Pat(rick) CONNELL and J(e)ane COLLINS, Drumcliff, Ennis 1850s-70s

Hi all,

I'm currently researching the family of my great-grandmother Bridget Mary CONNELL, generally known as Delia O'CONNELL after her arrival in Queensland, Australia in 1882. My mum and I have been ferriting through various resources online and have reached a bit of a dead-end. We can find lots of mentions of Pat Connells in the area but cannot be sure which one is "our" Pat.

At present, as far as actual documentation goes, we have Bridget (Delia)'s birth record which my mum obtained from the Ennis parish office ten or so years ago, when she visited Ireland. Her details are as follows:

Birth registered in Drumcliff parish on 3 April 1963 with parents given as Patt CONNELL and Jeane COLLINS. She arrived in Queensland in 1882, at the age of 18/19, on the Western Monarch.

As to Pat(t) and J(e)ane, we have since found that their marriage is registered in Drumcliff parish on 5 October 1852. Sadly mum didn't know that when she visited Ennis so we do not as yet have a copy of the details provided in the registry (which leads to a question I will ask a bit further on!)

Apart from Bridget/Delia, Pat & Jane were parents to Mary (b. 11 Nov 1853), John (b. 2 Jul 1857), David (b. 17 Jul 1866), Thomas (b. 14 Apr 1869), Patrick (b. 15 Mar 1872) and Michael (b. 30 Sep 1873). Each of these births was registered in the Drumcliff parish.

So, two questions really:

1. Do these name/places/dates ring any bells/make any connections with others?

and

2. Does anyone know how we would go about obtaining the marriage registry information for Pat & Jane from Ennis parish short of visiting Ireland again? I haven't tried the obvious yet, i.e. emailing the parish office and asking, so that may be an obvious answer. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had experience of obtaining information from them from overseas.

Thanks in advance for any and all pointers!