Looking for grandfather Michael Francis Brennan - County Kilkenny - Left Ireland pre-WWI

Brian,

What is the name of his parents. You should get that from is marriage record.

Civil records in Ireland are from January 1st 1864 - www.irishgenealogy.ie  - Free site

Regards,

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24QY-TKL Marriage of Michael F. Brennan and  Catherine Piggott 28/5/1918 Manhattan New York. Michael's parents are James Brennan and Mary Rooney. Catherine Piggotts parents are Patrick Piggott and Mary Cahill.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMJ-W6SC  Patrick Piggott.  Could this be your relative

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re… Marriage of a James Brennan and Mary Rooney 6/5/1878 Church in Glenade, Kinlough, Ballyshannon, Co. Leitrim.

I found a baptismal record for Michael in Co. Leitrim, not Kilkenny.

Name:           Michael Brennan   

Date of Baptism:     17-Feb-1891

Address:        Drumcashel  [see https://www.townlands.ie/leitrim/rosclogher/rossinver/aghanlish/drumcas…]

Parish/District:        Glenade Roman Catholic

Gender:         Male  

County           Co. Leitrim

Denomination:        Roman Catholic

Father:          James Brennan       Mother:        Mary Rooney

In his U.S. WWII draft registration, shown on Ancestry, the following information is provided. Note the birth date is a day later, and three years later, than the baptismal date above.

Name Michael F Brennan

Gender          Male

Race   White

Birth Date    18 Feb 1894

Birth Place   Leitrim, Ireland

Residence Place      Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Military Draft Date 1942

Next of Kin    Mrs Catherine Brennan

In the civil record of Michael’s 1891 birth at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1891/02400/1894678.pdf

Michael is said to have been born in Drumcashel in Leitrim on 28 Feb.  This is impossible if he was baptized on 17 Feb.  In Ireland, there was a fine levied if a child’s birth was not registered within a certain time period. So people simply lied about the child’s birth date in order to avoid the fine.

RootsIreland has the following births and baptisms for the children of James Brennan and Mary Rooney.  You can see details at RootsIreland, which is a paid site, or at irishgenealogy.ie, which has the civil records.

1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Mary Ellen           1879      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Church Baptism  Brennian              Mary      1879      Co. Leitrim         

2. Church Baptism  Brennan               Margaret             1880      Co. Leitrim         

3. Church Baptism  Brennan               Sarah     1883      Co. Leitrim         

4. Church Baptism  Brenan  Patrick   1885      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Patrick   1886      Co. Leitrim         

5. Church Baptism  Brennan               Catherine            1888      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Kate       1889      Co. Leitrim         

6. Church Baptism  Brennan               Michael 1891      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Michael 1891      Co. Leitrim         

7. Church Baptism  Brennan               Peter     1893      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Peter     1893      Co. Leitrim         

8. Church Baptism  Brennan               Bridget  1895      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Bridget  1895      Co. Leitrim         

9. Church Baptism  Brennan               Anne      1897      Co. Leitrim         
   1. Civil Birth             Brennan               Annie     1897      Co. Leitrim         

Here is the Brennan family in the 1901 Irish census. Your Michael is called Mick.

Household Number        10           District Electoral Division:             AGHANLISH

Address:              Drumcashel        Parish    ROSSINVER CIVIL PARISH

County Co. Leitrim

First Name          Surname              Occupation         Age        Relationship        Denomination     Marital Status    Origin

James    Brennan               Farmer  47           Householder       Roman Catholic Married County Leitrim

Mary      Brennan               Not Recorded     40           Wife      Roman Catholic Married County Leitrim

Maggie Brennan               Scholar  18           Daughter             Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

Sarah     Brennan               Scholar  16           Daughter             Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

Patrick   Brennan               Scholar  14           Son        Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

Mick      Brennan              Scholar 9             Son        Roman Catholic               Nr           County Leitrim

Peter     Brennan               Scholar  7             Son        Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

Kate       Brennan               Scholar  11           Daughter             Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

B.           Brennan               Scholar  4             Daughter             Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

Annie     Brennan               Not Recorded     2             Daughter             Roman Catholic Nr           County Leitrim

Thank you to all the very helpful posts from you generous research masters.