I had some information that my grandmother Catherine O'Neill (parents Brigid Brannick and Hugh O'Neill) was baptized in Crossboyne and Tagheen Parish in 1853. I am not sure why there are 2 parishes listed. Is it possible to find the church where that happened? I am visiting Ireland in September and would love to find the area.
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Maley4848:
It was and is very common for RC parishes in Ireland to have two or more churches/chapels with one church as the primary church of the parish. Here is a link to the web site for the combined parish of Crossboyne and Taughneen. https://crossboyneparish.ie/our-churches/
I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and did not locate the baptismal record for Catherine but did find a baptismal record for her sister Ellen on October 28 1855. The family lived in Lisduff which is in Crossboyne civil parish so likely the family attended the Church of the Sacred Heart in Crossboyne.
Roger McDonnell
And here is Catherine...
Name: Catherine O Neil
Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 17-Jul-1853
Address: Lisduff
Parish/District: Crossboyne & Tagheen RC parish
Gender: Female
County Co. Mayo
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Hugh O Neil
Mother: Bridget Branic
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: John Branic
Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Mary Branic
Notes:
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rootsireland.ie
| Date of Marriage: | 9-Nov-1850 | ||||
| Parish / District: | Crossboyne & Tagheen RC parish | County: | Co. Mayo | ||
| Husband | Wife | ||||
| Name: | Hugh | O Neil | Bridget | Branic | |
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| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic | |||
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| Husband's Father | Wife's Father | ||||
| Name: | O Neil | Branic | |||
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| Husband's Mother | Wife's Mother | ||||
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| Witness 1 | Witness 2 | ||||
| Name: | Thomas | O Neil | Bridget | Branic | |
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From rootsireland.ie
The couple's first child...
| Name: | Mary O Neil | Date of Birth: | |||
| Date of Baptism: | 26-Nov-1851 | ||||
| Address: | Lisduff | Parish/District: | Crossboyne & Tagheen RC parish | ||
| Gender: | Female | County | Co. Mayo | ||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Father: | Hugh O Neil | Mother: | Bridget Brannic | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Patrick Branic | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | Ellen O Neil |
| Notes: | |||||
E. 2-6
Thank you so much! This information is wonderful. And I meant that Catherine O'Neill is my great grandmother.