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WexfordKillann (Wexford)

Seeking info on my maternal great grad fathers family all from Killann parish Co. Wexford, family name DONOHUE,  great great gran James Donohue and Johanna McGhee marriage circa 1845. Great gran Patrick James Donahue (immigrated to USA 1880 died Waterbury, Connecticut 1939) extensive history and family in US, brothers and sisters born between 1852 and 1874, Patrick, Thomas, James, John, Johanna and Anne.  It appears several also died in parish. My direct email mahalo222@yahoo.com 

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mahalo222:

The RC parish in the 19th century was Rathnure and Templeludigan and Killann was a variant name for the parish. The records for the parish are not included on the Roots Ireland data base but are included on the subscription site FindMyPast.ie. I found records for six children: Patrick 1854 Edward 1857 Mary 1862 John 1867 Anne 1872 John 1874. I wonder if one of the two John records was actually Johanna. Civil registration of births started in 1864. I found the 1872 civil record for Anne and at that time the family was living in Rathduff townland in Killaan civil parish. See next to last record.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1872/03258/2193968.pdf

Roger McDonnell

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