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Moran Family

KilkennyUrlingford (Kilkenny)

Hello,

I did some research on my grandfather, Christopher Moran through Ancestry.com and I believe that he may be from/nearUrlingford, Ireland. If I am correct, his parents were Owen Moran and Catherine Carrig (per Marriage certificate - 1897). My grandfather was born December 19, 1909 in Johnstown.His birth certificate is the only one that I can find when I researched him through Irish Genealogy so it may be him? Is there a way to determine if they had any more children? My grandfather came over (I believe by himself) when he was a young man.

I guess my purpose/intentions is to see if there are any family left in the area. I know my father visited family in Ireland after the Korean war (but he never said where) and I am hoping that they are still there.

Any tips or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Maureen

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Hi Maureen,

There are no Morans in Urlingford in the irish phone book I'm afraid (www.118.ie/)

I found 2 siblings on www.rootsireland.ie/ (but not Christopher):

Name:Mary MoranDate of Birth:12-Oct-1900
Date of Baptism:14-Oct-1900Address:WarrenstownParish/District:JOHNSTOWNGender:FemaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Owen MoranMother:Catherine CarrickOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Thomas WatsonSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Ellen Watson
Notes:

[E][MOTHER GIVEN AS KATE, SP1 GIVEN AS TOM]

Name:Michael MoranDate of Birth:19-Jan-1902
Registration Date:1-Jan-0Address:WarrenstownParish/District:URLINGFORDGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Civil Parish / District
Father:Owen MoranMother:Catherine CarrigOccupation:Labourer
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Not RecordedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Not Recorded
Notes:

[FATHER REGISTERED THE BIRTH ON THE 8TH OF FEBRUARY 1902] (E)
(MOTHER'S NAME GIVEN AS KATE)

If this is the family in the 1901 Irish Census (free at census.nationalarchives.ie/) perhaps Owen worked away:

Residents of a house 5 in Warrenstown (Johnstown, Kilkenny)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status

Moran Kate 25 Female Head of FamilyR Catholic Co KerryHouse KeeperRead and write-Married-

Moran Margaret 2 Female Daughter R CatholicCo Kerry---Single-

MoranMary 0 Female Daughter R CatholicCo Kilkenny-----

Moran Bridget 20 Female Sister in LawR Catholic

Couldn't find them in 1911 census

Col

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you for your response it was extremely helpful. It would be nice to know the name of the church they were baptized? I see that it was in Warrenstown Parish? How would I go about locating the church and the baptism records?

IrelandXO member

I'm not a Kilkenny expert I'm afraid.

The records were civil - copies available from the General Register Office.

Couldn't find any churches in Warrenstown but there is an R C church in Urlingford

Col

 

 

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks for the reply. 

I continued my research but didn't get very far, however I did find that Michael Moran and Margaret Watson (Owen Moran's parents) were married in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Johnstown (Urlingford) in 1872 per civil records. I would like to find the original church if that is possible? 

Thanks again for all the help!

 

IrelandXO member

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