Researching our family history COOLFIN, LOUGHREA, GALWAY, IRELAND

[TreeTreeTree]

Searching for John and Anne DONOHUE

Anne (nee ?) DONOHUE of Coolfin, Abbey, Loughrea Co. Galway. She died in 1868 aged 72. Witnessed by Thomas Donohue (born 1832; died 1882).

I believe her husband was John Donohue, citied in Tithe Records 1854 in Coolfin, plot no. 6

1. We cannot get any further back in time due to lack of records
2. we would like to know her maiden name
3. We would like to find details for John Donohue (born, wed, died)
4. We would like to find details of their children

[confusion]

There is a death in Loughrea 10 June 1868 of an Ann Donohue, farmers wife aged 93 registered by John Donohue widower of deceased.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1968/04186/4067840.pdf

Is this the same person?

[TreeTreeTree]

Thank you - the record you have linked to is 1968...so unfortunately not, but thanks for trying!

[athacliath62]

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I believe her husband was John Donohue, citied in Tithe Records 1854 in Coolfin, plot no. 6
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I think that should possibly read Griffith's Valuation dated 1856, the Tithe records are much earlier.

There seems to be two townlands named Coolfin in Co. Galway on e in the north past Gort and a second one west of Portumna near the village of Abbey - this one seems to fit the valuation and is in Ballynakill civil parish, Leitrim barony. The Catholic parish would likely be Ballynakill or Woodford both are on the NLI website and can be searched on FindMyPast and Ancestry, the first has baptisms back to 1839, the second back to 1821, neither parish recorded deaths.

[athacliath62]

I located one possible child to this couple, baptised in Woodford parish 8th September 1826, parents John Donohoe and Anne, part of the register looks damaged, mother's surname might be Hickey?