Bridget Kerin 1833

Sandra:

Kilfenora RC baptismal records start in June 1836  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0628   so likely a baptismal record for Bridget would not be available. Do you know how much younger Mary was compared to Bridget? The subscription site FindMyPast.ie has a January 29 1837 baptismal record in Kilfenora for a Mary Kerin with father Michael Kerin and mother Biddy Pierse. 

The 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Kilfenora civil parish shows a Michael Kearn in Ballybreen townland. Not sure if the Griffiths record is for the father of Mary Kerin.

https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/clare/kilfenora.htm

The Co. Clare library has a very good genealogy site    https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

Roger McDonnell

Roger

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly and for your tips about research.

Parents of Bridget and Mary were Patrick  Kierans/Kerin and Margaret McNamara (???-1856) - Mary's death certificate. Birth date of Mary is circa 1834. By the time Mary came to Australia in 1856, both parents were dead. Bridget was depositor for four people from Kilfenora who emigrated to Australia between 1858-1864 (1864 - Belinda Kerin and Mary Donlan of Ennis Tirmon who came on the Hornet; Andrew Kerrin and wife Mary who came on Golden Era in 1855). I imagine there must still be Kerin or McNamara family members in Kilfenora who might know something about them all and would love to hear from them.

Best wishes

Sandra