Newtown

Hi Megan,

Attached may be of assistance. Broadford - Diocese of Killaloe .

Credits: www.nationalarchives.ie/ Tithe Records and catholicparishregisters@nli.ie - National Library.

Regards,

Thank you!  I think that must be it.  I don't see the surnames of the couple I'm looking for, but I know from their children's birth records that they moved around a lot so their families probably lived elsewhere at the time of the tithe applotments.  I looked at Griffiths Valuation for Killokennedy Parish since that was much closer to their 1858 marriage date, but it doesn't seem to include Newtown.  Do you know why that might be? 

Thank you!  I think that must be it.  I don't see the surnames of the couple I'm looking for, but I don't think they grew up in Newtown so that's not surprising. I was hoping to find them in Newtown on Griffiths Valuation since that was much closer to their 1858 marriage date, but I looked through all the Griffiths pages for Killokennedy parish and didn't find Newtown.  Do you know why that might be? Were there townlands that were excluded from Griffiths or whose records haven't survived?

Hi Megan,

Please see attached. Apparently Broadford or Killokennedy parish were re-arranged. 

The "Newtown" you are seeking may be in the parish of O'Callaghan's Mills, Civil parish of Killuran.

Regards,

That's interesting, thanks.  Unfortunately I'm not seeing the "right" surnames on this Griffiths Valuation either.  The 1858 marriage was between Michael Carey and Sally Curley of Newtown, witnessed by Denis and Mary Sheedy also of Newtown.  None of those surnames is on Griffiths for Newtown in Killuran parish.  Sally Curley was probably living with her father at that time, and I know he was in Finlea in Killaloe parish.  I can't figure out where the Careys came from though.  The search continues!

My Whelans of Kilbane also have Newtown on their gravestone.