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Church Records in Southwest Cork, 1858

Hi,

The RootsIreland.ie site does not have Cork parish records for Drimoleague, but I found a record under the Church Records tab on the Irishgenealogy.ie site. I like the Roots site becasue it usually gives the father's first names of the couple. On the Church records site, the father's names are not given, but the two witnesses' names that are given match the surname of the couple marrying.

Question is....can one assume that those witnesses are their fathers with any degree of certainty? Or is it more likely that the witnesses were siblings or friends??

 

Thanks,

Carolyn

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Carolyn:

Can you provide the year in question?  I took a quick look at the parish register in 1819 and don't see a problem with the fathers name. https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0046

As an aside, Roots Ireland does not have the records for the parishes in the Diocese of Cork and Ross. As you found out the reocrds for those parises are only on www.irishgenealogy.ie ;

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Roger,

 

The marriage date for Catherine Mahony and Michael Coakley is 30 Jan 1858. The witnesses names are Denis Mahony and Patrick Coakley.  I am questioning if Denis could be Catherine's father.

I know that the Patrick is NOT Michael's father because his father is Jeremiah Coakley. I just don't know what the customary practice was back then regarding witnesses to a marriage.

I don't see how I can tell if Denis is Catherine's father, brother, or some other relation.

Thanks,

Carolyn

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Carolyn:

More than likely Denis was the brother of Catherine and not the father. There is no way to know for sure. 

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks Roger....that's my gut feeling too....a brother.

Carolyn

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