military barracks Limerick in 1854

[marlee]

can anybody tell me the name of the barracks in Limerick Ireland in 1854
also how could i find records for the men who enlisted
my gggrandad enlisted here in 1854
thanks

[km1971]

The barracks could have been either Castle Barracks or New Barracks. A local society may have written a military history of the town, but ideally you should first look for the man's record on Findmypast. If his record has not survived - either because he died in service, or he did not serve long enough to be awarded a pension - you will have to find his regiment. So if you know where he was later in his career you should post what you have.

Where does the information of his enlistment come from?

Added..if you can look at the church BMD records of the period you may come across the names of regiments serving there.

Ken

[marlee]

KM1971 thank you so much .i got my gggrandads obituary from the local paper (he died in 1901 .it stated he enlisted in Kilkenny fuseliers in Limerick.
why not in Kilkenny i do not know
i then got his military record from Kew.
his father is described on gggrandads marriage cert as military pensioner desceased
on ggggrandma death cert she is described as widow of military pensioner.
i was hoping to search to see if the son my gggrandad followed his father ggggrandad in service in the same regiement
a long shot but i will look on find my past
thanks Marlee

[km1971]

Hi Marlee

They were the Kilkenny Fusilier Militia. They were part-timers and only embodied during war-time. His father is unlikely to have received a pension from them - unless he was really old - and served in the wars against France - so he was probably in another regiment. It may be better to look in the son's baptism and marriage church records in the hope that the father's regiment is mentioned.

You should also look in the regimental/overseas BMDs on sites such as Findmypast. If you get a hit you can order a certificate even if it is before civil registration.

Ken

[marlee]

 thank you .
i have found out my gggrandad was in the Kilkenny Fusiliers for less than a year then he joined the Connaught Rangers.
he fought in various places over seas. on his marriage cert it states father deceased a military pensioner
his mothers death cert has she was a widow of a military pensioner. so i was looking along the line of my ggggrandad was a soldier to get a military pension and his son my gggrandad followed in his fathers footsteps
a long shot but i thought worth a try as i have struggled for ages with this one
it maybe it is to far back to find out anything but i will try find my past apparently i can access it for free at the local library
thank you for your reply
Marlee

[genesearch1]

Hi there

I am interested in your search for Price of Kilkenny 1800s

I see you were looking for a location or parish , like Mothell.
I found a Mohill that is close to Muckalee in Kilkenny.

I found a list of location parishes from here -

RC Parish: Muckalee. Earliest Records: b. Oct 1801; m. Apr 1809. Civil Parishes: Coolcraheen, Dunmore, Dysart, Kilmademoge, Mothell, Muckalee (1).

However the Spelling varies on these records but it looks similar.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/carecord.htm

I know an Elizabeth Price married George Ransford in Muckalee on 8 Feb 1814.
She was born cica 1794 and died in 1874 in Castlecomer Kilkenny.

Any information about her or more importantly her Parents in the late 1700's would be great.
She married George Ransford ( or Rainsford ) in a Catholic Church. They were Catholics.

I'm wondering if any of the Price's her parents for instance were Protestants ? Alot seemed to change from Protestant to Catholics in the late 1700's.

Also was this Price any relation to ArchBishop Price - the ArchBishop of Cashel ?

Any information about her would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards
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