Hello Leah,
The marriage transcription from the irishgenenalogy.ie website kindly provided by Patricia on 3 May 2025, notes that "Gloure," was Patrick's townland. I don't believe this is correct. Indications are that Gloure was the townland where Mary Scanlon had lived, as you will see a little later in this reply. Also, Irish marriages traditionally take place in the bride's church, and so the church where the marriage took place was likely closer to Mary Scanlan's home, than to Patrick's home.
The townland of Gloure, is actually spelled Glouria. The question is, which church in the Ballybunion Catholic Parish did the marriage take place in. The other question I had was, how many churches were in the Catholic Parish of Ballybunion? To find out I went to the SWilson.Info website. This is a very informative website owned by genealogist Shane Wilson, who is also a volunteer with Ireland Reaching Out. I specifically went to Shane's collection called, "Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links - c1837." Here I found three churches in the Catholic Parish of Ballybunion. These include the church in Lisselton; a church in Doon, near Ballybunnion; and a church in Ballydonohoe. See the information and a map of the location of the three churches at:
https://www.swilson.info/rcparishlink.php?seldioceseid=17&selrcparid=704&parl=1&lmode=map&anch=0&bsrch=
I enlarged the map and found that a St. Teresa's Church in Ballydonohoe, is just southwest of Glouria. The Lissellton Church and Graveyard is not far away either, but St. Teresa's is closer to Glouria. The enlarged map is attached to this reply.
This Google Map shows that St. Teresa's Church is 1 mile from Glouria: https://tinyurl.com/mrxpx6yr
A second Google Map shows that the Lisselton Church and Graveyard are a little over 2 miles from Glouria: https://tinyurl.com/bdhwstn5
The closest church to Mary's home in Glouria is St. Teresa's in Ballydonohoe.
Here is a Google Street View of St. Teresa's Church, Ballydonohoe, obtained from the Shane Wilson website: https://tinyurl.com/59hr7npx
Attached is an Ordnance Survey Map of Ballydonohoe from the 1829 to 1841 time period, showing the location of the R.C. Chapel.
The next question I had was, when was St. Teresa's Church constructed. To find out I went to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website, and found that the church was constructed circa 1830. The church back then was known as St. John's, rather than St. Teresa's. For more information and a slide presentation of the church, go to:
https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21300502/saint-teresas-catholic-church-ballydonohoe-ballydonohoe-co-kerry
Concerning Lisselton, I didn't find any information about a Catholic Church there, but rather, a Church of Ireland and Graveyard. This information comes from the GENUKI website link, which states that:
"The ancient parish church stood in the burial ground. Nothing remains and its site was used for a Church of Ireland church, built in 1815. This was closed in 1870 and only the ruined tower now stands. In the Church of Ireland Lisselton was united with Aghavallen by the seventeenth century. Lisselton was included in Catholic parish of Ballybunnion. A church was built in around 1830 to the east of the village of Lisselton in Ballydonoghue. This church is in the civil parish of Galey and in 1930 was dedicated to St. Therese of Liseaux. In 1960 the area was formed into a new Parish of Ballydonoghue."
See: https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/KER/Lisselton#Churches
This indicates there may have been a Catholic Church in Lisselton in the distant past, but in 1815 a Church of Ireland church (now in ruins) had been built on the site of the former church.
Ballydonohoe was in the civil parish of Galey and the Catholic Parish of Ballybunion. Glouria was also in the Catholic Parish of Ballybunion. If Mary Scanlan had been born and baptized in Glouria, there will not be a baptism record for her. The National Library of Ireland shows the Ballybunion baptism registers are not available until 1 November 1831, too late to have recorded the baptism of Mary Scanlan. For information about the Ballybunion parish registers and a map of the parish and surrounding Catholic parishes, go to the National Library of Ireland link at:
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0651
There won't be a civil registration birth record for Mary Scanlan either, as the Irish government didn't record births, marriages, and deaths for all religious denominations until the year 1864.
Earlier I had mentioned that the townland of Glouria was the hometown of Mary Scanlan. I arrived at this conclusion after finding six Scanlans recorded there in an Irish property tax record called Griffiths Valuation.
Griffiths Valuation was enumerated in the 32 counties of Ireland from 1847 to 1864. Unlike a census Griffiths Valuation did not record members of a family, but did record those who owned, or leased property in a particular townland. Those who leased houses and land were called, "Occupiers." Those who owned land and houses, or acted as middle men for the owner of the property, were known as "Immediate Lessors."
The valuation for Glouria, in the civil parish of Galey, was completed by the year 1851. The Scanlans in Griffiths Valuation for Glouria are: Daniel; Barth (Bartholomew); Elizabeth; Robert; James; and Mary. See the Griffiths Valuation attachment for Glouria.
Mary Scanlan Reily was likely related to all these Scanlans.
You can search Griffiths Valuation at the Ask About Ireland website at: https://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
THE TOWNLAND OF ASDEE
In some records the townland of Asdee is spelled, Astee. The IreAtlas Townland Data Base is an example of this, and also shows there is an Astee East and an Astee West, which were both located in the civil parish of Aghavallen. See the IreAtlas entry at: https://tinyurl.com/yrt2d22t
The Catholic Parish in the civil parish of Aghavallen, is Ballylongford. The Catholic Church in Asdee is called St. Mary's, according to the Join My Church link at: https://www.joinmychurch.org/churches/St-Mary-s-Church-Asdee-Kerry-Ireland/237154
The Asdeevillage.com website notes the church in Asdee was constructed in 1835: https://asdeevillage.com/about/
Also see the Wikipedia link for information about Asdee/Astee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asdee
Wikipedia notes that the American outlaw Jesse James's ancestors, were from Asdee. But, I didn't find any primary source records, such as baptism and marriage records confirming that his direct line were from Asdee.
The children of Patrick Reily and Mary Scanlan were likely baptized in the Asdee Catholic Church, as the family had lived in Asdee, according to the baptism records.
A Google Map places St. Mary's Church in Astee West: https://tinyurl.com/354zmzk3
Here is a Google Street View of the church: https://tinyurl.com/vne6ju49
Attached is an Ordnance Survey Map of "Astee," from the GeoHive website, showing the location of the R.C. Chapel. This map also shows the location of the National School in Astee. The older Riley children may have attended this school before the family left Ireland in 1849.
Occupiers and Immediate Lessors were recorded in Asdee in Griffiths valuation 1n 1851.
By 1851 however, no Reilys were recorded there. If Patrick's brother William had also lived in Asdee, he may have left Ireland and gone to Canada as well.
The Reily family left Ireland in 1849 during the Great Irish Famine, which devastated Ireland. The worst years of the famine were from 1845 to 1851-52. Historians estimate that during this time, 1 million people died of starvation and disease, while another million people left the country for England, the U.S., Canada, and Australia. See Wikipedia's, "Great Famine (Ireland)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
THE TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOKS
While I didn't find the surname Reily, Reilly, Riey, etc leasing property in Asdee in Griffiths Valuation, I did locate a John Riley and a T. Connor in Astee East, in a record called the Tithe Applotment Books. They leased farmland in common with one another in Asdee East.
The tithe books were compiled in the 32 counties of Ireland from 1823 to 1837. The Tithe Applotment Books recorded farmers who leased or owned land. Under the tithe applotments, farmers were required to pay a tithe, that is, a stipend, for the upkeep of the established Church of Ireland. The forced tithing did not go over very well with the millions of farmers in Ireland, the majority of whom were Catholic, and who were required to pay their hard earned income to a religious denomination which had persecuted Catholics for hundreds of years. For more information about the Tithe Applotment Books, and to search the Tithe Applotment Books, go to the National Archives of Ireland website link at: https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
The tithe applotments for Astee East, County Kerry, were recorded in 1824.
The tithe entry for John Riley and T Connor is attached to this reply, referenced by the green arrow. The entry shows they leased 14 Acres, 2 Roods, and 1 Perch of 1st Quality farmland in Asdee. 1st quality land was the best for growing crops such as barley and oats. The far right of the entry shows that John Riley and T Connor paid a tithe of 1 Pound, 3 Shillings, and 8 Pence toward the upkeep of the Church of Ireland.
The first person recorded in Asdee is a man named the surname of James, which does show the surname was present in the townland, but again I did not find a direct relationship between Jesse James and any Jameses who lived in Asdee, County Kerry.
For more information about Acres, Roods, and Perches as measures of land for taxation purposes, go to the Lochista website link at: https://lochista.com/understanding-acres-perches/
Earlier, when looking for information about Mary Scanlan and her family, I had looked for, but didn't find the townland of Glouria recorded in the Gale civil parish, in the Tithe Applotment Books.
BALLYLONGFORD PARISH REGISTERS
According to the National Library of Ireland, the baptism records for the Catholic Parish of Ballylongford only go back to the year 1823, which would have been too late to have recorded Patrick's baptism record, being as he was married in 1838 according to the Ballybunion marriage transcription provided by Patricia.
See information about the date of the Ballylongford baptism and marriage records held by the National Library of Ireland: https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0654?locale=en
There will not be a birth record for Patrick either. As mentioned earlier, the Irish government didn't record birth, marriage, and deaths for all religious denominations until 1864.
With Kind Regards,
Dave Boylan
SOURCES
Reply to Leah on 3 May 2025 from Ireland Reaching Out Volunteer Patricia
SWilson.Info: Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links - c1837
Google Maps
Google Street Views
GeoHive: Ordnance Survey Maps
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland
GENUKI
National Library of Ireland
Ask About Ireland: Griffiths Valuation
IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Join My Church
asdeevillage.com
Wikipedia
National Archives of Ireland: Tithe Applotmment Books
lochista.com
