Purcell or Keyes/Keys

The Irish phone book www.118.ie/ has 1 Purcell & 1 Keyes in Rathdowney. I am not permitted to give their details on this site but if you google the phone book & choose people search & enter the surname & Rathdowney, Laois they'll come up. You could then drop them a line.

I assume you are aware of John's siblings from www.rootsireland.ie/:

Name:Kate PurcellDate of Birth:28-Nov-1775
Date of Baptism:02-Dec-1775Address:BallymullenParish/District:RATHDOWNEYGender:FemaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John PurcellMother:Sarah KeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patt Mara Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Connell 

Name:Joseph PurcellDate of Birth:24-May-1777
Date of Baptism:25-May-1777Address:ClonmoreParish/District:RATHDOWNEYGender:MaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John PurcellMother:Sarah KeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Tom Maher Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Fahy

They have John as the youngest - 1779:

Name:John PurcellDate of Birth:07-May-1779
Date of Baptism:09-May-1779Address:ClonmoreParish/District:RATHDOWNEYGender:MaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John PurcellMother:Sarah KeyOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Darby Howley Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Maher 

Col

Thank you, yes I knew about his siblings, I did meet a man in Erril where they (John Purcell and Sarah Keyes)lived with the Purcell name and I’m pretty sure we’re somehow related but not sure how. 

Hoping to find someone on the Keyes side?

Sara's birth record:

Name:Sarah Key

Date of Birth:19-Dec-1896
Address:StrabaunParish/District:Rathdowney

Gender:Female

CountyCo. Laois

Denomination:

Father:Martin Key Occupation:Farmer

Mother:Johanna Cahill 

Notes:

Father's Address: Strabaun

Thanks so much, I’ll try to look further into this.

Parents' marriage:

Date of Marriage:16-Aug-1894
Parish / District:URLINGFORD County:Co. Kilkenny
Husband :MartinKeye Address:Strabawn Queens County  Occupation:LABOURER Age:32 Widower (Male)
Wife Johanna Cahill Lough Co. Kilkenny FARMER Age 28 Spinster (Previously unmarried)

Denomination:Civil Parish
Husband's Father Martin Keye Occupation:FARMER
Wife's FatherNameThomasCahill FARMER

Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:Not RecordedNot Recorded
Not RecordedNot RecordedAddress:
Witness 1 Name:JohnFitzpatrick
Witness 2 MaryCahill

Siblings

Name:Martin KeyDate of Birth:03-Jun-1895
Date of Baptism:05-Jun-1895Address:StrabaunParish/District:GALMOYGender:MaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Martin KeyMother:Johanna CahillOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John Fitzpatrick Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Sarah Cahill 

Different listing for Sara but same date:

Name:Sarah KeyDate of Birth:18-Dec-1896
Date of Baptism:19-Dec-1896Address:StrabawnParish/District:GALMOYGender:FemaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Martin KeyMother:Julia CahillOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Thomas Connell Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Hannah Gannon 

Two for Margaret also:

Name:Margaret KeyDate of Birth:13-Sep-1900
Date of Baptism:14-Sep-1900Address:StrabawnParish/District:GALMOYGender:FemaleCountyCo. Kilkenny
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Martin KeyMother:Julia CahillOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Edmund Phelan Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Catherine Connell

Name:Margaret KeyeDate of Birth:14-Sep-1900
Registration Date:
Address:StrabawnParish/District:RathdowneyGender:FemaleCountyCo. Laois
Denomination:
Father:Martin KeyeMother:Julia CahillOccupation:Farmer
 

Col

Rathdowney cemetery burial records;

(312) Evan Keys; 1month-(ftr-Pat Keys); 18/2/1933

(1216) John Keys; 80-widower-Dublin; 6/11/1977

(1263) Joanna Keys; 81-widow-Coolfin; 28/6/1979

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Headstones in Rathdowney cemetery;

Mary Campion; (nee Keys); Johnstown Glebe; 13/2/2000

also son/daughter who died in infancy.

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in memory of our parents;

Mary Keys; 15/2/1970

John Keys; 6/1/197

Daughter; Eileen; 17/2/1943

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Jack

I have Sarah Keyes fathers name as Morgan from marriage records? Is this a different person ? It’s written pretty clearly 

Yes, I also have Sarah Keys father as Morgan on my information.