looking for birth records of any siblings of catherine matthews born 1840 in longford; parents john matthews and judith (julia) Farrell

Patricia:

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I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and did not find a baptismal record for a Catherine Matthews with father John and mother with maiden name Farrell. You did not mention the religious denomination of the family. If they were RC there are about five RC parishes with records starting later than 1840. There are Church of Ireland parishes included in Roots Ireland although some parishes start later than 1840.

Roger McDonnell

Patricia:

The only other possible source is the Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Co. Longford. The survey was taken around 1853. We don't know if your John Matthews was alive and leasing land in 1853 to be included on the Griffiths listing. There were three John Matthews records as follows: Clooneen townland Columkille civil parish, Toome townland Columbkille civil parish and Creeve townland Killoe civil parish. The RC records for Killoe and Columbkille parishes go back before 1840.

One other possible lead. I did find the baptismal record below for 1821 but the parents match the names you provided.

Roger

Name:Roseanne MatthewsDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:01-Jan-1821Address:Not RecordedParish/District:SHRULEGender:FemaleCountyCo. Longford
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John MatthewsMother:Judith FarrellOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John FoxSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Catherine Fox