Transcription error or name recorded incorrectly?

Hi,

Thanks for your message.

It is difficult to say for sure but it does seem like it may be a transcription error or an incorrect recording. I did a search for Celia Broderick on familysearch and the results that came back showed Celia Broderick Green?s children. There is a William but no Laughlin and going by the naming pattern in Ireland there would have been a son named after Celia?s father.

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Acelia~%20%2Bsurname%3Abroderick~%20%2Brecord_country%3AIreland%20%2Bbirth_place%3ARoscommon~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1840-1845~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Alaughlin~

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-names.html

It may be an idea to try and look at the original birth record to see if there is any clues on it. Most Catholic records are still held locally so you could try writing to the local parish priest for possible assistance. Here is a link to the contact details for Castlerea (Kilkeevin) parish:

http://www.elphindiocese.ie/diocese/parishes

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Thank you for your message and the contact details. I'm certain her father's name is William. I know Bridget Flangan would be a common name but the unusual thing is that Laughlin and Bridget only have one child which would have been uncommon for the time. This is why I believe Laughlin and William could be the same people. Laughlin could even be his middle or first name. For instance, my father always goes by his middle name rather than first name so maybe that's what has caused the confusion. I am living around the Castlerea area and am friendly with the local parish priest so I'll see if I can view the record. Once again, thank you for the reply.