I'm Brian Kiernan in Sydney, Australia. My paternal grandmother's marriage record in Melbourne's St Ignatius in 1873 gives her place of birth only as Limerick and her age as 30; father's name as James Bourke; mother's as Mary n?eHourigan.
I see there are many parishes in Limerick and wonder if anyone can help narrow the search.
Brian:
Need your grandmother's given name.
Roger McDonnell
Hello, Roger. It's Margaret. How could I have forgotten to provide it!
Brian:
Looks like Margaret was a little older than she indicated at her marriage (assuming this is the record for grandmother). Hospital RC parish is a a good deal southeast of Limerick city and border Co. Tipperary.
Roger
| Name: | Margaret Bourke | Date of Birth: | |
| Date of Baptism: | 01-Nov-1839 | ||
| Address: | Parish/District: | HOSPITAL & HERBERTSTOWN | |
| Gender: | Unknown | County | Co. Limerick |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||
| Father: | James Bourke | Mother: | Mary Hourigan |
| Occupation: | |||
| Sponsor 1 / Informant 1: |
Ml. Hayes | Sponsor 2 / Informant 2: |
Mary Bourke |
Wonderful. Thank you Roger.