Pallasgreen - Catherine O'Dwyer/Dwyer & Michael Purcell

Greetings from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA,

I have a Joanna Purcell as a godparent of Julia Rahilly (my grandfather's sister).  It appears in Sologhead RC parish on August 12, 1861.  The Rahilly's resided in the Newtown, Templebredon.  At this point I don't know anything about Joanna or what her connection was with Julia's parents - Patrick Rahilly/Mary Sugrue (my great grandparents).

Regards,

Kevin Reilly

Kevnin, did I know you had Purcells from the Solohead area?  We have Purcells from Emly just down the road from Oola in Solohead. Marilyn, I have a Pallasgraen McGrath/Dwyer cousin who will be writing to you. 

creal....that's wonderful!  To add to my first post regarding Purcell's, I found that Michael Purcell and Margaret Morony/Malony also had a daughter Biddy Purcell in 1836 and James Purcell in 1840.  In 1841 a John Purcel & Ally Magrath had a son James.

I look forward to hearing from your Magrath/McGrath cousin, thank you.

Kevin, I'm sorry, but to date I don't have any Rahilly (Real) in the families I am researching, nor a Joanna Purcell, although while searching in the Townland "Hospital" on   http://registers.nli.ie/ ;  there were many Real baptisms and marriages.

Marilyn

Marilyn, my cousins and I visited our Real cousins in Hospital this past June.

Creal

It has been a month today and I still have not heard from your McGrath/Dwyer cousin from Pallasgreen whom you said would be writing to me.  I still hope they will make a connection, thanks

Marilyn