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Ardrahan Parish Baptisms
Baptisms
May 30th 1839 - March 22nd 1846
Nov 18th 1866 - Nov 15th 1880
NLI film no. 2442

Marriages
March 26th 1845 - Feb 20th 1850
Feb 3rd 1867 - Sept 13th 1887
NLI 2442

LDS BFA British Film #0926062
Lovely writing. The pages are divided into columns - first lists childs name and surname second the parents and the sponsors. No townland names

SS = Sponsors

Page 1
30th May 1839
John son of Pat Ballinger & Mary Burke. SS Martin Ballinger & Mary Haley

2nd June
Joseph son of Colman Madden & Sarah Egan. SS. John Fahy & Sally Fahy

6th
Martin son of Pat Nilan and Biddy Kean. SS. Michael Luinone? & Biddy Kean

Note: Kean could possibly be Keon and vice versa all through this register. Most likely Keon as every other time I saw it that's what it looks most like, continuation to n from vowel in script comes off top of letter or middle not bottom as should do with an 'a'

15th
Mary dau of Barthy Lally and Winny M'Cook. SS Michael Kean & Mary Madden

Biddy dau of John Keon and Kitty Leech. SS. Pat Fahy and Honor Nilan

Mary & Kitty ; twins, daus of John Kielly and Mary. SS. Michael Rock, Biddy Dunne & Mary Nilan

Honor, dau of John Keon and Peggy Hughes. SS. John Keon & Fanny Luinone

Next one - no childs surname listed beside childs name or fathers.
Mary, dau of Michael, & Anne Dooley. SS. John Gill & Mary ?Coen

Kitty, dau of John Glynn and Jane Dillon. SS. Michael Fallon and Sally Ho?vely

18th
Bridget, dau of Pat Connelly and Judith Diviney. SS. Thomas Connors & Bridget Hoarty

Page 2.
23rd June 1839
Margaret, dau of William Burke and Mary Shaughnessy. SS. Michael Shaughnessy and Bridget Shaughnessy
23rd Honor, dau of David Moylan and Margaret Ford. SS. Michael Roach and Kitty Farrell
23rd John, son of John Connors and Margaret Fleming. SS. James Fleming and Bridget Fleming
23rd John son of Edmund Dunn and Kitty Gilligan. SS. Martin Quinn and Nelly Gilligan

13th July
John son of John Fahy and Bridget Fallon. SS. Thomas Lyons and Sally Sheehan

14th Michael son of John Glynn and Mary Moylan. SS. Thomas Shaughnessy & Honor Moylan.
14th Patt, Son of Michael Gallivan and Kitty Kelly. SS. Anthony Moylan and Nelly Moylan
14th Biddy dau of ??? Madden and Nelly Ford. SS. Pat Connors and Honor Walsh

16th Nancy dau of Ned Connelley and Mary Barrett. SS. John Ford and Bridget Smyth

21st Bridget dau of Pat Linnone and Biddy Tierney. Richard Tierney and Marg. Henderson
21st James son of Thomas Moran and Biddy O'Neill. SS. Michael Coy and Peggy Connors.

Only taking a selection of names from here on - Kelly, Lyons, Murray, Hynes, Callinan, Cullinan, Connors, Geoghegan, saw one Monaghan/Monahan so I included that one - I made a rough index of surnames, probably missed some

25th July
James son of Denis Hussion and Kitty Callinan. SS. John Cloran and Bridget Cloran

1st aug
Michael son of Martin Fahy and Mary Kilarosit. SS. Martin Kelly and Peggy Hennessy.

4th Aug
Michael son of John Garner and Mary Armstrong. SS. John Noone and Jane Armastrong

8th Aug
Patt son of Pat Keon and Kitty Hynes. SS. Michael Keon and Biddy Larkin

5th September Margaret dau of Thomas McTige and Peggy Callinan. SS. Michael Halloran and Mary Hughes

13th October
Pat son of Pat Keon and Nelly Keon. SS. Pat Connors, Mary Keon

3rd Novemeber
Furey Larkin - male or female don't know! Parents = Peter Larkin & Mary Deelly. Sponsor (1) John Hynes

9th November
Rose dau of Thomas M'Tige and Anne Kelly. SS. Thomas McTige and Nappy Kelly
9th Ellen dau of Thomas ?Croker or Croken and Biddy Shaughnessy. SS. Pat Kelly and Mary Kelly
9th Thomas son of John Fallon and Biddy Callinan. SS. Bryan Hynes and Mary Callinan

1st Dec 1839
Mathias son of John Hynes and Biddy Connelly. SS. John Moran and Mary Bourke
1st Biddy dau of John Caulfield and Mary M'Cook. SS. Thomas Caulfield and Noney Calinan

8th Dec Michael son of Darby Sheehan and Mary Connelley. SS. Michael Sheehan and Winny Kelly

19th Timothy 'Luinnon' son of Pat 'Luinone' and Biddy Swift. SS. Pat Geoghegan and Nancy Ruane

29th Dec
Martin son of Martin O'Donnell and Winny Flemming. SS. John Connors and Kitty Kelly.

Other surnames found on the pages for this year

Armstrong
Bentey
Bermingham
Brennan
Broderick
Bronally
Burk
Burns
Cloran
Coppinger
Corkeron
Cuniffe
Cusack
Donogher
Fallon
Farrell
Flaherty
Fox
Garner
Garvey
Glynn
Hanberry
Helebert
Helly
Holland
Hoorny
Kilfoyle
Kineen
Lynskey
McGrath
Milan
Mulvihill
Murphy
Naughton
Ney
Perl
Quirk
Roach
Tannion
Tully

1840 Baptisms
27th Jan
Winny dau of James Torpey and Honor Hynes. SS. Pat Holland and Winny Grehan

2nd Feb
Bridget, dau of James Ward and Margaret Kelly. SS. John Kelly and Bridget Kelly

17th Feb
Patt, son of John Bermingham and Mary (?Keon?) (sic - as on register). SS. Thomas Manion & Biddy Callinan.

7th March
Pat, son of Patt Meagh and Biddy Aubon. SS. Peter Stankard and Mary Glynn

Patt, son of John Skehill and Kitty Murry. SS. Pat Kenny and Mary Murry

26th March
Patt son of John Madden and Mary ?Tannion. SS. Patt Carr and Mary Murry.

10th April
Honor, dau of Richard Lamb and Honor Lane. SS. James Burke and Anne Kelly

17th April
Honor, dau of Michael Finegan and Mary Hombery. SS. Cormick Keon and Judy Divinny

22nd April or May
John son of Pat Callinan and Anne Glynn. SS. Michael Broderick and Mary Naughton

7th June
Margaret 'Callinan' , dau of Pat 'Callinon' and Mary Cleavon. SS. John 'Colinan' and Cecily Finegan.

14th June
John son of Michael Hussion and Kitty Callinan. SS. James Callinan and Tessa Hussion.

15th June
Bridget, dau of Ned Nilan and Mary Mahon. SS. John Diviney and Mary Dunn

John, son of John Donohor and Margaret Fahy. SS. Martin geoghegan and Winifred Geoghegan.

5th July
John, son of Pat Kelly and Mary Oughegan. SS. John Hehir and Mary newell

Aug 23rd.
Bridget, dau of Barthy Fahy and Mary Monahan. SS. Mary Murry - 1 sponsor only.

Aug 26th
Mary, dau of Michael Corcoran and Mary Kelly. SS. Martin Corcoran and Catherine Corcoran.

Aug 30th
Mary, dau of Pat Connors and Honor Rowler. SS. Malachy Melody and Kitty Connors.

28th Sept.
Michael, son of James Fox and Ellen Kelly. SS. Pat Fox and Ellen Fox.

6th Oct.
Malach (sic), son nof Thomas Mulaville and Seliak Kelly (Seliak - sic, hard to make out may have supposed to have been Selina, but K put in because surname begins with K) . SS. Pat Kelly and Honor Kelly.

11th Oct.
Michael, son of John Kelly and ? O'Brien. SS. Thos O'brien and Honor Fallon.

14th Oct.
Fardy, son of Fardy Larkin and Mary Fahy. SS. James Burke and Mary Divinny.

15th Oct.
Michael, son of John Larkin and Ellen Flanigan. SS. John Hynes and Kitty Calligy

1st Nov.
Biddy, dau of Michael Coy and Margaret Connors. SS. John Coy and Mary Harvey.

29th Nov.
Thomas, son of John Hynes and Biddy Connelly. SS. Thomas Connors and Nancy Connors.

Other surnames on these pages not included in first surname list for 1840
Name
Clarke
Connelan
Cooney
Dolphin
Giligan
Hehir
Hussey
Jordan
Kellagher
Kilgallon
Lally
Lynsky
McHugh
M'Cormick
Mitchell
O'Neill
Oughegan
Ruane
Ryder
Silver
Staunton

1841 Baptisms - handwriting changes becomes spidery but not illegible

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