Hi James
I have had a look at the Murroe Parish records( transcribed from original) and I have located your grgrandfathers baptismal record, on 03 Jan 1839 to a James Moore and Mary Nugent .The Sponsors were Joseph O?Donnell and Mary Duhy .There is no record from of their marriage in Murroe. There is no record of any Nugent Baptisms in Murroe either so it is pretty likely that Mary was from a different parish. Possibly one of the parishes neighbouring Murroe ,like Caherconlish, Cappamore or Newport
There is a baptismal Record for James Moore(possibly father to Michael b 1839) on 22 Oct 1818 to Michael Moore and Mary Hall. With one sponsor Biddy Moore .This Record is also entered again on 02 Nov 1818 but this time the mothers name is Mary HALE with 2 sponsors Patrick Moore and Biddy Moore.( I believe it to be the same James and was entered twice for some reason ) I believe that these are James? Parents and there must have been some mistake when transcribing from the original ,a mix up with the names. They also had another child Margaret on 20 Oct 1814 mothers name as Hale with one sponsor Judy Moore and 1 unknown sponsor.
There was the tradition at the time of naming the first son after the fathers? father , which would be true in this case , if this is your James he named his son Michael after his father.
I have searched the Griffiths taken 1851, he is the only James Moore owning land in the parish of Abington at the time . It is possible that this your James , though there are a 1 or 2 other James? in the records having children around this time so may also be one of them .
Did Michael born 1839 leave Murroe or was it a further generation on?
Hope this helps !
If you have any question please ask!
Thanks
?ine