Carrolls of Kildorrery: Denis Carroll m Margaret Kennedy 1813
My gggrandfather Denis Carroll, who likely lived in the village, married Margaret Kennedy in 1813. Because Baptismal records were not kept that early, I am not sure of who their older children were. I do know that my ggrandmother, Ann Carroll, born c1819, was one of them. She married James Kenny c1840. (I cannot find the marriage in Kildorrery records although the Baptism of their first child is there). Another child born before records were kept was John Carroll who married Catherine Fenton and emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada. I am wondering if there was an older son Denis because a Denis Carroll served as a Baptismal sponsor for Ann Carroll Kenny's oldest child. (This family then moved to Knockadea, Ballylanders, Limerick). I don't know if it was customary in Kildorrery for fathers to be Baptismal sponsors or not. Understanding whether or not this was common would help me to know whether Denis was the father or a son. The other children I know of are Edmond (1827); Catherine (1830); Mary (1832); and Anthony (1837). I have no idea what became of Catherine, Mary, or Anthony but would love to find descendants.
I did find a marriage even earlier of a Denis Carroll to a Mary Carey of Tankardstown. I don't know if this i my gggrandfather who married Margaret as his second wife, or if there was another Denis Carroll living in Kildorrery at the time. I would also like to add that I get the impression that my Carrolls were the poor cousins. There was a large Carroll family who becamse wealthy land-wise. My grandfather, Dennis Kenny, was an apprentice in a bakery that was owned by Anthony Carroll, his cousin, in Kildorrery. Whether Anthony was a first cousin or a 2nd cousin to my ggrandmother I cannot determine.