Ready to match my DNA to find the parish of my great-grandfather

Peggy

I'm afraid I must tell you that a distant relation of mine, William Lally, murdered an Eleanor Coen in July 1821.  I hope she wasn't a relation of yours.  I attach a newspaper report of the time.  All this is discussed in my book "The Leaving of Loughrea - An Irish Family in the Great Famine", see www.leavingofloughrea.com   

I presume you have searched everywhere for references to Morans and Coens.  You may not have come accross a fragment of the 1821 census.  I had not, until Michelle at irelandxo found it for me.  There are several Coen and Moran families in it, including a Bridget Coen, aged 16 in 1821, living in the townland of Carakeel, a bit north of Loughrea.  Is this your lady?  I think the best way of studying this census is to get a copy of the book, "Kiltullagh Killimordally - As the Centuries Passed", edited by Kieran Jordan whose email is  5apples@eircom.net.  I believe copies of the actual pages are available from the National Archives in Dublin.

Hope this helps.  Good luck

Stephen