I completed the form with all the information I had - baptism date, birthdate (+/- a few years), parish, parent's names, associated townland - essentially everything I know about her.
The only think I can think of is that my great grandma, Mary McMahon, wasn't born in Moynalty, Meath, merely baptized there? Perhaps she was born in Dublin, as were a few of her 19 siblings? Also, her baptism records show her name as MacMahon, while her dad, Laurence, used Mahon before switching to McMahon around 1900.
I know they lived at Carrigagh in Moynalty (later Trohanny), Meath since I commissioned a general report on my family several months ago that stated such. Her parents, Laurence and Bridget Dolan, were born to men named James, and they grew up next to each other at Carrigagh. Laurence lied about his birthdate when marrying Bridget, listing his birthdate as 1845, when he was actually born around 1830.
It doesn't surprise me that I can't find their records, as my grandmother's records are also missing (she was born Kathleen Lynch in 13 Mar 1907). It's very frustrating.
