Ireland XO
Back to Message Board

Ancestor Search

LimerickShanagolden (Limerick)

I am researching my ancestor John Mulcair. We have found a church Baptism ecord for him in the Parish of Shanagolden, County Limerick. Born 11 Feb 1828. His father is identified as Stephen Mulcair and his mother as Margaret Power. This matches information on his marriage certificate in Victoria, Australia which is where John emigrated to in about 1858. I have found a marriage record for his parents Stephen and Margaret - 1 Dec 1827 but no birth records.

He married Bridgit Shier in Australia who was also born in County Limerick in abt 1838.

I wonder if you have any suggestions for locating birth records for Stephen and Margaret and possibly Bridgit as well - although I do not know the Parish from which Bridgit came.

Kind regards

Anne Kerr

IrelandXO member

3 replies

Shanagolden RC records are available back to 1824, so not far enough to include the baptisms of Stephen and Margaret. The average starting date for rural RC records is about 1830, so anything before that is doing well.

You could search for other Mulcair and Power records in the same parish to see if they share godparents at baptisms, or witnesses at marriages, as these may be extended family. Mulcair is not a common surname and there are just a few others showing in Co. Limerick on the Tithe records, and these may be related to your Mulcair family at some point. The Tithes were a form of Land Taxation, and these records date from the late 1820s/early 1830s  - see : here

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

You state that John Mulchair Married Bridget Shier. The Sheir / Shire Name comes from The Paletinate Germany. Look up Palatine Museum Rathkeale Co limerick. Most of the Paletine in limerick, settled in Ballingrane, Rathkeale, Adare & Kilcornan Parishes. Look up Embury Heck Memorial Methodist Church Ballingrane. Regards John

oconnelljohn1

Hello Anne,

I answered you last night, but my reply was deleted for some reason. I'll try again.

I checked Ancestry.com for your ancestors and found Bridget Shier in the Waugh Family Tree along with husband John Mulcare and their 14 children. I could find no further info in Ireland for either Bgt or John.

I suspected that the Sheir surname was German too - a Palatinate. The Waugh Family Tree has Shiers that lived in Rathkeale. You might want to check their tree to see if you recognize any of their info. It appears that the first Shiers came to Limerick in the early 1700's - to Rathkeale. I'm attaching family info on this family line. Please open the attached document.

Here is a link to the Palatinate Museum in Rathkeale. http://www.irishpalatines.org/index.html

Also you might want to post your query on the Irelandxo Rathkeale Message Boards. It is possible that the Rathkeale group would have more info for you.

Sincerely,

Patti Hacht

Kilcolman & Shanagolden Irelandxo Parish Liaison

Shanagolden LimerickIrelandXO Volunteer

Reply

Reply
One image file up to 2 MB.