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St Mary's and St Michael's

LimerickSt Marys (Limerick)

Hello - Several of my ancestors (Hutchinson, Gubbins) from Limerick are from St. Mary's parish and also St. Michael's. I'm still new to easily differentiating between the civil and Catholic parishes, but since St. Michael's is not listed on this site would I just consider my family to be from St. Mary's parish? Since the two are so close, would it be common for families to move between parishes throughout the years?

Thank you for the help and clarification!

Chris Meehan

c.meehan@yahoo.com

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Hi Chris!

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

We should have a page for St. Michael's. I will contact our HQ to ask them to add the parish page. St. Michael's and St. Mary's are both civil parishes and RC parishes.

Roger McDonnell

 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Chris.

A marriage took place in St Michael’s RC, Denmark St, Limerick on 30th Oct 1875. In the Civil Registration District St. John’s No 3.

Groom: James Gubbins (34) Bachelor, Carpenter, Queen St (now Davis St) son of Robert Gubbins, Carpenter,

and

Bride: Mary Hutchinson, (Full Age), Spinster, Nelson St (now Parnell St), daughter of Michael Hutchinson, Carpenter.

Sponsors, Michael Reddin, and Margaret Fitzgibbon.

 

St. Michael RC Chapel, Denmark St, is Parish Church to both streets mentioned above.

There are also COI parishes of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge St. and St. Michael’s Church, Perry Square.

http://limerickslife.com/churches/  by Sharon Slater.  See 1978 video - St. Michael’s Denmark –

EllenSophia

Oh wow thank you so much for this information!  I believe Mary and James are siblings of my 2nd great-grandparents (Michael Hutchinson and Johanna Gubbins)!  I had seen a marriage announcement for the two of them in the past, but there wasn't information on their parents or their age.  I assumed it must have been another family/cousins assuming a marriage at their age might not have been too common for the time.  This has helped me make another connection on my family tree.  Very much appreciate it!

Chris Meehan

c.meehan@yahoo.com

Mary Anne Hutchinson was born 28 Feb 1867 at Nelson Street, Limerick, to father Michael Hutchinson, Carpenter and mother Anne Hutchinson, formerly Gubbins.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Shannon_Ward_No__8_Limerick_City/Duggans_Row/1503598/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Limerick_No__8_Urban/Duggans_Row/632432/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Limerick_No__6_Urban/Brennan_s_Row/629065/

A Michael Hutchinson, Boherboy, Married, Carpenter, died 23 Oct 1882, aged 61.

Boherboy (Lord Edward St) is a continuation west of Nelson St.

EllenSophia

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