Pierce Holohan and Mary Purcell

Hi Claudean,

Here are the closest matches to 1820 birth/baptism for Pierce from any county on www.rootsireland.ie/:

Name:Pierce HolohanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:23-Jan-1814Address:Newtown KilrushParish/District:FRESHFORDGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John HolohanMother:Mary EnnisOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Jonathon Mulhall Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Phelan 

Notes:

[S][CHILD GIVEN AS PIERSE]

Name:Pierce HolahanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:27-Dec-1827Address:NewhouseParish/District:THOMASTOWNGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Pierce HolahanMother:Nancy NaryOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Mary Drea Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Marcus Connell 

roots has 47 birth/baptism Holahan (+ surname variants) birth / baptisms from Castlecomer R C 1812-1906, 16 Holohan marriages 1830 to 1873 & no burials

Let me know if you want specifics of any of the above

Col

Col,

Thanks very much for all the information. The DOB I have for Pierce is just from the one US Federal Census, and they're often wrong - based on a guess or even asking a neighbor, so either may be him. The Catholic Parish Register baptisms that I've found are for six out of their seven children: Martin 1836; Patrick 1841; Thomas 1845; twins Mary and Julia 1848 and Ann 1851. But my great great grandmother is Catherine I cannot find hers. Her DOB is around 1849, which would make sense with the others. Might you be able to find hers? 

A question - all these records list Castlecomer as the baptism location. Are they just referring to the parish or is likely the town of Castlecomer? I'd love to identify the actual church where they were all baptized, and if it's still there.

Claudia

Here she is:

Name:Catherine HolohanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:10-Sep-1843Address:FirodaParish/District:CASTLECOMERGender:FemaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Pierce HolohanMother:Mary PurcellOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Michael Lyn Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Honor Ryan 

Notes:

[E][SP2 GIVEN AS HONORA, FATHER GIVEN AS PIERSE] [STIPEND 2-6]

Not sure about the church question but here are a couple of email addresses for you to ask about which church the baptisms were done in

Parish Contacts Church of the Immaculate Conception Castlecomer

• Parish Office

  Tel: 056 444 1262
  Email: castlecomer@ossory.ie

• Rt. Rev. Mgr. Michael Ryan P.P. V.G.

  Tel: 056 444 1262
  Mobile: 086 369 3863
  Email: castlecomer@ossory.ie

  Col

Col,

How fantastic! I've ben searching for her for ages! I see now that I had her approximate DOB wrong - faulty census info per usual. I so appreciate all of your help - what a great resource this community is. Will follow up on the church  - my brother will be visiting the area and it would be a great addition to his trip.

Thansk again,

Claudia

Claudia, I have the following people in my family tree:  Mary Purcell b abt 1856, brother James b 1851, sister Ann b 1853 and brother Martin. All children of Tobias Purcell and Anne Kelley. All were born in Clogh, Castlecomer. Mary married Edward Ned Ring in Clogh. Ann married James Ryan. Ned and Mary emigrated to  US in 1896. 

It may be a coincidence on the names, but theIrish and English have a habit of reusing the names over and over again.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Tim Miller