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Nicholas M. Carroll

Nicholas M. Carroll

Born
1805-06-05 12:00:00
Died
1862-07-30 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My 2nd great-grandfather, Nicholas M. Carroll, was born 5 Jun 1805 in Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He married my 2nd great-grandmother, Bridget Martin (born in 1815), also from Freshford.   They were married in Lisdowney Parish, Diocese of Ossory on 4 Mar 1834. They first eloped, and married publicly later in the chapel of Clontubrid.  I even know that the witnesses were Mary Hickey and Patt Whelan. They had 7 sons:  Patrick, Martin, John, Nicholas, William, James and Joseph.  The first 5 sons were born in Kilkenny. The last 2 James and my great-grandfather, Joseph, were born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 

Nicholas' parents were Richard Carroll and Elizabeth Holden. He was baptized at Owning and Trmplrotum, Kilkenny.

I have been to Kilkenny and had a wonderful visit with cousins I met on-line who were related to Bridget Martin, his wife.  I would love to know more about Nicholas' life in Kilkenny prior to emigrating in approximately1845-1850.  Anything you know about his family there in Kilkenny, I would be thrilled to hear about.

Cathie Field Lloyd

Juno Beach, Florida

Associated communities

Kilkenny

County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland.  It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble.  We have a population of approximately 95,419.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

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Buildings in this community

  • The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827

    Location: Kilkenny

  • O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist

    Location: Kilkenny

    Dublin Road, Kilkenny

  • Kilfane House

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilfane House, Between Gowran and Thomastown

  • Kilkenny Castle

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1894-06-24 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1897 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1898-11-20 12:00:00

Freshford (Kilkenny)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Freshford (Kilkenny). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1950s

    Foundation of St Lachtain's GAA Club

    1951-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Report on the Potato Epidemic, Boyle, Sligo and beyond

    <p>THE POTATO EPIDEMIC—LATEST INTELLIGENCE | The Freeman's Journal </p> <p>The following letters on the potato disease from authoritative and respected sources, we deem it our duty to lay before the Irish public. It will be seen that they are written from widely separated districts, and bear the most recent dates:</p>

    1845-11-04 12:00:00

Nicholas M. Carroll