Michael Bourke/Burke

Dear mjb3824:

Thank you for your post to the message board.  Unfortunately, the parish registers for Ennistymon were never copied by the LDS so there are no microfilmed copies of same that are available on any of the genealogy websites.  There is an early register from 1841 which does exist in the parish office at Ennistymon church, but the church will not allow access.  This is very unfortunate, but there is little that can be done about it at this time.

I would recommend that you view the local resources that are held online through the Clare Library.  The parish index is listed below and you will see that you may be able to trace the Bourke/Wrynne family to a particular area within the parish (i.e. a townland).  

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/kilmanaheen.htm

You might also check the neighbouring parishes as some of those registers may contain information about this family.  The specific or adjacent parishes are:

Kilmacrehy:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/kilmacreehy.htm

Ballyvaughan:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/glaninagh.htm

Kilfarboy:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/kilfarboy.htm

Inagh:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/inagh.htm

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Kind regards,

Jane

Hello Jane - many thanks for your reply and the references to chase up.  I know when I wrote to the church back in the 1980s, the response was abit curse, so I suppose the relevent priest may not have been too interested in passing the registers onto the LDS

Hi. Hanora Rynne was the sister of my greatgrandfather's sister who married Hugh Burke. Unfortunately the public records only start in the 1850s. I am not sure exactly where they lived. I grew up in the same house in Clouna. I am having trouble finding any information myself. You can find me on Facebook.