Trying to find the following in the online NLI RC parish registers, but a transcription I've seen indicates that a James Kirwick was baptised in Drom parish on 9 December 1827 for parents Patrick Kirwick and Margaret Herke(?), the sponsors were James Kennedy and Judy McGrath.
The above is just a speculative possibility, but just to note that Drom RC parish register transcriptions show other children for parents with names Patrick Kirwick and Margaret Herk/Herke as follows:
- Margaret baptised on 20 January 1813;
- William baptised on 17 May 1816;
- James baptised on 28 February 1822 (presumably died young);
- Andrew baptised on 29 March 1826;
- Judith baptised on 30 November 1833.
There was also a son John (#1?) baptised on 20 December 1829 and a son John (#2?) baptised on 20 December 1830 for parents Patrick Kirby and Margaret Herk, the address was the townland of Rathleasty in both cases:
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632705#page/22/mode/1uphttps://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632705#page/29/mode/1upGriffith's Valuation shows a Patrick Kenrick in Rathleasty, printing date for that locality was 1850.
