I have great grandparents who lived in Rathkeale. My Great grandmother was: Mary O'Donnell born July 9, 1864, her brother Terrence O'Donnell was born 1870. I don't know if there is more than one parish in Rathkeale or not. I'm doing my ancestry and looking for records that could help find when and where my Great Grandmother was married. Liz
Liz:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
There are at least four Mary O'Donnell/Donnell/McDonnell baptismal records around 1864 in Rathkeale. Do you have her parents names and do you know who she married? Also, I did not find a Terence O'Donnell (or variant) in the parish.
Roger McDonnell
Liz:
I also took the liberty of modifying the subject line for your message. You want to show the name of the person who you are searching in case others are also looking for the same person/family.
Roger
Hi Roger,
Thank you for info. I think her parents names were: Cornelius o donnell and Bridget Liston who were both from Limerick. I found info on their marriage from another ancestor.com member, who writes that they were married February 8, 1853 in knockaderry parish, Limerick. Mary O'Donnell married john keating who was from Limerick also. I'm not sure if they married in Ireland or US.
Liz
Liz:
Is it possible she was Margaret O'Donnell or Margaret Mary? There are nine baptismal records on Roots Ireland for parents Cornelius and mother with surname Liston: Cornelius 1855 Terence 1856 John 1858 Bridget 1860 ( died young?) James 1862 Margaret 1865 Catherine 1865 (died young?) Catherine 1867 Bridget 1869
Roger
Name:Margaret DonnellDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:13-Jul-1864Address:
Parish/District:RATHKEALEGender:UnknownCountyCo. Limerick
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Cornelius DonnellMother:Bridget ListonOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Terence Liston Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Jna. Liston
Hello, sorry I cannot connect with the last post but it made me think about my family again in Rathkeale.
I have my 2x gr father William Higgins b. Abt 1831 - 37 Rathkeale.
Father William Higgins.
They were Cathoilcs.
I would appreciate any help in finding a birth for William and possibly a marriage for father William.
Another question, would a resident of Rathkeale be able to forward me a contact for the local RC church in Rathkeale.
Someone there who would be kind enough to search the records for me perhaps?
Thank you so much Sylvia BC Canada
Sylvia:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
Your best bet is to post a new message so more people/volunteers will see your message. Below is a transcription of the 1837 baptismal record. I was unable to locate the marriage record. Below is a link to the parish register. Likely the marriage occurred in Margaret's parish and records are not available.
http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0892
Link to parish web site http://www.limerickdiocese.org/parish.html?pa=47
Roger
Name:William HigginsDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:24-Dec-1837Address:
Parish/District:RATHKEALEGender:UnknownCountyCo. Limerick
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:William HigginsMother:Margaret ReidyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Joe. Casey Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Sarah Delahunty
Thank you so much for the bpt record and links.
You are very much appreciated.
Sylvia BC Canada
Rodger,
hello! thank you for info on Mary O Donnell. I guess her name could of been Margaret Mary, on all US census it mentions her name as Mary only and my mother was very young when she paaesd on. Her brother Terrence records is how I found Thier parents names. So Im assuming it is her. Thank you for your research.
Liz