I am looking for information regarding Doherty's who I believe came from Knock Roccrea and possibly Ballykelly I am particularly looking to locate the family of Judith (Judy) Doherty who married Martin Whelan in 1856 in Knock I believe Judith had 2 sisters and 4 brothers when Judith got married she moved to Ross Rathdowney with her husband
Any help would be appreciated
KP
Sunday 26th Jul 2020, 01:40PMMessage Board Replies
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KP,
Welcome to IrelandXO. I'm sorry about not getting in touch sooner, but I've been away for the past number of days. I'm a volunteer in Roscrea with IrelandXO. I found Judy & Martin's church marriage certificate here https://registers.nli.ie/pages/vtls000634780_048 - you can download the page for free.. Unfortunately, the Baptism Register only goes back to 1845 (https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0806), so unless there's another source, it won't be possible to find her own or her siblings' baptisms. I'll see what I can find out about the Whelans subsequent to the marriage and get back to you.
Dick
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Hi Dick
Appreciate you help thank you.
I have discovered now that Judith Doherty parents were Thomas and Mary (formerly Deane) Doherty from Cournaganeen (Bourney) and they are buried in Timoney. I was at the graveyard there last Monday and I believe I found their head stone. It was difficult to read and badly damaged so I have emailed the local parish to see if I can make contact with relatives as I would like to repair or replace the headstone. I believe from speaking to locals that a relative may be Malachi Doherty who is involved near Roscrea in Turf cutting.I am going back there in a few weeks.
In relation to Martin Whelan I discovered he lived at Ross in Rathdowney and I found his children's births. I am continuing to work on this as I am very interested in this area.Any help would be very much appreciated
regards
Kevin
KP
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Sorry Mary Doherty's maiden name is Dwane
KP
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KP
I'm delighted that you got some information and that you were able to visit the gravesite. I'll see what I can locate on any of the names you have given and get back to you.
Dick