Roman Catholic Parish Records,
Rathdowney,
Laois (Queen’s Co.)
Ireland
The Roman Catholic parish records for Rathdowney in Co. Laois (Queen’s Co.) begin in July 1763. This is an index to the names of those who got married in the Rathdowney parish church from Feb 1873 to Nov 1880. This set of records extends from the end of May 1840-Nov 9th 1880. The National Library of Ireland film ref for this set of records is 5014. The LDS do not have a copy of this film according to my records.
Possible shortened versions of names: Danl=Daniel ; Jermh=Jermiah ; Kyron=Kieran ; Mich/Mick=Michael ; Patr/Patt=Patrick ; Thos=Thomas. Bridgt=Bridget ; Dympana=Dympna ; Eliza=Elizabeth; Fanny=Frances ; Judy=Judith ; Kate=Catherine ; Margret=Margaret ; Maria=Mary ; Mary A.=Mary Ann/e ; Oney=Honora/Honoria
All spellings remain as I read them. I have not deliberately changed any spellings. Placenames are also as I read them. Question marks show that I had a problem with a letter or a name. Where I have put the word ‘post’ it means that I could not read the date but the entry was just before the date I have listed.
These records are in English. Two witnesses are also named in the original. I have not included the names of witnesses.
| Name | Surname | B Name | B Surname | from | Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Bowe | Oney | Maher | Ballagh | 06-Feb | 1873 |
| Patt | Kenedy | Kate | Fitzpatrick | Errill | 20-Feb | 1873 |
| Patt | Palmer | Bridgt | Loughman | Haristown | 20-Feb | 1873 |
| Patt | Dermody | Mary | Kelly | Ballacoolid | 24-Feb | 1873 |
| Patt | Whelan | Eliza | Sheil | B-coolad | 28-Apr | 1873 |
| Jermh | Sullivan | Bridgt | Sullivan | Rathd'y | 10-Aug | 1873 |
| Mick | Deegan | Bridgt | Murphy | B-coolad | 21-Aug | 1873 |
| Danl | Bowe | Mary | King | Clonburn | 28-Aug | 1873 |
| John | Duffy | Ellen | Ryan | R-downy | 28-Aug | 1873 |
| John | Maher | Kate | Gleeson | Rathdowney | 17-Sep | 1873 |
| Michl | Breen | Eliza | Dempsey | Borahen | 18-Oct | 1873 |
| Laurence | Butler | Julia | Eagan | Lismore | 05-Feb | 1874 |
| Peter | Mooney | Mary | Carey | Donomore | 12-May | 1874 |
| James | Mianey?? | Bridget | Butler | Ballycoolid | 17-May | 1874 |
| John | Hennesy | Annie | Smyth | Rathdowney | 03-Aug | 1874 |
| John | Scully | Mary | Campion | Clonmeen | 06-Aug | 1874 |
| Patrick | McGrath | Maria | Whelan | Donomore | 06-Aug | 1874 |
| Thomas | Whelan | Catherine | Sheil | Ballycoolid | 11-Oct | 1874 |
| John | Broderick | Margret | Fitzgerald | ??Rachony | 19-Jan | 1875 |
| James | Deegan | Ann | Kelly | Borahen | 10-Feb | 1875 |
| William | Phelan | Margret | Ryan | Errill | 10-Feb | 1875 |
| John | Fletcher | Eliza | Vicars | Rathdowney | 10-May | 1875 |
| James | Mancy | Bridget | Butler | Ballycoolid | 16-May | 1875 |
| John | Bergin | Mary | Bennet | Castletown | 25-May | 1875 |
| John | Glinden | Julia | Sheils | Harristown | 13-Jun | 1875 |
| Thos. | Whelan | Sarah | Maher | Coolkerry | 14-Jun | 1875 |
| William | Ryan | Johanna | Bergin | Errill | 08-Jul | 1875 |
| Kyron | Kelly | Catherine | Bergin | Harristown | 20-Aug | 1875 |
| Thos. | Cantwell | Mary | Byrne | Rathdowney | 10-Oct | 1875 |
| Michael | Delaney | Catherine | Maher | Coolkerry | 27-Oct | 1875 |
| Patrick | White | Kate | Man??len | Rathdowney | 28-Oct | 1875 |
| Martin | Hyland | Kate | Fitzgerald | Rathdowney | 18-Jan | 1876 |
| Thos. | Delahunty | Margret | Quigley | Rathdowney | 18-Jan | 1876 |
| Michael | Baanan | Mary | Brophy | Errill | 20-Jan | 1876 |
| Andrew | Dowling | Ann | Davin | Clonmeen | 03-Feb | 1876 |
| Martin | Cleary | Catherine | Kaye | Brrahen | 15-Feb | 1876 |
| Rhody | Tracey | Johanna | Deary | Derries | 23-Feb | 1876 |
| James | Eustace | Johanna | Breen | ??Kirahan | 28-Feb | 1876 |
| John | Delany | Ann | Whelan | Errill | 28-Feb | 1876 |
| James | Kavanagh | Bridget | Hyland | Eglish | 24-Apr | 1876 |
| Mich. | Walsh | Johanna | Cormick | Errill | 06-May | 1876 |
| Murt | Brophy | Lucy | Tobin | Lismore | 29-Jul | 1876 |
| Patt | Flanigan | Ann | Charl(?es or y) | Grogan | 10-Oct | 1876 |
| Denis | Leahy | Margret | Mulhall | Rathdowney | 29-Feb | 1876 |
| Martin | Quany | Bridget | Moore | Clonburn | n.g. post Oct 10 | 1876 |
| William | Bowen?? | Bridget | Murphy | ?? | n.g. post Oct 10 | 1876 |
| Thomas | Leahy | Bridget | Andrews | Rathdowney | 08-Jan | 1877 |
| Robert | Leonard | Margret | Magreen | Rathdowney | 26-Jan | 1877 |
| Patt | Gr??uch | Ann | Dea??vey | Derries | 08-Feb | 1877 |
| Thomas | Delaney | Mary | Duggan | Barney | 08-Feb | 1877 |
| John | Ban?aan | Sarah | Kelly | Rathdowney | 08-Feb | 1877 |
| John | White | Mary | Dowling | Clonmeen | 12-Feb | 1877 |
| Michael | Talbot | Maria | Maher | Errill | 12-Feb | 1877 |
| Michael | Drennan | Ann | Fogarty | Clon??meen | 13-Feb | 1877 |
| William | Butler | Mary | Butler | Rathdowney | 02-Jun | 1877 |
| Joseph L. | Coyne | Mary Ellen | Deegan | Errill | 25-Jun | 1877 |
| John | Lynch | Dympana | Heeves?? | Rathdowney | 05-Jul | 1877 |
| Michael | Walker | Bridget | Kelly | Ballybuggy | 13-Aug | 1877 |
| Martin | Fitzgerald | Winifred | McCabe | Eglish | 06-Sep | 1877 |
| ?Owen | O'Neill | Fanny | Bowe?? | Rathdowney | 11-Oct | 1877 |
| John | Carroll | Mary | Quigley | Rathdowney | n.g. post Sept | 1877 |
| Patt | Bergin | Ellen | Deany or Treacy?? | Derries | 31-Jan | 1878 |
| Edward | Sanekford?? | Mary | Strong | Errill | 31-Jan | 1878 |
| William | Collins | Eliza | Fox | Rathdowney | 13-May | 1878 |
| Cornelius | Campion | Elizabeth | Dwyre | Errill | 18-Jun | 1878 |
| William | Peters | Mary | Gleeson | Rathdowney | 30-Jun | 1878 |
| James | Dermody | Sarah | Fanning?? | Rathdowney | 10-Oct | 1878 |
| Thos. | McAvoy | Maria | Kelly | Rathdowney | 29-Oct | 1878 |
| John | Wheeler | Margret | McNamara | Rathdowney | 29-Oct | 1878 |
| Thomas | Toohy | Judy | Con?way | Eglish | 11-Nov | 1878 |
| John | Hearns?? | Mary | Fitzgerald | Errill | 28-Jan | 1879 |
| Richard | Brophy | Sarah | Ringwood | Grogan | 03-Feb | 1879 |
| Robert | Carroll | Sarah | Mcgrath | Grogan | 13-Feb | 1879 |
| William | White | Mary | Dooling | Errill | 20-Feb | 1879 |
| William | Treacy | Margret | Ford | Errill | 24-Feb | 1879 |
| John | Stanly | Ann | Kavanagh | Errill | 12-May | 1879 |
| Thomas | Tynan | ?Margret | Eagan | Errill | 12-Jun | 1879 |
| John | Carty | Mary | Tisdal?? | Rathdowney | 14-Jul | 1879 |
| Laurence | Minie?? | ?? | Costigan | ?R or B ra?den | 24-Jul | 1879 |
| John | Car?ey | Mary | Fitzgerald | Ballagh | 06-Aug | 1879 |
| Michael | Maher | Bridget | Gu?ylfoile | Errill | 26-Aug | 1879 |
| Jeremiah | Clear | Bridget | Bergin | Coolderry | 25-Sep | 1879 |
| Michael | McCarthy | Bridget | King | ?Clonmeen | 29-Nov | 1879 |
| Patr | Dunne | Mary | M?urten | Rathdowney | Sept. 8 | 1879 |
| Michael | Drennan | Mary A. | Dooley | Donomore | 07-Jan | 1880 |
| Thos. | Kavanagh | Catherine | Burke | ??? | 12-Jan | 1880 |
| Martin | Malone | Eliza | Henderson | Rathdowney | 13-Jan | 1880 |
| John | Whelan | Julia | FitzPatrick | ?Clonmeen | 22-Jan | 1880 |
| Michael | Young | Eliza | Costigan | ?Bira?lan | 09-Feb | 1880 |
| Thomas | Hayes | Mary | Dea?ney or ?rey | Derries | 09-Feb | 1880 |
| James | Wheeler | Mary | Fitzgerald | ?? | 12-Apr | 1880 |
| Daniel | Byrne | Mary | Coleman | ??Clonburn | 13-Apr | 1880 |
| Michael | Cahill | Ann | Richards | BallaÉ..y | 19-Apr | 1880 |
| John | Mahoney | Eliza | Tracey | ??Errill | 10-May | 1880 |
| Thos. | MacDonald | Mary | Fitzgerald | ???? | 29-May | 1880 |
| Henry | Kickam or Hicham?? | Mary | Campion | Clonmeen | 09-Jun | 1880 |
| Francis | Bray | Margret | FitzPatrick | ??Grogan | 17-Jul | 1880 |
| Michael | Creary | Mary | Hayes | Rathdowney | 28-Sep | 1880 |
| Patrick | Cahill | Bridget | Peters | Rathdowney | 19-Oct | 1880 |
| William | Leonard | Eliza | Ma??caray | Rathdowney | 09-Nov | 1880 |
| James | Dullard | ?Johanna | Conroy | n.g. | n. g. ??22 Jan | 1880 |