Patrick GRIFFY and Catherine "Kate" RYAN of Doctors Hill Kilfenora

kmikaelian:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The records for Kilfenora RC parish are not on Roots Ireland. Here is a link to the online parish register. I would search the register for the marriage record. Below also is a link to the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Kilfenora parish. There are three Patrick Griffy records listed.

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm curious where did you find an 1866 census for Kilfenora?

Roger McDonnell

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0628

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/clare/kilfenora.htm

Hi Roger and thank you

I've had no luck finding a marriage record in Kilfenora for Patrick Griffy and Kate Ryan. I'm wondering if they were married elsewhere. I have found all the children's baptismal records, with the notable exception of my great-grandfather, Thomas. The relevant page in the parish records online (Apr 1864) is completely washed out and illegible. :-(

Here's the link to the transcription of the 1866 census of Kilfenora from the Clare County Library: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/census_1866/census_1…

--Kathleen

Hi Kathleen,

Just saw your post and wondered did you find the marriage record because this might be it in Milltownmalbay parish also know as Kilfarboy:

https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634726#page/50/mode/1up

The marriage date was 17th Feb 1857 which predates John's birth of about 1859, the timing looks about right.

Looking further I found a baptismal entry for Catherine Ryan duaghter of Edward Ryan and Joan Russen on or after 6th April 1834. The entry is on the right hand page in the top quarter of this image:

https://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634725#page/37/mode/1up

Hope this helps

Eric

Thank you, Eric. This may be the right marriage record. And the right birth record. Of course, "Catherine Ryan" is such a common name that it would be impossible to know for sure...

--Kathleen