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 |