Laois Grave Yards

[feno]

HI,The information i have is not research i carried out myself,i am sure the info, on Murtha is accurate,but after reading your recent reply i am not so sure of the 1st marriage,re Mary anne Bergin.in1821.family born to Murtha and Mary anne Bergin.Benjamin,5/1822. Matthew,27/8/1824.Mary,3/1/1827.Martin,25/10/1829.John,24/10/1832.   this is where the problem occurs,Bridget,18/10/1836.born in Ballacolla.Matthew,24/2/1839,born ahaboe.Murtha[2] b.14/6/1844.we have two Matthews and really two Martins,as you know murtha is the irish for Martin
 was born in Kyle, Lets see what happens next.regards, Feno.

[feno]

Hello again,just to add i never heard of Fennellys in Ballinakill,i never heard of relations in that area,i had an uncle Paddy who lived 1 mile from barnakill [in Ralish]he used to drink the odd pint there and i am sure the craic would have been great if he had cousins there.           

[Kiltaglassan]

Hello again,just to add i never heard of Fennellys in Ballinakill,i never heard of relations in that area,i had an uncle Paddy who lived 1 mile from barnakill [in Ralish]he used to drink the odd pint there and i am sure the craic would have been great if he had cousins there.         

                                         

Do you mean Ballinakill?
The townland of Ralish is approximately 3km north of the village of Ballinakill.

https://www.townlands.ie/laois/cullenagh/dysartgallen/abbeyleix/ralish/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4581738#map=13/52.8904/-7.3119

[feno]

Yes, home turf you might say.

[feno]

Is this the death of your grandmother in Rathmoyle townland, Abbeyleix 

26 May 1953.  Informant indicated as her daughter Kathleen Scully.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1953/04467/4170973.pdf

grandad died in1918 [spanish flu] his mother also.grannie Kate died in 1954.

Other deaths 1918-

Thomas aged 33 yrs
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1918/05169/4426240.pdf

Eliza aged 71 yrs
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1918/05169/4426238.pdf

   Yes, Grandfather and G.grandmother.

[Dnafinder]

Sorry for my late reply, yes those are my Grandad Edward (Neds) parents and his siblings. I wasn’t aware of the ones who had died until I researched, including two Patrick’s , and Julia who it turned out ended up being referred to as Sheila . Thank you so much for searching for me though x

[Dnafinder]

So …. I’ve seen a few people posting that Murtha 1 married twice but the people I contacted didn’t reply. I’ve got him bapatised as Murty and can find marriage records for him marrying Mary Ann Bergin in Clough , Ballacolla on Dec 1st 1820.  I don’t have a death record for her though so can’t fit the dates to see if she dies before Murtha could re marry Mary Leonard.
When I was trying to find a second marriage record however I could only find a record of a Mary Leonard marrying I think a Michael Fennelly , which seems a little strange.
My GGrandad Michael ( Murty &Marys son) married Ellen Brennan who was from Ballinakill , they ended up living in  Drimaterril in a house opposite Ballinakill GAA. Their son Edward my Grandad after marrying my Grandma Mary Dunne from Monesterverin lived in a house on the Square but moved to England about 1950.
My grandads brother and sister Jack (John) and Madge ( Margaret) both continued to live in the Drimaterril house until they died mid 1980s .
Karen.

[feno]

Just a few miles from ballinakill,Moneenroe ,ls where my paternal Gran.was born, Kate Brennan,who married Thomas,G.f. feno

[Dnafinder]

I’ve seen lovely pictures of her in peoples trees and Thomas, and wondered if the Brennans were also related …ha!!! I think my GGrandma Ellen Brennans parents lived on Church St Ballinakill .
They both started to appear very familiar though I have to say 😆.