Hello Marlene,
I'm not related, but found the baptism transcription and copy of an original baptism record for what may be Thomas Donlon’s sister. The transcription shows that Mary “Donlan” was baptized in St. Senan’s Catholic Parish on 3 April 1861. Her parents are “Sinon” Donlan and Ellen Enright. The transcription was found at the Find My Past (FMP) website, which provides free Catholic Parish baptism, marriage, and burial transcriptions for all 32 counties of Ireland, most transcriptions of which cover the 19th century.
You can access the FMP baptism transcription for Mary Donlan after you establish a free account: The transcription can be found at: https://is.gd/X2G7Ep
Attached to the FMP transcription is a link that takes you to a copy of the original Sr. Senan’s Catholic Parish baptism record for Mary. The original baptism record can be found at: https://is.gd/RAY96X
You’ll see two facing pages of the baptism register. You can enlarge the register by means of round icons in the upper center/ right of the screen. The icons are white with green backgrounds. You can also access the full-screen function by clicking on the last icon on the right with the two arrows pointing northeast and southwest.
Mary’s baptism is on the right hand page, 5th entry up from the bottom. The original baptism record gives additional information in that it shows that at the time of the baptism Mary and her family were living in the townland of Kilcarrol. Mary’s godfather is John O’Dea. I could only make out the first name of her godmother, Anne, whose last name is in shadow.
The alternate name for St. Senan’s Parish is the Catholic Parish of Kilrush, which was located in the Civil Parish of Kilrush.
According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website, St. Senan’s Catholic Church, located in Toler Street, Kilrush, was constructed circa 1840. You can read about the architectural details and view of slide presentation of the church at the Buildings of Ireland link at: https://is.gd/kwRLQT
A Google Map shows that St. Senan’s Catholic Church is 2.2 miles west of Kilcarrol where the Donlan family were living when Mary was baptized in 1861: https://is.gd/ayuqKH
For a Google Street View of St. Senan’s Church, see: https://is.gd/hoRbaS
Google does not have a Street View of Kilcarrol, but you can see the Street View of the road to Kilcarrol off the Monvana Road (R473) at: https://is.gd/9VLfoJ
I found an Ordnance Survey Map of Kilcarrol from circa 1842, just after construction of St. Senan’s Catholic Church in Kilrush. The map is attached to this reply.
Also attached to this reply is a very nice Ordnance Survey Map in color (circa 1842) of the location of the R.C. Chapel in Kilrush, which would be the present day St. Senan’s Church. The R.C. Chapel is just to the left of the red teardrop marker on the map.
I didn’t find the St. Seanan’s/Kilrush Catholic Parish baptism transcriptions for any more children of Simon/Sinon Donlon and Ellen Enright, at the FMP website.
Do you think the baptism of Mary Donlan refers to your Thomas S. Donlon’s sister?
In his reply to you McCoy had mentioned an Irish land record called Griffiths Valuation. Griffiths Valuation was enumerated in the 32 counties of Ireland between 1847 and 1864. The valuation for Kilcarrol and surrounding townlands was completed by 1855. I looked for but did not find any Donlons or Enrights recorded as leasing property in Kilcarrol. They may not have lived there yet. Those who paid to lease property, known as “Occupiers,” were recorded in Griffiths Valuation. Family members of Occupiers were not recorded, with the exception of “agnomens.” See: (https://is.gd/4pNVTC).
It’s possible Donlons or Enrights were living in the household of an Occupier, relative or friend, who paid to the lease the property in Kilcarrol.
Kind Regards,
Dave Boylan
