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Title: Where in Co Cork is Moyln?
Post by: Kiskeam on Wednesday 23 July 14 04:57 BST (UK)

I have recently obtained the death certificate of a grand uncle William Keppel, (son of John Kepple and Catherine O'Riordan) born 02.05.1838 in Newmarket. That certificate records that he married Johanna O'Sullivan (daughter of Michael O'Sullivan and Margaret Bailey) in 1870 in MOYLN Co Cork. William died in 1915 and Johanna died in 1922 and are buried in the Kew (Boroondara) Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

I have located a Moyln Park in Kiskeam, but have had no success tracing Molyn. Any assistance would be appreciated as I am visiting Co Cork in August.

Kiskeam

Title: Re: Where in Co Cork is Moyln?
Post by: gaffy on Wednesday 23 July 14 05:38 BST (UK)

Moylan / Meelin would appear to be the same, I wonder was it Meelin village (have a look at the link below)?

http://www.meelinvillage.ie/history-and-folklore

Also on that theme, a couple of Co. Cork townlands are Meeleen and Meelon.

Edited to add: Meelin village is just north of Newmarket, see here in this 6" historic map (note the RC church):

http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,529483,613057,6,7

Title: Re: Where in Co Cork is Moyln?
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 23 July 14 06:53 BST (UK)

RootsIreland gives a positive search result for William Keppel marriage to Johanna O'Sullivan 1870 father John in Meelin RC
Also works using Johanna as the Search person
Mothers names knock it off but likely they are not recorded.

Title: Re: Where in Co Cork is Moyln?
Post by: gaffy on Wednesday 23 July 14 08:10 BST (UK)

There is a St. Joseph’s in Meelin, a possibility?

http://www.meelinvillage.ie/the-church-of-saint-joseph

http://www.variouscplaces.net/cloyne/parishes/meelinchurch.htm

Historic 25" map: http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,529600,613102,7,9

Edited to add:  BTW, the 6 inch map link previously posted is for the OS maps from 1829 - 1841, the 25 inch map link immediately above is for the OS maps from 1897 - 1913.

Title: Re: Where in Co Cork is Moyln?
Post by: Kiskeam on Wednesday 23 July 14 14:33 BST (UK)

Thank you Gaffy and Sinnan for your detailed responses which  are most helpful.

Meelin definitely "fits the bill" as that town regularly features in the Kepple family history
I have gathered to date.

Regards
Kiskeam