Can't decipher birthplace in Ireland COMPLETED

[lagunasf]

I'm hoping someone can help me decipher the birthpace in Ireland of Mary Walsh.  I thought it might be Galway, but it appears to have too many letters. Also her rank or profession, which looks like "Coon", is a bit of a mystery.

lagunasf

[shanew147]

very difficult to make anything out of those two - I've attached enlargements of the two relevant sections.

The best I can get for the placename is C..ls..ney ?


Shane

[aghadowey]

Rank or profession- cook.

[lagunasf]

I agree Cook is the only occupation I could think of that makes sense, but not so sure it is that, as the 'y' from Yarra Glen that runs down into the last letter is a bit deceiving and I can't see a tall stroke for the beginning of 'k'

[aghadowey]

The 'k' in cook is there (The first part of the 'k' isn't very tall but if you keep enlarging your screen you should see it).

[shanew147]

this is the best I can enhance the placename - see below

do you have a high resolution version of the image ?


Shane

[lagunasf]

Yes, sorry, I think you are right.  I've just had another look at the 'k' in 'Her Mark' and apart from the first tall stroke they are quite similar.  So, thank you, that has cleared one part up.

shanew147, that was the best image I could give you as I only have a very poor copy.

[FosseWay]

I was wondering 'Carlurney', but there's no record of such a place online (a Google search yield 0 results).

None of the letters in the word appears to have a dot, whereas the other 'i's visible have very prominent dots. My putative second R matches the ones in Yarra Glen, which also extend well above the level of other x-height characters.

[shanew147]

I'd say whatever the place name is it's spelt phonetically, so might require some creative searches to find out what the actual name is.

I am assuming that the details were written by the registrar/minister based on what Mary said.. rather than written by her.


Shane