Ellen McAuliffe / Murphy Family

I found baptisms in Kanturk for two children of a Michael Mcauliffe and Julia/Jude Murphy:

 

Name:           Michael Mcauliff

Date of Baptism:     21-Oct-1838

Parish/District:        KANTURK

County           Co. Cork

Denomination:        Roman Catholic

Father:          Michael Mcauliffe

Mother:        Jude Murphy                      

Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:   Denis Mcauliffe

Sponsor 2 /Informant 2:   Jude Murphy

Notes:

PRIEST: REV PD

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Name:           Denis Mcauliffe                 

 Date of Baptism:    31-Jul-1842

Parish/District:        KANTURK

Gender:         Male  

County           Co. Cork

Denomination:        Roman Catholic

Father:          Michael Mcauliffe

Mother:        Julia Murphy

Sponsor 1:    John Mcauliffe

Sponsor 2 /Mary Mcauliffe

Notes:

PRIEST: REV P  D

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Thank you, Patricia.  I believe that this information is likely why my distant relatives believe Kanturk is a likely location -- I saw something similar in a genealogical report they had commissioned many years ago.  

I neglected to mention that I also know Ellen and Cornelius had a brother named Jerome.  So far, I have seen no evidence to suggest (or rule out) that they had siblings named Denis or Michael.  Is there a good way for me to check baptism records throughout Cork County for other children of a Michael McAuliffe and Julia?  Without a tie to Ellen, Cornelius, or Jerome, I worry that there could have been another similarly-named couple somewhere in the County at the same time. 

Looks like there WAS a couple with the same names. The following two children were baptized in Boherbue parish in Kerry. They lived in Glenalougha townland in Cork.

Info on townland here: https://www.townlands.ie/cork/duhallow/kilmeen/kilmeen/glenalougha/

 

 Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - BOHERBUE

Baptism of MARGARET MCAULIFFE of GLENALOUGHA on 19 November 1838

 

Name MARGARET MCAULIFFE

Date of Birth            19 November 1838

Address         GLENALOUGHA

Father            MICHAEL NR

Mother          JULIE MURPHY

Further details in the record

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1     N R NR

Sponsor 2     JULIE COLLINS

Priest J EN

Book Number Page    Entry Number Record_Identifier

N/R      101      N/R      KY-RC-BA-86767

 

 

Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - BOHERBUE

Baptism of DERMOT MCAULIFFE of GLENALACA on 26 September 1841

 

Name DERMOT MCAULIFFE*

Date of Birth            26 September 1841

Address         GLENALACA

Father            MICHAEL NR

Mother          JULIE MURPHY

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1     PATRICK MURPHY

Sponsor 2     CATHERINE MURPHY

Priest J SHANAHAN

 

Book Number Page    Entry Number Record_Identifier

N/R      154      N/R      KY-RC-BA-87676

 

*At this FamilySearch website… https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ireland_Naming_Customs... it

states that Dermot and Jerome are used interchangeably. It looks like the above Dermot is your Jerome.

Thank you.  I found one more sibling that may be helpful.  They had a sibling named Catherine. 

Attached Files

Hello Jon,

This reply duplicates many of the records kindly provided by Patricia for the children of Michael McAuliffe and Julia Murphy, but also adds some additional records that you may or may not have seen before.

Below you’ll see not only baptism transcriptions for five of the McAuliffe children, but copies of the original baptism records as well.

The transcriptions come from the Find My Past (FMP) website. The copies of the original baptism records are from the National Library of Ireland in Kildare Street, Dublin City.

Two of the baptisms took place in the Boherbue Catholic Parish, County Cork, and one in the Kanturk Catholic Parish, County Cork, confirming what your distant relatives had mentioned. 

I also uncovered an agricultural land record, and a property tax record, that may refer to your McAuliffe and Murphy ancestors, or collateral lines.

THE BAPTISMS

Below are the names of the five McAuliffe children in the baptism records. Next to each name is the year of baptism, and the Catholic Parish, and county where the baptisms took place. 

Denis, 1825, Newmarket, County Cork
Margarita, 1838, Boherbue, County Cork
Demetrius, 1841, Boherbue, County Cork
Denis, 1842, Kanturk, County Cork
Catha (Catherine) 1844, Castleisland, County Kerry.
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There is a gap of 13 years between the baptism of Denis in 1825, and Margarita in 1838. Ellen and Cornelius, as well as other children of Michael and Julia, may have been born and baptized during this time period, but the baptism records for the parish church or churches where their baptisms took place, may no longer exist. 

Above you see the baptisms for Denis in 1825, and Denis in 1842. This means the first-born Denis McAuliffe had died sometime during the interim. 

In some of the baptism transcriptions from the FMP website you'll see Julia Murphy's first name also spelled alternately as "Juliane," and "Juliana." These versions of her name would have been transcribed  directly from copies of the original baptisms.

THE BAPTISM OF DENIS MCAULIFFE, 1825

Denis was baptized in the townland of Island, Newmarket Catholic Parish, on 19 November 1825. His father's first name is abbreviated as, "Michl." You can access the FMP transcription at the following link, but first you'll be asked to establish a free account with FMP if you do not have one: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1745392&tab=…

Attached to the transcription is a copy of the original 1825 baptism for Denis from the National Library of Ireland. For quick access I've attached the baptism record to this reply.

The baptism for Denis shows his godparents were Richard Murphy and Mary Ryan. Just to the right of Mary Ryan's name you'll see a word that looks like "Gland." This is actually the word "Island," where Michael and Julia were living when Denis was baptized. 

Coincidentally, the Google Map at the link below, shows that the townland of Island is located just east of Castlemacauliffe. The map also shows that Castlemacauliffe and Island are just south of Newmarket: https://tinyurl.com/muksd5vp

Attached to this reply are two Ordnance Survey Maps from the 1829 to 1841 time period. The first map shows the locations of Island and Castlemcauliffe.

The second map is a closeup of Castlemcauliffe, and the “site of Castlemcauliffe.” The Ordnance Survey Maps are from the GeoHive website: https://www.geohive.ie/

The present-day Catholic Church in Newmarket is called St. Mary's. But the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website, notes the church was constructed in 1840, and so would not have been the church where Denis was baptized in 1825. See the Buildings of Ireland link at: https://tinyurl.com/3mzd2b7h

TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOKS

Before getting to the baptisms of the other four McAuliffe children, I'd like to mention that the town of Island may be the original homeland for your McAuliffe and Murphy ancestors. 

For example, I uncovered a Richard McAuliffe, Margaret Murphy, Denis Murphy, John Murphy, and Con Murphy recorded there in an Irish agricultural record called the Tithe Applotment Books, which were compiled in the 32 counties of Ireland from 1823 to 1837. The tithe books for the town of Island, civil parish of Clonfert, are from the year 1826, just a year after Denis McAuliffe was baptized.

Under the tithe applotments, farmers were required to pay a percentage of their income toward the upkeep of the established Church of Ireland. This was not very popular in Ireland as the majority of the farmers were Roman Catholic.

The Tithe Applotment Books are free to search at the National Archives of Ireland website link at: https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

You can access the Tithe Applotment Book pages for Richard McAuliffe and the Murphys at: https://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587421/0…

Those recorded in the Tithe Applotments were called "Occupiers." 

Richard McAuliffe is the 9th Occupier up from the bottom of the left-hand page. Margaret Murphy, Denis Murphy, John Murphy, and Con Murphy are recorded a little way above him. You can enlarge the image for better viewing. The name Con is the abbreviation for Cornelius. 

The Tithe Applotment Books show that Richard McAuliffe farmed 20 Acres, 1 Rood, and 28 Perches of land in Island. On this amount of land he was required to pay 9 Shillings and 7 ½ Pence going toward the upkeep of the Church of Ireland.

For an explanation of Acres, Roods, and Perches, see the Lochista  website at: https://lochista.com/understanding-acres-perches/  

I didn't find the marriage record for Michael McAulifffe and Julia Murphy at the FMP website. The marriage records for the Newmarket Catholic Parish go back to the year 1822, and baptism back to 1821. See the National Library of Ireland link for more information about the Newmarket Parish registers and a map of the Newmarket Catholic Parish and surrounding Catholic parishes: https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0086?locale=en

You'll also see the parish of Kanturk on the map.

I next looked for Michael and Julia's FMP marriage transcription in other Catholic parishes throughout County Cork and nearby counties, but did not find it.

THE BAPTISM OF MARGARITA MCAULIFFE 

Margarita was baptized in the Boherbue Catholic Parish on 19 November 1838. The FMP baptism transcription for her can be accessed at: 
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F5615421&tab=…

A copy of the original baptism record for Margarita is attached to this reply. Her godmother is Juliana Collins. A godfather is not recorded. 

The baptism record further shows that Michael and his wife Juliane were living in a place abbreviated as, "G.locha." This is a reference to the townland of Glenalougha, in the civil parish of Kilmeen. See the IreAtlas Townland Data Base entry at: https://tinyurl.com/4bu8bnv2

Boherbue, which is also spelled, "Boherboy" in some records and maps, was also in the civil parish of Kilmeen.

A Google Map shows that Glenalougha is 9.6 miles northwest of Boherbue by the shortest route. Boherbue in turn, is southwest of Newmarket: https://tinyurl.com/46x9zfj3

Here is a Google Street View of Glenalougha: https://tinyurl.com/3xdr45e8

The church in Boherbue where Margarita was baptized no longer exists. The modern church in town was constructed in 1969 according to an article in Wikipedia. See: https://tinyurl.com/243tt7zs

An Ordnance Survey Map from the 1829 to 1841 time period shows the location of the old R.C. Chapel in "Boherboy." The map is attached to this reply. 

THE BAPTISM OF DEMETRIUS MCAULIFFE

The FMP transcription shows that Demetrius was baptized in the Boherbue Catholic Parish on 26 September 1841: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F7151515&tab=…

A copy of the original baptisms shows his godparents were Pat Murphy and Cath Murphy. The baptism record also shows that parents Michael and Juliana were living in "Glenaloca" when the baptism took place. 

Glenaloca, of course, refers to Glenalougha.

The baptism record for Demetrius is attached.

Information from the Ireland Reaching Out website entitled, “Old Irish (Gaelic) boy names and their meaning,” explains that the first name Demetruis in Ireland is Diarmaid, and that versions of the name include Dermot, Darby, Jeremiah, Jerome, Jerry, Derry, Diarmuid. 

The information also states that, “The name is still used, especially among the MacCarthys, MacDermotts, O'Briens and O'Connors. It is still found in every part of Ireland. Its anglicised version is Jeremiah. in the Martyrology of Donegal, eleven saints named Diarmaid are mentioned.”

See: https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/old-irish-gaelic-boy-names-and-th…
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As Patricia stated in in her reply of 29 September 2024, Demetrius (aka Dermot) is the Jerome McAuliffe you’ve probably been looking for.

THE BAPTISM OF DENIS MCAULIFFE

Denis was baptized in the Kanturk Catholic Parish on 31 July 1842, according to the FMP transcription at: the following link:   

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F1709756&tab=…

A copy of the original baptism record from the National Library of Ireland, attached to this reply, shows that Denis’s godparents are John McAuliffe and Mary McAuliffe. The townland where Denis and his parents were living at the time of the baptism is not recorded. 

The Shane Wilson website link, “Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links - c1837,” shows two Kanturk Parish churches, one in Kanturk itself, and another in the townland of Lismire. See the information and map at: https://tinyurl.com/ybjyk4v8

The church in Kanturk is called the Church of the Immaculate Conception, located in Church Street. However, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland website notes that Church of the Immaculate Conception, was built in 1867. See: https://tinyurl.com/yc89a2cn

If Denis had been baptized in Kanturk, he would not have been baptized in this church structure, though it’s possible that the Church of the Immaculate Conception was constructed on the site of a former chapel. 

Because the baptism for Denis doesn’t mention where his parents were living on 31 July 1842, I don’t know if he was baptized in the Kanturk or Lismire church. I think it may have depended on which church was closest to their residence at the time in 1842.

According to the “Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 – 1940,” website, the church in Lismire is called St. Joseph’s and was built in 1838. See: https://tinyurl.com/mwauxt63

This next link will bring you to a Google Street View of St. Joseph’s Church in Lismire: https://tinyurl.com/33bahy72

THE BAPTISM OF CATHA (CATHERINE) MCAULIFFE

Catherine was baptized in the Castleisland, County Kerry Catholic Parish on 17 November 1844. See the FMP baptism transcription: 
https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F5638098&tab=…

A copy of the original baptism record for Catherine is a challenge to read because of the handwriting. The godparents may be Con McAuliffe and Margaret Murphy, but I can’t be sure. 

The first name of Catherine’s mother is difficult to decipher. It could be Juliane, but again, I’m not sure.

The baptism record also appears to have the word, “Mill,” or “Mills,” recorded, but I’m not sure what this refers to. 

This may be the Catherine McAuliffe you found.

What makes me think that Catherine’s parents, Michael and Julia in this baptism record may be in your line, is that Castleisland in County Kerry is not all that far from the border with County Cork and the parishes of Newmarket, Boherbue, and Kanturk. See the Catholic Parish map for Castleisland at the National Library of Ireland link. Pan the map to your left to see the Newmarket, Boherbue, and Kanturk Catholic parishes in County Cork: https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0661?locale=en

In addition to that, I also uncovered Michael McAuliffe in an Irish property tax record called Griffiths Valuation, leasing property in the civil parish of Castleisland, County Kerry. 

Specifically, he was living in the townland of Tooreenmore, along with Timothy McAuliffe; Denis McAuliffe; Denis Murphy, son of Dan Murphy; Denis Murphy Jr.; Barth (Bartholomew) Murphy Jr., Patrick Murphy; and Daniel Murphy.

The publication date for townlands in the civil parish of Castleisland, including Tooreenmore, was 1852. 

This Google Map shows that Tooreenmore is 5.9 miles northeast of Castleisland: https://tinyurl.com/y2b9vcca

GRIFFITHS VALUATION

Griffiths Valuation was enumerated in the 32 counties of Ireland from1847 and 1864. 

Unlike a census, Griffiths Valuation did not enumerate individual members of a family, such as husband, wife, and children in a household residence, except for clarification purposes. More on these clarification purposes later.

Those named in the valuation were individuals who paid to lease property, such as land, houses, and outbuildings. Each person who paid to lease the property was called an “Occupier.” The other person listed in Griffiths Valuation was the person who owned the property, or who worked as the middleman collecting the rent for the owner. This middleman was called the “Immediate Lessor.” 

You can search Griffiths Valuation transcriptions and original copies for free at the Ask About Ireland Griffiths Valuation website link at: 
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml

A copy of Griffiths Valuation for Tooreenmore is attached to this reply.

In the left column of the page you’ll see a series of map reference numbers and letters. Michael McAuliffe is at map reference number 16. 

These letters and numbers refer to the location of each property holder on a Griffiths Valuation Map.

Griffiths Valuation shows that Michael leased a house and over 53 acres of land from an Immediate Lessor named Lady Anne Headly. The land was valued at 3 Pounds and 15 Shillings. The house was valued at 7 Shillings. The total valuation for Michael’s lease was 4 Pounds and 2 Shillings. 

Michael would not have paid a tax on this lease, as those properties valued at under 5 Pounds were not subject to the tax.

From the top of the Griffiths Valuation page you’ll see Timothy McAuliffe at map reference number 1. 

Denis Murphy (Dan) is at map reference number 5. 

Dan, in parenthesis is what ‘s known as an “Agnomen,” Latin for “Other Name.” What this means is that Denis’s father is, or was, Dan Murphy. 

This also signifies there is another Denis Murphy in town who is not the same person. 

This second Denis Murphy is at map reference 6. He is shown to be Denis Murphy Jr. 

Barthw. Murphy Jr. is at map reference 7.  Patrick Murphy is at map reference 14, and Denis McAuliffe at map reference 17. 

A Daniel Murphy is recorded twice at map reference 18.

The Griffiths Valuation Map of Tooreenmore is attached to this reply. 

Michael McAuliffe’s lease is indicated by the blue arrow at map reference number 16 in the wester section of Tooreenmore.

The Griffiths Valuation entry for Michael McAuliffe may refer to your Ellen McAulffe’s father, but I can’t prove that with complete certainty. 

I would say that it is circumstantial evidence that the Michael McAuliffe in Griffiths Valuation, and your ancestor Michael McAuliffe are the same person. 

This is not only based on Griffiths Valuation, but on the gradual move from several locations in west County Cork, to the nearby Castleisland and Toomeenmore area of County Kerry. 

This Google Map shows that Glenalougha, County Cork, for instance, is not very far from the County Kerry border. The border is indicated by the dotted line on the map, which can be viewed more readily by enlarging the map: https://tinyurl.com/bdhknph7

THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE

Some historians place the Great Irish famine from the years 1845 to 1849. Others from 1845 to 1851, and still other historians from 1845 to 1852.

No matter, if Ellen McAuliffe did not emigrate from Ireland with perhaps an older sibling during the famine years, she and her family would have experienced the greatest cataclysm of 19th century Ireland. 

During the famine approximately 1 million people died of starvation and disease. Another million left Ireland for England, Canada, the U.S. and Australia, and other countries.

But the devastating effects of the famine were felt in Ireland right into the 20th century.

For more information about the famine, which is called, “an Gorta Mór,” in the Irish language, see the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)

Tooreenmore, County Kerry, may possibly have been the last residence of Ellen and Cornelius McAuliffe before they left Ireland for America. 

With Kind Regards,

Dave Boylan

SOURCES

Ireland Reaching Out: Patricia's replies to Jon Studer, dated Saturday 28th Sep 2024, and Sunday 29th Sep 2024: https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/message-board/ellen-mcauliffe-murp…
Find My Past
National Library of Ireland
Google Maps
Google Street Views
GeoHive: Ordnance Survey Maps
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage/Buildings of Ireland 
National Archives of Ireland: Tithe Applotment Books
IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Wikipedia: Boherbue: https://tinyurl.com/243tt7zs
Ireland Reaching Out: “Old Irish (Gaelic) boy names and their meaning.” 
Shane Wilson: Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links - c1837
Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 – 1940
Ask About Ireland: Griffiths Valuation
Ask About Ireland: Griffiths Valuation Map
Wikipedia: Great Famine (Ireland); Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)