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I have spent quite a few hours searching under Delay at https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ and organizing the results. I am pretty certain I have the correct father and mother for my 2nd great grandfather. He had a brother who emigrated to the US with him, and the data are pretty clear. I don't think there are records that can get me back a generation further, but I thought I might try to find some siblings of my 3rd great grandfather. I have come up with some possibliltes, but I don't know how I would ever verify them. Any ideas? 

Perhaps my work will help somebody else, even if I can't make any firm conclusions. 

Area - CORK & ROSS (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - TRACTON ABBEY 
Denomination    RC 

My 3rd great grandfather and grandmother 
PATRICK DELAY born ca. 1780-1785 
ELLEN LEAHY born ca. 1780-1785 
Baptism of JOHN DELAY on 25 March 1805 
Baptism of ELIZBT DELAY on 6 November 1809 
Baptism of ROBERT DELAY on 11 September 1812 
Baptism of LUKE DELAY on 9 April 1815 
Baptism of JERRY DELAY on 7 February 1818 
Baptism of PATRICK DELAY on 15 February 1821 
Baptism of WILLIAM DELAY on 18 February 1824, My 2nd great grandfather 
Patrick Sr. could have been one of the two Patrick Delays in East Ferrenbrien in the Tithe Applotment book in 1833. 
Ellen Leahy was perhaps related to John Leahy in Knocknamana in the Tithe Applotment book in 1833 (just guessing because Knocknamana is next to East Ferrenbrien) 
William and Luke Delay/Dunlay emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, then Cape Vincent, New York, USA. 

Possible siblings of Patrick Delay Sr, with their families: 

MARY DELAY (1) born ca. 1783 
spouse JOHN KIDNEY 
Baptism of ELIZBETH [KIDNEY] on 3 April 1803 
Baptism of WILLIAM RIDNEY [KIDNEY] on 31 March 1805 
Baptism of MARY KIDNEY on 9 April 1809 
Baptism of DANIEL KIDNEY on 21 March 1811 
Baptism of NORRY KIDNEY on 24 March 1813 
Baptism of THOMS KIDNEY on 6 April 1815 
Baptism of CATHERINE KIDNEY on 22 December 1817 
Baptism of JOHANNA KIDNEY on 19 July 1819 
Baptism of MARGARET KIDNEY on 19 July 1819 
Baptism of BRIDGET KIDNEY on 12 May 1825 

LUKE DELAY born ca. 1782-1787 
spouse CATHERINE CONNOR 
Baptism of ROBERT DELAY on 4 July 1807 
Baptism of MARY DELAY on 15 May 1810 
Baptism of MARGARET DELAY on 30 May 1817 
Baptism of JOHANNA DELAY on 2 March 1820 
Baptism of CATHERINE DELAY on N/R May 1823 

MICHAEL DELAY born ca. 1784-1789 
spouse ELLEN AHERN 
Baptism of JOHN DELAY on 5 January 1809 
Baptism of CATHERINE DELAY on 23 May 1810 
Baptism of MARY DELAY on 5 July 1811 
Baptism of NORRY DELAY on 5 July 1811 

ROBERT DELAY born ca. ca. 1786-1791 
spouse MARY SWEENY 
Baptism of MARGT DELAY on 14 March 1811 
Baptism of MARY DELAY on 29 November 1812 
Baptism of JERRY DELAY on 27 August 1815 

JOHANNA DELAY born ca. 1787-1792 
spouse MICHAEL CADIGAN 
Baptism of NORRY CADIGAN on 21 September 1812 
Baptism of JOHN CADIGAN on 5 June 1815 

JOHN DELAY born ca. 1788-1793 
spouse ELLEN DONOVAN 
Baptism of JERRY DELAY on 1 February 1813 
Baptism of DANIEL DELAY on 6 August 1814 
Baptism of MARGARET DELAY on 13 March 1816 

WILLIAM DELAY born ca. 1789-1794 
spouse ELIZABETH MURPHY 
Baptism of WILLIAM DELAY on 25 December 1814 
Baptism of MICHAEL DELAY on 26 September 1816 
Baptism of CATHERINE DELAY on 18 April 1819 
Baptism of MARY DELAY on N/R October 1823 
Baptism of MARGARET DELAY on 13 November 1828 

MARY DELAY (2) born ca. 1789-1794 
spouse JOHN DOHERTY 
Baptism of MARGARET DOHERTY on 13 December 1814 
Baptism of PATRICK DOHERTY on 5 September 1819 
Baptism of JEREMIAH DOHERTY on 2 September 1824 
Baptism of MARY DOHERTY on 1 November 1829 
Baptism of MOORE DOHERTY on 20 November 1831 
Baptism of JEREMIAH DOHERTY on 10 March 1834 

MARY DELAY (3) 
spouse PHILIP SULLIVAN 
Baptism of PHILIP SULLIVAN on 2 June 1811 
Baptism of JOHN SULLIVAN on 25 March 1819 

MARGARET DELAY 
spouse JOHN LYNE 
Baptism of JOHN LYNE on 11 August 1805 

NORRY DELAY 
spouse JOHN DRISCOL 
Baptism of TIMOTHY DRISCOL on 17 April 1809 

LAURENCE DELAY 
spouse MARY DRISCOL 
Baptism of JOHANNA DELAY on 21 November 1813

MARY DELAY (4) 
spouse TIMOTHY MCCARTHY 
Baptism of ELLEN MCCARTHY on 29 January 1819 

I also have collected info in an effort to trace what happened to my 2nd great grandfather's siblings, but I'll save that for later. 

- Kate Dunlay 

 

Kate Dunlay

Thursday 6th Jan 2022, 07:42AM

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  • Thanks for taking the time to update this.

     

    Tom

    Friday 7th Jan 2022, 05:48AM
  • Hi Kate

    That is fantastic research.It is Mary Delay who is my Ancestor but I need to seriously do some research to see which Mary it is.I will get on it over the weekend and get back to you.

    Hopefully between us we will find the link.

    Regards

    Mary Carroll Jordan 

    MaryF, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Friday 7th Jan 2022, 09:48AM
  • A Mary Delay was a sponsor at my 2nd great grandfather's baptism, but I don't know which Mary!

    Area - CORK & ROSS (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - TRACTON ABBEY
    Baptism of WM DELAY of N/R on 18 February 1824
    Name    WM DELAY
    Father    PATRICK DELAY
    Mother    ELLEN LEAHY
    Child Denomination    RC
    Sponsor 1    JN MCCARTHY
    Sponsor 2    MARY DELAY

     

    Kate Dunlay

    Friday 7th Jan 2022, 07:07PM

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