not May Pat Leddin and Mary Kennett
Yes next one is the last couple on the Civil Reg page
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11237/8120316.pdf

Your couple is missing.
I wondered if they could have been married in a neighbouring parish, and Riverstown was a copying error (clutching at straws here).
or the Parish Priest may forgot to fill in the register that day but did fill in the paper work to register the marriage.

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Re: Looking for a marriage in Riverstown or Taunagh
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 14 October 21 11:24 BST (UK) »
I also am looking for a marriage in this area - Anna McDonagh to Thomas Hogobie.  They are my first Irish relatives
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