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I am researching my Family Tree and am trying to find out some more information on my Great Great Grandmothers family

 

My Great Great Grandmother Bridget Catherine Coghlan (many different spellings of last name) was born about 1862 at Milltown, Malbay, Clare, Ireland
parents Simon Coghlan and Kate O'Brien

believe she had a brother John born 1866

Name: John Coghlin
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1866
Birth Place: Milltown Malbay, Clare, Ireland
Father's Name: Simon Coghlin
Mother's Name: Kate Obrien
FHL Film Number: 101133

Bridget's death certificate states her father Simon was a farmer.

Any information at all you could give me would be very helpful,  parents marriage, Bridget and any other childrens baptisms/birth, deaths of Simon and Kate etc etc.  The information I have given is pretty much all I have 

many thanks :-)

Sunday 7th Jul 2013, 01:46PM

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  • Lisa:

    You may want to contact the parish church in Milltown Malbay to see if they can assist you. Based on a resource book that I have, it looks like RC church records may go back to 1831. http://www.malbayparish.org/contacts.html

    You may also want to look at the Clare library site to see if they have any material that would help you.

    http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Sunday 7th Jul 2013, 02:18PM

  • Hi Roger

    Thanks for your reply 

    I sent the parish an email last night straight after I left this message and have been looking on Clare library site.  Haven't been able to find anything I get rather lost in there not really knowing what I am doing :-)  

    Will wait until I hear back from the church :-)  

    Thank you for your time

    Lisa

    Monday 8th Jul 2013, 03:57AM

  • I heard back from the parish and got some more information :-)
    Simon Coughlan and Kate O’Brien had 4 children
    Bridget baptised 30th April, 1859.    Anne baptised 24th June 1862,  John baptised 26th June 1866 and Patrick baptised 22nd June 1869

    They were un able to find a marriage for Simon and Kate on their records

     

    Tuesday 9th Jul 2013, 08:05AM

  • Lisa:

    Good news! They responded quickly. The marriage would have been in the Bride's parish so possibly the record is in another church.

    Roger

     

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Tuesday 9th Jul 2013, 07:55PM

  • Hi Lisa,

    I will try to find the townland they lived in for you and will check with the Kilmurray Ibrikane parish for marriage. O Brien a big name in both Kilfarboy and Kilmurray Ibrikane and many marriages between parishes. Incidentally Coughlan is also a name from the Kilmurray Ibrikane parish. Will get back soon.

     

    Regards

     

    Brid

    Wednesday 5th Feb 2014, 01:29AM

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