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I hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread after so long. I'm wondering if this is somehow my Murphy family connection to Monaghan. My 2nd great grandfather is Patrick Murphy who I believe is from the area. He married Bridget Connolly in 1892 in Clones. They then moved to Blantyre Lanarkshire Scotland where they lived for the rest of their lives. Sadly Patrick's death certificate does not contain his parents names.

With such little information I have struggled to do anything with this line of my family. Earlier this year I ordered Patrick's Scottish 1939 national register extract which states his DOB to be August 3rd 1867. With that info I still haven't been able to find his birth certificate, so I wonder if his birth just wasn't registered period?! From his Clones RC Marriage cert his father name is John Murphy. Trawling through irishgenealogy.ie hasn't come up with much. My great uncle remember's Patrick and Bridget well, he remembers being told Bridget was orphaned and lived in an orphanage in Monaghan which checks out with the research I have done. But sadly he does not remember Patrick's Mother's name though he is sure he did once many years ago before I was around! 

I noticed the OP lists twins, my family has a long history of twins, starting with Patrick Murphy who had twins of his own. His daughter (my great grandmother) also had twins. Clutching at straws maybe, but I don't have much else to go on.

Certainly would be open to suggestions.

There is a Griffith's Valuation listing for a Daniel McGrogan living in the townland of Coolkeeran. There is unlikely to be a double a in the middle of this placename. There is only one townland in Antrim where the spelling includes 'aa.'

Thank you so much Sonas I think you may be on to something! I never did find a death cert for Patrick McGrogan in Scotland, I know he died between 1860-1870. Have just found a death that may be him in Ballymoney in 1867, now need to order a photocopy from the GRO to confirm.

Thanks for all your help.

Thank you hepburn Been lurking awhile, this forum has been a great resource.

Yes I have tried to compare it to a list of places in Antrim. The best I could come up with that its been spelt incorrectly. Patrick McGrogan was Irish and illiterate so the registrar probably wrote down what he thought he heard. It looks as if he hesitated halfway through writing the place name.

Best we could come up with is Culfeightrin.