Ardrahan, Galway. Some Baptisms 1844-46

I have indexed some of the baptisms which took place at Ardrahan Roman Catholic parish, 1844-46. I am primarily interested in the surnames Lyons, Porter, Noone, Noonan, and Lawless from anywhere in Galway. My Great Great Grandmother was a Lawless, my Great Grandmother was a Porter, my Grandmother was a Noonan.


My Great Great Grandfather was a Matthew Lyons, married to a Bridget Lawless, their son my Great Grandfather was Michael Lyons. His wife was an Annie Porter.The oldest son of Michael Lyons, my Grandfather, was Matthew John Lyons. My Grandmother was Helena Noonan.


These families were generally from the area that takes in Woodford Civil Parish. They belonged to Portumna Civil Registration District which was at one point Portumna Poor Law Union.


Ardrahan on the other hand is in theCivil Registration District or Poor Law Union of Gort, Galway.


Click Gort to see all townlands in this Poor Law Union, Civil Registration District 1851

Shortened names

Pk=Patrick, Jas=James, Jno=John, Thos=Thomas, Ml=Michael, Jos=Joseph, wm=William,

Peggy=Margaret= Mgt ; Sally can = Sarah, Kate= Catherine, Biddy = Bridget


DateYearNameSurnameFatherMotherMaiden NameSp 1SurnameSp 2Surname
MonMon-OctOctOctGeneralNappy?McTeigueThosAnneKellyMlKellyMaryForde
ThuThu-MarMarMarGeneralPkBallingerPkNancyBurkePkCallinanMaryFahey
ThuThu-JulJulJulGeneralMaryBurnsJasMaryCarrJnoKellyBiddyCarr
WedWed-SepSepSepGeneralMlCalenanPkMaryKellyxxxx
ThuThu-JunJunJunGeneralJnoClarkeJnoSallyConnorsLukeHiggins?judyHiggins
ThuThu-JanJanJanGeneralBrendanCoenMnHonorHigginsxxxx
SunSun-JanJanJanGeneralPatColemanMlMaryKellyThosKellyKathyCasey
ThuThu-JunJunJunGeneralJnoConnollyPkHonorHigginsMnHoganBiddyFahey
SatSat-MarMarMarGeneralMaryConnollyMlHonorFaheyxxxx
SunSun-JunJunJunGeneralJnoConnorsMnB.GibbonsTdKellyK.Hu?Ban
SunSun-NovNovNovGeneralCatherineCorcoranMlMaryKellyxxxx
SatSat-SepSepSepGeneralMlDaleyPkPeggyNoonexxxx
FriFri-JanJanJanGeneralBiddyDaleyPkPeggyNoonePkNooneBiddyNoone
ThuThu-DecDecDecGeneralMaryDerraneThosWinnieKellyxxxx
FriFri-DecDecDecGeneralBridgetDonohoeJnoMgtFaheyBartholSeaganBridgetSeagan
WedWed-AugAugAugGeneralCatherineDonovanFerdinandKateLyonsMlNilanBridgetNilan
FriFri-AugAugAugGeneralHenryEvansJosMaryn.g.PkMa?rhyAnnieLyons
SatSat-DecDecDecGeneralJohnFaheyMalachyKathyKinneenPkLydonEllenLydon
MonMon-SepSepSepGeneralJohnFaheyPkCatherineKeanexxxx
SatSat-AugAugAugGeneralFrancesFahey?WmMaryKillalaeMartinFaheyBiddyKillalae
WedWed-MayMayMayGeneralJnoFaheyThosKittyCahillxxxx
FriFri-JunJunJunGeneralJohnFaheyJasMaryLeechx
SunSun-DecDecDecGeneralCatherineFaheyBartlyMaryManahanxxxx
MonMon-JulJulJulGeneralKittyFaheyThosMaryFaheyPkHallPeggyHall
MonMon-FebFebFebGeneralHonorFaheyRodkBiddyn.g.PkFaheyEllenMahon
ThuThu-MarMarMarGeneralPkFaheyJnoMaryMaddenJnoMaddenMaryFahey
SatSat-JanJanJanGeneralThosFaheyMalachyKittyKeenanxxxx
SunSun-AprAprAprGeneralBertlyFerrellBartlyMaryGlynnJasFureyK.Kelly
SatSat-MayMayMayGeneralPeggyFordeMnMaryFaheyMlKellyBiddyForde
SatSat-AprAprAprGeneralJohnFoxJnoNellieKellyTimothyKellyAnneKelly
FriFri-MarMarMarGeneralMaryFynanThosSadyLynskeyFerdyLynskeySadyFahey
WedWed-SepSepSepGeneralMargaretGarveyPatMaryKirwanPeterKirwanMaryKelly
SatSat-MarMarMarGeneralPkGlynnMlMaryLynskyMlShaughnessyBiddyKelly
MonMon-NovNovNovGeneralMlGlynnPkKittyManahanxxxx
TueTue-OctOctOctGeneralMaryHalveyJnoBridgetKellyMlKellyMaryKelly
TueTue-JanJanJanGeneralBridgetHoganAndrewTeresaFordePatKellyBiddyCallinan
MonMon-SepSepSepGeneralMnHollandMlHonorKinneenPkHollandBiddyFahey
FriFri-DecDecDecGeneralMlHowleyPkHonorQuinnPkLyonsBiddyQuinn
SatSat-JanJanJanGeneralBridgetKeaneMnBiddyO'LoughlinThosKellyWinnieMorriss
TueTue-JanJanJanGeneralKittyKelleherPkBiddyKellyMlKellyMaryKelly
WedWed-JanJanJanGeneralPatKellyPatKathyAikensJnoSeaganMgtKelly
TueTue-SepSepSepGeneralMaryKellyKennyMaryDeelyxxxx
SatSat-MayMayMayGeneralJnoKellyJnoTeresaO'Brienxxxx
SatSat-MarMarMarGeneralNancyKellyWmBiddyMullooJasKellyBiddyHanberry
MonMon-NovNovNovGeneralNedKellyNedHonorGardinerPkHellibertWinnieLarkin
WedWed-MayMayMayGeneralMargtKellyPkKittyLynskeyxxxx
ThuThu-MarMarMarGeneralPkKellyRedmondMaryDeeleyThosKellySadyHoran
FriFri-JanJanJanGeneralThosKellyPkMaryKerenxxxx
FriFri-AugAugAugGeneralMaryKielyJasMaryMooneyJasTullyBridgetKiely
FriFri-JulJulJulGeneralMlLaneJohnMaryMcBrideJasLyonsKittyKenn….
SatSat-JunJunJunGeneralJnoLinaneJnoNancyHoganMRyanMaryFahey
SatSat-JanJanJanGeneralJohnManloRichardMargtNilanMlFallonMaryKelly
SatSat-NovNovNovGeneralEllenMartinJasMaryLinanePkLyonsMaryLyons
ThuThu-JulJulJulGeneralMaryMcDonoughDlN.BroderickPkMullinsMaryHiggins
SatSat-DecDecDecGeneralPkMcGrathJnoMaryO'BrienPkKellyHonorMorney
WedWed-SepSepSepGeneralBartlyMcGrathBartlyBridgetHigginsLukeHigginsMaryHiggins
FriFri-AugAugAugGeneralThomasMoylanJnoKathyBurkeMartinWalshKittyKelly
SunSun-JunJunJunGeneralJasMoylanJnoCeliaWalshxxxx
TueTue-JanJanJanGeneralBridgetMulkerinsJnoKittyMonahanxxxx
FriFri-FebFebFebGeneralThomasMulkernJohnCatherineMonahanxxxx
SatSat-JanJanJanGeneralDenisMullavelThosCeliaKellyxxxx
SatSat-AugAugAugGeneralThomasNilanMartinJaneKellyThosDillonHonorGilligan
MonMon-MarMarMarGeneralMaryNolanDanJaneBirminghamJnoNolanKittyWalsh
MonMon-JanJanJanGeneralPkNooneMlBiddyNewmanMlDonohueBiddyDuff?an
SatSat-DecDecDecGeneralThosO'DeaMlWinnieMiskelPeterNolanMaryHiggins
SunSun-JanJanJanGeneralCeliaO'DonohoeLarryMaryDillonJnoLyonsKathySmyth
SunSun-FebFebFebGeneralMargtO'HaraPatHonorClancyWinnieKellyNellieCalahan
SunSun-AugAugAugGeneralPkPrendergastJnoPeggyHealyJnoKellyJudyLynsky
WedWed-FebFebFebGeneralPkRockJnoMgtTierneyJnoF….nMgtKelly
SatSat-FebFebFebGeneralBridgetSeaganMlCeliaPowerMnPowerBiddyPower
SunSun-JanJanJanGeneralThosSeaganMlBridgetDonohueJnoMoranMaryBroderick
SatSat-OctOctOctGeneralPkShaughnessyJnoAnneFaheyPatFaheyHonorFahey
SatSat-MarMarMarGeneralMaryShaughnessyJnoCeliaFordePkwalshBridgetShaughnessy
SunSun-JunJunJunGeneralJnoSheehanDerbyMaryConnollyMlJoyceH.Higgins
WedWed-AprAprAprGeneralElizabethThompsonJnoPeggyHennessyJnoRyanSallyFahey
SatSat-MarMarMarGeneralHonorTullyTomBiddyFaheyThosKellyBiddyBurke
SatSat-NovNovNovGeneral?FnlWalshWalterEllenColemann.g.ShaughnessyBiddyWalsh
SatSat-FebFebFebGeneralPkWardeJasMargaretKellyxxxx