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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #9 on: Friday 19 March 10 12:57 GMT (UK) »
Mary Walsh has put an x for her mark so obviously couldn't write, therefore unfortunately I think you are right in saying it was a phonetic translation by the minister.  As this ceremony was performed in Australia he undoubtably didn't have a good knowledge of Irish place names. 

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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #10 on: Friday 19 March 10 12:59 GMT (UK) »
Now that you have given me the idea it is spelt phonetically I'm thinking it might be Killarney

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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #11 on: Friday 19 March 10 12:59 GMT (UK) »
Any chance that you've found siblings of Mary's in Australia? I'm thinking their marriage or death certificates might give the same place of birth.
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #12 on: Friday 19 March 10 13:10 GMT (UK) »
I have very little info on Mary Walsh, apart from her parent's names.  I can't even find shipping records of when they migrated to Australia, nor can I find their death certificates.

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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #13 on: Friday 19 March 10 13:19 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: lagunasf on Friday 19 March 10 13:10 GMT (UK)
I have very little info on Mary Walsh, apart from her parent's names.  I can't even find shipping records of when they migrated to Australia, nor can I find their death certificates.

maybe her parents stayed in Ireland...

what year is this marriage ?


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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #14 on: Friday 19 March 10 13:30 GMT (UK) »
They were married in 1892 and she was 26.  I had assumed she came out with her parents, but maybe not.....

 Forgot to mention I have her death certificate and it was completed by her husband who gives her place of birth as Queenstown Australia, (can't understand why he would get it wrong ) but I'm assuming this is incorrect as surely she would have given her correct place of birth at her marriage.

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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #15 on: Friday 19 March 10 13:51 GMT (UK) »
If it is phonetic (which is highly likely) and if lagunasf is looking to the West (a bit adrift from Galway, I admit), then could we be in places like Collooney (Irish: Cúil Mhuine) and Coolaney (Cúil Aine) in Sligo?

Killarney (see above) would also be Cill Airne, but then there are dozens of place-names with "Cill" (=church) anglicised to "Kill-" or "Kil-"
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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #16 on: Friday 19 March 10 13:55 GMT (UK) »
Assuming her age is accurate Mary's birth may just have made Civil registration in 1864 (although without a placename finding the right Mary will be difficult) and could be included on the IGI (www.familysearch.org) which includes parents names.

Can anyone make out what her mothers maiden name is ?



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Re: Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland
« Reply #17 on: Friday 19 March 10 14:04 GMT (UK) »
Her mother's maiden name is Quilton
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