Michael Halloran

[heywood]

27th May 1837 - Michael to Martin and Mary Ryan
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000635303?locale=en#page/108/mode/1up

[heywood]

The abode on both those baptisms is ‘Green’, I think.

Here is a baptism - 1825 so much earlier than those.
21st July - Maurice with parents Martin and Mary Ryan and abode is Fair Green

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000635303?locale=en#page/36/mode/1up

Also Martin in November 1827

Marriage July? 1827
Martin Holoran and Mary Ryan
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000635303?locale=en#page/163/mode/1up

That brings into question the birth in 1825 but you can check it all out and see what you think.

[Doreen Peacock]

Sometimes children were not baptised for years...and then three or more baptised at the same time. I've come across children left of censuses until someone was present at time of Electoral calling to take names in property. Similarly, some families waited until they thought the family was complete before getting them baptised and entered into the Church Registers, especially if they lived in a remote residence, away from towns and villages. Even their day, month and year of births could be vague upon giving the information to the official taking the details.

[aghadowey]

Sometimes children were not baptised for years...and then three or more baptised at the same time. I've come across children left of censuses until someone was present at time of Electoral calling to take names in property. Similarly, some families waited until they thought the family was complete before getting them baptised and entered into the Church Registers, especially if they lived in a remote residence, away from towns and villages. Even their day, month and year of births could be vague upon giving the information to the official taking the details.

It was the custom for children of Catholic parents to be baptised as soon as possible after birth. Late baptisms in Presbyterian and Church of Ireland families were more common whilst other (non-Catholic) denominations practice adult baptism.

[Rena]

Sometimes children were not baptised for years...and then three or more baptised at the same time. I've come across children left of censuses until someone was present at time of Electoral calling to take names in property. Similarly, some families waited until they thought the family was complete before getting them baptised and entered into the Church Registers, especially if they lived in a remote residence, away from towns and villages. Even their day, month and year of births could be vague upon giving the information to the official taking the details.

It was the custom for children of Catholic parents to be baptised as soon as possible after birth. Late baptisms in Presbyterian and Church of Ireland families were more common whilst other (non-Catholic) denominations practice adult baptism.

I have a similar situation on the European mainland in The Kingdom Of Hanover.   My family were Lutherans living near a Lutheran Church.  A neighbouring family had their children baptised there as soon as they were born.  Then after child number five the whole family travelled miles to the Catholic church where they were all baptised again. 

[aghadowey]

Re-baptism is a slightly different thing.
A local man (Presbyterian) married a Catholic woman and their children were baptised as Catholic soon after birth. The wife died when the children were quite young and husband married second time to a Presbyterian woman. The ink was no sooner dried on the marriage record than the children were re-baptised as Presbyterian.