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  Regarding  Coolfin,  Portumna,  Galway

I am looking for information  on the Conry/ Conroy and Martin/ Martyn  Families in Coolfin.  

I have learned that there are a lot of Conry / Conroys still in  Coolfin.  I have learned that it is a small townland that you could go right passed it and not even realize it. 

Also there are Martins/ Martyns in Coolfin . 

Patrick Conry/ Conroy  born  abt 1832/ 1833 died 1880 in Coolfin  . His wife Ann Martin/ Martyn abt 1838-1840  . Her parents are James Martin and Mary Killeen.  
Patrick and Ann had 8 children. All were born in Coolfin.  
Coolfin, Portumna, Galway, Ballynakill (Leitrim barony)Ireland

Mary Ann 1860
Bridget 1864
John 1866
Michael 1868
Patrick 1871
Thomas 1874
James 1877
Francis ( Frank) 1879

I have located all the childrens' baptism records except Mary Ann's as the records do not start until 1864 online. 

Ann and all the children immigrated  to America  after the death of Patrick, around 1882-1884. 

I did locate Patrick's death  record . 

I am looking for  the following: 

1. Patrick Conry and Ann Martin's marriage record.  

I am assuming they possibly married in the same parish as the birth of the children  around 1857-1859. 

I do know that the marriage usually takes place in the parish of the bride. 

2. The burial place for Patrick Conry/ Conroy. Possibly a photo of his gravestone.  

3. The parents of Patrick Conry and any information  on his possible siblings

I have  found 2 possible sets of parents for him based on birth year.  Of course,  I cannot be sure of  either one.  Hoping to find information in the parish  records.

4. Ann Martin's baptism record  and any possible siblings.  Parents  are  James Martin and Mary Killeen 

5. I am trying locate the correct parish for these  families....

I know the following  about the parish records.  

Coolfin, Portumna, Galway, Ballynakill (Leitrim barony)Ireland

This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
Abbey & Duniry
Woodford
Ballinakill (near Duniry)

Church of Ireland parishes: 
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
Ballinakill

The civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case

I have learned this ....

Coolfin is in the parish of Abbey...Church of the Assumption.  https://www.clonfertdiocese.ie/church/abbey/church-of-the-assumption-ab…; .  (Duniry, its sister church, has its own church a few miles away).  Unfortunately, church records are spotty or non-existent for the time frame in which you're interested.  In NLI, Ballinakill has no marriages but has baptism records from 1839-1853 and 1859-1881 for Duniry, Abbey etc but it's a good idea to check the nearby parishes, Woodford, Leitrim, Tynagh, Killeenadeema.                                                                                
As for burial records, many people did not have headstones, but Patrick may have been buried in Abbey/Kilnalahan graveyard https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2538275/abbey-graveyard  unless there's a family plot in another cemetery in the area.  See Kilnalahan priory in Google.  Find a grave is currently a work in progress for the graveyard.    Nearby Tynagh parish has Killeens and may be worth checking out.  

Regarding the marriage record, would going through the parish records  at the church be an option? 

Roby

Wednesday 5th Apr 2023, 10:05AM

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  • Hi Roby,

    You have a pretty comprehensive amount of information gathered.

    1. Patrick Conry and Ann Martin's marriage record.  

    I found a record for Patrick Conroy and Mary Martin in KILCORMAC (Balliboy and Killoughy in Jan 1857. This parish is approx 16 Km away from Coolfin. it is worth considering.

    2. The links below may help with some history of the area. You may also be able to contact the sites and see if they can  help in any way

    https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3b1e021e116241b2bdc8c1fd4b5e29ca

    https://abbey.galwaycommunityheritage.org/

    3. The burial place for Patrick Conry/ Conroy. Possibly a photo of his gravestone. 

    Coolfin is closest to Abbey where there is a graveyard. It is possible that he may be buried here but there may not be  a headstone. Country graveyards normally do not have records. 

    I hope the above may be of some help to you.

    Regards

    Maresa

     

    Croom Parish Liasion, IrelandXO Volunteer

    Wednesday 6th Dec 2023, 10:16PM

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