Curran of Doonane

[KD146]

I have a number of DNA matches (highest 43cM across 5 segments) who trace back to a Georgia Anna Curran (1891-1965) of Kentucky, USA. Her father was a Lawrence Curran of Ireland (her mother a Mary Kelly), no further detail.

Now there is a Lawrence Curran born in June 1866 in Doonane, Queen's County, to John Curran and Honora Shortall (civil record). John and Honora married in February 1866 in Castlecomer (civil record). John's father was another Lawrence Curran. There, the trail goes cold. So far, nothing to confirm either way that these are the same Lawrence Curran.

My 2nd great grandmother was born Mary Curran of Doonane in 1821, father John Curran. Nothing to connect to any Lawrence Curran of Doonane, but Doonane would have been a very small place.

Is there anywhere else I can go with this? I would love some documentary evidence to back up and confirm the DNA matches, but RootsIreland is sparse with Curran baptisms in the parish registers.

[heywood]

Here is Georgia in 1900 census with mother Mary and siblings in Bath, Kentucky
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9W8-22N

Published trees show Lawrence L Curran b 1828, Ireland and died 1898, Bath, Kentucky
The trees also seem to show Kearnes as an alternative name as it is in brackets.
Also in records -
Arrival in US abt 1843 and army service (civil war) 1860
Marriage 1882

Grave here - Lawrence L Kearnes
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44625002/lawrence-l-kearnes

[heywood]

This is the parish - Doonane.
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0715?locale=en
As you can see your dates are too early for these records

[Kiltaglassan]

Now there is a Lawrence Curran born in June 1866 in Doonane, Queen's County, to John Curran and Honora Shortall (civil record).

Lawrence Curran born 28 June 1866 at Garrendenny townland in the civil parish of Killabban, Queen's County. The Registrar's District was Ballickmoyler & Newtown.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1866/03517/2293916.pdf

Garrendenny
https://www.townlands.ie/laois/slievemargy/killabban/newtown/garrendenny/
It's southern boundary borders County Kilkenny.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4641092#map=12/52.8241/-7.1353

[Kiltaglassan]

Younger sibling of Lawrence Curran....Michael Joseph Curran born 26 April 1868 at Garrendenny.   MMN Shortal
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1868/03440/2262833.pdf