Cannot find records for my great-great grandparents

[katiesam]

Well, that’s good and would seem to be right 

Just need to work out death date for James Donovan and I can work on the next mystery lol thank you for all your well

[Maiden Stone]

Good detective work.
I just looked in a couple of times. It seemed very complicated.

[Maiden Stone]

I can only say ‘possibly’. That’s what it looks like but whether they are part of your extended family is hard.
It is that Garins name that is a puzzle.

I’ve since spoken to another relative who has confirmed her real name was  Donovan so I guess that mystery is solved. Was told she was known to extended family as by Garins (g-air-ins) but had no idea why.

Surname variants in BMDs registered in Cork (city). GERAN, GUERIN, GEARON, GEARIN, GEARN.
Some births registered to a Patrick & Margaret Gearon (formerly Donovan), Catherine 1884, Margaret 1884, Catherine 1887. Address Lower George St. Patrick was a sailor. May be red herring. Donovan is a common surname. https://irishgenealogy.ie/en/

Correction. Margaret Gearon's birth was registered 1885.

[heywood]

That was my first thought too Maiden Stone re the surname - see reply #1

It could be a name going back in the family history but it has not been found in the connections here to date.
Cronin/Garins only have the ‘in’ in common so not much help there.