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From: "Kathleen Miller" <>
Subject: Re: [LMK] Co Limerick Catholic churches
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 15:22:56 -0400
References: <HKEDLBPCKDKOGPBDKGLBAELCDBAA.pcoughlin@kc.rr.com>


I will echo what Pat says regarding adjacent counties. I found baptism and
marriage records for my JOYCE ancestors in Charleville, Co. Cork even though
their Pennsylvania, USA tombstones stated that they were "of County
Limerick". I still have not found their Limerick hometown.

Kathleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Coughlin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:11 PM
Subject: RE: [LMK] Co Limerick Catholic churches


> John:
>
> I am sure that you will receive lots of help in this list, but I wanted to
> share something that I found while searching for my Limerick ancestors.
Some
> of the RC parishes were not in the Limerick diocese. My Coughlin ancestors
> lived in Garraun, which is in the northern part of County Limerick.
However,
> the RC parish, Killeenagarriff, was in the diocese of Killalloe, which is
in
> County Clare. My wife's Ryan ancestors were from Doon, which is along the
> southern border of County Limerick. The Doon parish was in the Cashel-Emly
> diocese, which is in County Tipperary. The moral of my story is that you
> should not give up if you don't hit pay dirt when you research County
> Limerick parishes. You might find you ancestors in one of the two dioceses
I
> mentioned.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hannigan Family Research [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:32 PM
> To:
> Subject: [LMK] Co Limerick Catholic churches
>
> I don't know where to find this - so thought I would pose the question
> to the list --
>
> My GGGF Patrick Joseph Hannigan came to the US in about 1867. I don't
> find anything in the Ship records that would proivde guidance for a
> 16-18 year old traveling to the US. I believe he might have traveled
> without his parents because there is not record for his parents either.
>
> According to his death certificate - his father was Cornelius Hannigan
> and his mother was Mary. This is maintained in the naming patters of
> the first children of Patrick and Catherine. The only indications I
> have of his being from County Limerick is his tomb stone at St.
> Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, New York.
>
> I know from family discussions that they attended Church of St. Jerome
> when they lived in NYC. Therefore, I would believe they should be
> listed somewhere in the Catholic parishes in County Limerick. However,
> I have no idea where in County Limerick they might be lived. Where do I
> begin my search?
>
> John C. Hannigan
> Jacksonville, Florida
>
>
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