Old Park, Cork - where is it please?

[kellyeoin]

Hello Josey,

I came across your post below and was intrigued. Is there any possibility you could share any of the information you received from the Parish Priest in Murragh?

Only last week I managed to find the marraige entry for one set of my Great-Grandparents - Florence Hallahan (Killowen, Murragh, Co. Cork) and Ellen Murray (Dromovane, Murragh, Co. Cork) married at the Roman Catholic Church of Newcestown, Murragh on 9th Februray 1907. Ellen's father is listed as John Murray (alive). Ellen's sister Mary Murray was a witness at the ceremony.

I would be very curious to know if a John Murray appears as one of the 11 children you found.

With best wishes,

Eoin

Hello Su,

Thought I would let you know how I got on!!!

I wrote to the parish priest in Murragh & Templemartin with an addressed envelope and an international reply coupon.  He kindly replied with the marriage date of Patrick Murray & Mary Holland in Jun 1876 & the births of their 11 children from Apr 1877 [Johannah] to Feb 1897, all in that parish.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT - this is cannot be 'my' Patrick Murray & Mary Holland, as I have the birth and baptism records for their last 7 children from 1883 [my grandfather Joseph] to 1894 [my great aunt Mary] in Cavan and Dublin.  'My' Patrick & Mary even had been married in 1876 AND had 11 children too, according to the 1911 Dublin census, of whom their eldest was called Annie and 6 survived.

Just goes to show that you cannot make any assumptions in genealogy, also how common some names are in Ireland!!!

Josey

[josey]

Hello Eoin,

Here is the list of children baptised to Patrick Murray & Mary Holland in Newcestown with dates of birth or baptism [kindly sent by Fr Finbarr Crowley]:

Johanna 15 Apr 1877
Daniel 31 Oct 1878
John 19 Nov 1880
Sarah 5 Sep 1882
Philip 27 May 1884
Mary 3 May 1886
Julia 22 Feb 1888
Micahel 30 Sep 189
Timothy 26 Oct 1891
Margaret 7 Feb 1894
Hanora 16 Feb 1897

Doesn't look as though this John could have been father to your Ellen - she must have been born ca 1885.

Pleased to hear you are making some progress though!!

Josey

[kellyeoin]

Thank you very much for that Josey. At least it proves that there were more than one Murray family in the area at the time; though possibly cousins.

Very useful information to have.

Many thanks,

Eoin