Baptism Records, Cong and The Neale, Co. Mayo, 1870

1870 records: This is a transcript of the original, laid out neatly and reasonably easy to read. The ‘e’ as written tends to look very like an S and the capital N can be taken for H – but no other problems except any associated with reading these letters.Information given: the child’s name and surname, the fathers name – for the most part the mothers maiden name is included – the townland is given, date, priest’s name and the names of each sponsor.


No guarantee is given as to accuracy of these extracts

Sponsor 1 = Sponsors Surname

Sponsor 2 = Sponsors Surname

On these tables the childs first name is listed before the surname – then the father’s first name. The mothers surname is listed before her first name, as is the surname of the ‘sponsor’. The ‘sponsor’ is the Godparent/s. When a name was difficult to read or illigible, then there are question marks

Name Abbreviations that may be seen : Margt = Margaret, Betty = Elizabeth, Eliza ; Cath = Catherine ; Biddy = Bridget, Dinis = Denis ; Patt = Patrick ; Murt. = Murtagh or Martin ; Matt = Matthew ; May = Mary or Margaret ; Minny = Mary Anne or Anne, Ned = Edward ; Kitty = Catherine or Kathleen, Elizth. = Elizabeth : Ansty/Anty = Anastasia Wm = William ; Aliza = Eliza, Sally = Sarah ; Lal = Laurence ; Peggy = Margaret ; Edmd = Edmund or Edmond ; Jno = John ; Jos. = Joseph ; Jas. = James; Winny/Winney = Winifred

1870

Date Child’s Name Father Mother
Aug 26thJune 6th

Aug 18th

Aug 22nd

Aug 5th

April 3rd

Sept 17th

July 8th

Aug 21st

March 3rd

May 14th

May ??

June 12th

Aug 18th

May 13th

Aug 22nd

Aug 21st

July ??

Sept 8th

April 8th

June ??

March 4th

Aug 5th

March 6th

May 11th

May 8th

June ??

Aug 25th

Bridget BrowneJohn Burke

Catherine Caulfield

Michael Caulfield

Thomas Conroy

Michael Devanney

Michael Duffy

John Fallon

Michael Flannelly

Mary Flood

John Garvey

Bridget Geoghegan

Maria Hardiman

Mary Holian

Michael Joyce

Michael Kane

Thomas Kavanagh

Martin Laffey

Anne Lynah

Bridget Lynah

John Lynah

Margaret Lynah

Mary Morrin

Martin Noona

John O’Donnell

Margaret Phillips

Bridget Walshe

Mary Ward

PatPat

John

Pat

Tom

Pat

John

Pat

John

Pat

Pat

Thomas

Michael

Tom

Pat

Michael

John

Martin

Michael

Peter (John)

Bryan

?Martin

Pat

Pat

John

John

Francis

John

Farragher JudyBurke Bridget

Casey Mary

Donnellan Bridget

Joyce Honor

Farragher Mary

Joyce Bessy

Kavin or Navin Mary

????? Winney

Rowland Bridget

Flannelly Mary

Sweeney Bridget

Whelan Cecily

Largan or Langan Mary

Farragher Mary

?Varley Sally

Doherty Judy

Laffey Margaret

Dooridan Margaret

Burke Mary

Heskin Mary

Ryan Sabina

Morrin Bridget

Noone Mary

O’Donnell Mary

Conssltey? Bridget

Murphy Bridget

French Bridget