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Catherine Monaghan and Patrick Gorry/Garry from Carnaross, Kells, Meath

Grateful to learn that my g-g-grandmother, Catherine Monaghan was married to Patrick Gorry.They lived in Carnaross, Kells, Meath. While I know what happened to their daughter, Anne/Anna/Annah (my g-grandmother), I would like to learn more about their other children who remained in Ireland.

Looking for recommendations for how to follow the lives of:

Elizabeth (b. 1861)

Patrick Jr. (b.1864)

Catherine (b. 1866)

They were baptized in Kells.

Is Carnaross a town? Property?

Thank you for your directing help!!

Ann Marie

Ann Marie

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Ann Marie:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Carnaross is a townland in the civil parish of Castlekeeran or Loughan which is just to the northwest of Kells civil parish. In addition, there is an RC parish called Carnaross which is just north of the RC parish of Kells.

The 1901 census for Carnaross does not show any Gorry households.  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Meath/Castlekeeran/Car…

I also looked on www.irishgenealogy.ie for civil marriage records from 1882 on for any Gorrys in the Kells registration district and did not locate marriages for any of the three children you listed.

Also, did not locate any civil death records from 1891 on for Patrick or Catherine Gorry. Possibly they died before 1891 but images are not available online.

Any other clues?

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

I spotted another child to the parents. Mary was born 20.7.1868 in what might be Turkstown (though I am not certain of that), Kells. See:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1868/03431/2259356.pdf

The father was a labourer. They tended to take short term lets and move about a bit. To follow available work. That can make them hard to trace.  I can’t see any of the family in the 1901 census. Suggests they may have left Ireland.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you Roger and Elwyn!  Am following your clues and will get back with more information.......

We KNOW there was a daughter, Anna/Annah/Anne Gorry-Sheridan, who was born AROUND 1855-58. She had a family in New Jersey, and she returned and remarried in St. Colmcille's, Kells 1928 (5-December).  She then lived in Ballinlough area with Peter Hynes and his family......is that near Carnaross area? 

Have SOME evidence that Anna's Monaghan/Monehan/Monahan cousins moved from the same area of Ireland to the same area of New Jersey. They had the odd first names of Rose and Marcella.  Still have work to do in tracing their origins in Ireland as well as where/when they entered the USA.  Guess I will start with what I know- where they are buried :-)

Thank you again for your time and searching on behalf of my family!

Ann Marie Lynch

 

Ann Marie

Ann Marie:

Yes, Ballin lough is to the west of Kells and southwest of Carnacross. Ballinlough would be in Moylagh civil parish close to Co. Westmeath. Here is a link to the web site for the national school in Ballinlough.  http://www.ballinloughns.com/

Continue to share what info you find. Rose and Rose Anne was a fairly common first name in the 19th century. Marcella was not as common.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

So, it has taken a pandemic for me to return to the binder of this family branch!           A witness to my great grandmother's second wedding in St. Columcille/Kells was Mary Masterson.  Is it possible that it was her sister, Mary Gorry b. 1868?   Where would I look to see if Mary Gorry married someone named Masterson?    Thank you- another step in the brick path!   Hope you are well!

 

Ann Marie

Ann Marie:

We are still here I searched for church and civil records and the only record I see is a marriage in Co. Leitrim in 1892 Patrick Masterson and Mary McGarry. Likely not your Mary.

By the way, I responded to your other message. I never found a civl marriage record for Anne Gorry Sheridan to Peter Hynes. I assume you have a church marriage record which we dont have access to.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you SOOOOO much, Roger!    Yes, wrote to the church and obtained a copy of the marriage paperwork from them.  Think I also have a copy from the microfilm of NLI for that marriage- had to go through a book with rather interesting handwriting......and eventually found it out of order (correct year/wrong month....).    1857 must have been an interesting time period!                                                           Again, thank you for your information over the last few years!  Now that my Sheridan-Gorry-Monaghan binder is open, I will continue the work- and might be back with more info and questions.                                                          Searching Irish records is just so different from searching US records.........and it is a challenge for families that did not own land, or whose names did not appear on those Griffiths records-    am exploring John Grenham's site for other ideas (newspapers specific to certain towns/eras)...............Hope you are well- and best wishes for the health of your family!      

Ann Marie    

PS. Attaching a photo from the 1928 wedding of Annah Gorry Sheridan to Peter Hynes (Dec 5, 1928) at the RC Church in Kells.  Not sure where it could be used.  She was one of those ancestors I find interesting- would love to know her story.  Second husband at age 70- and who was she living with in Carnaross from 1925-1928 (when she and Peter from Kingsmountain, Kilskyre got married).                                       

 

 

 

 

Ann Marie

Ann Marie:

We are always looking to add photos to our parish pages. Can you add that picture to our Kells parish page? Thanks!

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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