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Title: Name please?
Post by: rubymelia on Sunday 04 August 19 15:30 BST (UK)

I cant quiet make out the woman's name here? Something Keating? Thanks.

Title: Re: Name please?
Post by: JenB on Sunday 04 August 19 15:34 BST (UK)

I think it's Agnete or Agneta, which is a 'Latinized' form of Agnes

http://www.from-ireland.net/irish-names/latin-names-in-english/

The snip you have shown appears to be from a Roman Catholic register, and Latinizing of Christian names was fairly standard in these.

Title: Re: Name please?
Post by: rubymelia on Sunday 04 August 19 15:35 BST (UK)

That's great thank you  :)