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The Irish phone book www.118.ie/ has 1 Purcell & 1 Keyes in Rathdowney. I am not permitted to give their details on this site but if you google the phone book & choose people search & enter the surname & Rathdowney, Laois they'll come up. You could then drop them a line.
I assume you are aware of John's siblings from www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name:Kate PurcellDate of Birth:28-Nov-1775
Date of Baptism:02-Dec-1775Address:BallymullenParish/District:RATHDOWNEYGender:FemaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John PurcellMother:Sarah KeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patt Mara Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Connell
Name:Joseph PurcellDate of Birth:24-May-1777
Date of Baptism:25-May-1777Address:ClonmoreParish/District:RATHDOWNEYGender:MaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John PurcellMother:Sarah KeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Tom Maher Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Fahy
They have John as the youngest - 1779:
Name:John PurcellDate of Birth:07-May-1779
Date of Baptism:09-May-1779Address:ClonmoreParish/District:RATHDOWNEYGender:MaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John PurcellMother:Sarah KeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Darby Howley Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Maher
Col
Thank you, yes I knew about his siblings, I did meet a man in Erril where they (John Purcell and Sarah Keyes)lived with the Purcell name and I’m pretty sure we’re somehow related but not sure how.
Hoping to find someone on the Keyes side?
Sara's birth record:
Name:Sarah Key
Date of Birth:19-Dec-1896
Address:StrabaunParish/District:Rathdowney
Gender:Female
CountyCo. Laois
Denomination:
Father:Martin Key Occupation:Farmer
Mother:Johanna Cahill
Notes:
Father's Address: Strabaun
Thanks so much, I’ll try to look further into this.
Parents' marriage:
Date of Marriage:16-Aug-1894
Parish / District:URLINGFORD County:Co. Kilkenny
Husband :MartinKeye Address:Strabawn Queens County Occupation:LABOURER Age:32 Widower (Male)
Wife Johanna Cahill Lough Co. Kilkenny FARMER Age 28 Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Denomination:Civil Parish
Husband's Father Martin Keye Occupation:FARMER
Wife's FatherNameThomasCahill FARMER
Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:Not RecordedNot Recorded
Not RecordedNot RecordedAddress:
Witness 1 Name:JohnFitzpatrick
Witness 2 MaryCahill
Siblings
Name:Martin KeyDate of Birth:03-Jun-1895
Date of Baptism:05-Jun-1895Address:StrabaunParish/District:GALMOYGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Martin KeyMother:Johanna CahillOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John Fitzpatrick Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Sarah Cahill
Different listing for Sara but same date:
Name:Sarah KeyDate of Birth:18-Dec-1896
Date of Baptism:19-Dec-1896Address:StrabawnParish/District:GALMOYGender:FemaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Martin KeyMother:Julia CahillOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Thomas Connell Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Hannah Gannon
Two for Margaret also:
Name:Margaret KeyDate of Birth:13-Sep-1900
Date of Baptism:14-Sep-1900Address:StrabawnParish/District:GALMOYGender:FemaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Martin KeyMother:Julia CahillOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Edmund Phelan Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Catherine Connell
Name:Margaret KeyeDate of Birth:14-Sep-1900
Registration Date:
Address:StrabawnParish/District:RathdowneyGender:FemaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:
Father:Martin KeyeMother:Julia CahillOccupation:Farmer
Col
Rathdowney cemetery burial records;
(312) Evan Keys; 1month-(ftr-Pat Keys); 18/2/1933
(1216) John Keys; 80-widower-Dublin; 6/11/1977
(1263) Joanna Keys; 81-widow-Coolfin; 28/6/1979
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Headstones in Rathdowney cemetery;
Mary Campion; (nee Keys); Johnstown Glebe; 13/2/2000
also son/daughter who died in infancy.
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in memory of our parents;
Mary Keys; 15/2/1970
John Keys; 6/1/197
Daughter; Eileen; 17/2/1943
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Jack
I have Sarah Keyes fathers name as Morgan from marriage records? Is this a different person ? It’s written pretty clearly
Yes, I also have Sarah Keys father as Morgan on my information.
