These Aghaboe baptism records in Laois in the 1820s were transcribed by Jane Lyons, PhD. Spellings are given as transcribed or ‘best possible reading at the time’. No guarantee is given as to 100% accuracy of reading considering condition of register and script.

Name Abbreviations and/or possible names for nicknames:Bess = Elizabeth ; Cathrine/Cathryn = Catherine ; Danl = Daniel ; Edwd. = Edward ; Eliza = Elizabeth ; Ellin = Ellen or Eleanor ; Hannah = Anne or Mary Anne ; Jas = James ; Margt./Magret = Margaret ; Michl = Michael ; Milly = Mary Anne ; Nancy = Mary Anne ; Nanny = Anne or Mary Anne ; Nelly = Eleanor or Ellen ; Onny = Honor, Honora, Honoria ; Patt = Patrick ; Sally = Sarah ; Thos = Thomas ; Wm. = William

One entry for this year was crossed out and another put at the bottom of the page to replace it. That entry read Margaret, daughter of John ?Keoin & Nancy Connoran from Borris, 31st Oct. This was replaced with the entry for Mary Horohan given below

Mothers surnames occurring in register but not as children’s surnames: Booth? ; Bowe ; Brackin ; Butler ; Carew ; Carrol ; Connoly ; Connoran (crossed out entry) ; Costigan ; Deegan ; Doheny ; Dooley ; Dowlan ; Dowling : Gann?on ; Henecy : Henery? ; Kennedy ; Mangham ; Mc?Keon; McEvoy ; Meighan ; Mulhall ; Purcel ; Quany ; Roarke? ; Rourke ; Scott : Shiel and Tynan.

Sponsor/Witness Surnames occurring in register bur not in children’s surnames : Anderson ; Breen ; Broderick ; Campion ; Carter : Cashin ; Cody ; Coffee ; Coghlan ; Connor ; Coughlin ; Darcy ; Dobbins? ; Doran ; Drelan? ; Drinan? ; Drought ; Duggan ; Duigan ; Farrel ; Grennan ; Hanlan ; Holohan ; Humphris ; Hyland ; Jones ; Keegan ; Keehan? ; Kenedy ; Key ; Keys ; Lamb ; Loughman ; Lowry ; McDonald ; McNamara ; Moylan ; Mulrooney ; Naughtry ; Niele ; Perrit ; Power ; Rafter ; Short ; Sorley? and finally, Wall

** Adult, received into the church