My great grandmother was Ellen Kirwan born in Killanigan in 1846 of John Kirwan and Julia Blake. John's parents were James Kirwan and Ellen Brennan. Julia's parents were Catherine Leahy and William Blake. John and Julia emigrated 1847 to Pennsylvania area.
Cathy
Hello again Cathy!
I looked on Roots Ireland and did not find a baptismal record for Ellen. I did find an 1844 record for a James Kirwan who presumably was her brother. Not sure why Ellen is not on Roots. Here is a link to the Loughmore RC parish register. You may want to look for the baptismal record for Ellen
http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0254
Roger McDonnell
Name:James KirwanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:03-Apr-1844Address:Not RecordedParish/District:LOUGHMOREGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John KirwanMother:Judith BleakOccupation:Not Recorded
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Informant 1:James KirwanSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Bleak
Thanks, Roger! James is indeed Ellen's brother who died shortly after birth. Ellen's "Kirwan" last name is spelled something like Kearvein in Roots... I'd have to look it up again. I just got back from a month in Ireland and a visit to several of my ancestor's homesteads...