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Louth / Re: Taaffe - Rathescar Cross, Dunleer, Co Louth
« on: Tuesday 18 March 08 03:23 GMT (UK)  »
My Thomas was the son of Patrick Taaffe and Mary Hand. I found the them on his baptismal certificate. The earliest baptismal records for Dunleer Parish are 1790.  So I knew I would not find his father in Dunleer. Luckily for me, I found him in Ardee. There are so many Taaffe's in Louth as that is where they originally settled after they came from Wales with Strongbow in the 12th century.

At least you now have a marriage date for James and Margaret. If you play around with the search function a bit on there, you might possibly be able to find Margaret's parents as well. I did this and found a child of Thomas that no one in my family ever knew existed as she died prior to their emigrating to the US. I am not sure if they have the death certficate for James, but it may be worth a shot to see what information is on it.

I am hoping that they improve their search function to possibly include parent's names as that will be much more helpful in finding relevant records.

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Wexford / Re: Kinsella's and Cullens from Gorey, Wexford
« on: Monday 17 March 08 08:30 GMT (UK)  »
I have a slew of Kinsellas (Kinsley/Kingsley), Cullens, O'Neills and Murphys who emigrated to the same area of the US together in the late 1830's/early 1840's. They settled in a small rural area of northeastern Pennsylvania, which came to be known as the Irish Settlement. These families are heavily intermarried, both in Wexford and in the US.

The furthest back for Kinsella I have is James Kinsella (born around 1754) who married Mary Sinnott.  They had eight known children - Michael, John, James, Mary, William, Catherine, David and Ellen.

The furthest for the Cullen line is Michael Cullen 1797-1840, who married Elizabeth Murphy. Their known children are Mary, Thomas, David, Elizabeth, Patrick and Joseph.

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Westmeath / Re: Rathaspick
« on: Monday 17 March 08 08:01 GMT (UK)  »
The Taaffe family is overwhelmingly from County Louth. If you are looking for information on the Taaffe's, I would begin there.

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Louth / Re: Taaffe - Rathescar Cross, Dunleer, Co Louth
« on: Monday 17 March 08 07:50 GMT (UK)  »
A quick search of the new online database for the County Louth records for Dunleer parish shows a James Taaffe and Margaret Barron married in 1842. To get a copy of the record and the exact information contained, you will have to purchase to view and print it.

louth.brsgenealogy.com

There is a possibility that James may be a brother (or undoubtedly a close relation) of my great-great-great grandfather, Thomas Taaffe, who was born in 1804.

I did not find a James Taaffe born in 1807 for Dunleer. Only one born in 1812. There was a James Taaffe born in 1804 in Ardee.

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