Hi Lynda . . .
Welcome to . . . Ireland Reaching Out . . .to County Tipperary - adjoining - Co.Offaly . . and to Roscrea Town . . 12 miles from BIRR.
So . . lets see if we can be of any assistance . .
I read what Patricia has found . . Well done Patricia . . . and . . adding to that I too had a root around . . .
and here are my findings . . .
When . . on the Search engine . . .ROOTS (paid) . . .I found the folllowing . .
Search . . Marriage . . Rigney / Troy . . . 1884 . . . +/- 10 yrs. . . .Offaly (i.e Birr ) // Tipperary County . . . NOTHING
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So then with your input . . of names and poss, dates . . Offaly/Tipp. . . . I searched for a triangulation of possabilities . . .
and came up with a strong CLUE . . . as follows . . .
PATRICK Rigney . . . Born ??
Civil Birth Record
Name:PATRICK Rigney Date of Birth:17-Apr-1887 Registration Date:09-May-1887Address: Ballyoughter Parish/District: RIVERSTOWN Gender:Male CountyCo. Tipperary Denomination:Civil Record Father:John Rigney Mother:Mary Quirk Occupation:FarmerSponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Mary Rigney
Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Not Recorded
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MARY . . 1894 ??
Name:Mary Rigney Date of Birth :05-Jul-1894
Registration Date:09-Jul-1894 Address:BallyoughterParish/District :RIVERSTOWNGender:FemaleCountyCo. Tipperary
Denomination:Civil Record
Father:John Rigney Mother:Mary Quirke Occupation:Labourer
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John RigneySponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Not Recorded
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MARGARET . . . 1887 ??
Name:Margaret Rigney Date of Birth:10-Jan-1885
Registration Date:09-Feb-1885 Address:BallyoughterParish/District:RIVERSTOWN Gender:Female CountyCo. Tipperary
Denomination:Civil Record
Father:John Rigney Mother:Mary Quirk Occupation:Cottier Tenant
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John RigneySponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Not Recorded
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SO . . Lynda . . . there you have a strong linkage . . to BIRR . . . as RIVERSTOWN . . is a tiny village. . on the outskirts of Birr town
( walking distance )
You have a srong connection to your dates . . .
ONLY major difference , , is the Mothers ...Maiden Name . . .
It would appear that . . maybe . . the correct Mum . . was a Quirk . . . ??????
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I further searched for a Thomas RIGNEY . . . born c. 1932 . . . Tipperary / Offaly . . and found the foll.
1832 - in FERBANE. Offaly ( 10 miles Birr ) . . Jan. . . to Mother - Winnefred Gilligan . . .
1828 - ROSCREA . . . (12 miles Birr ) . . . 27 Jun. to Margaret Long
1836 - Roscrea .. . . 30 Aug. to Sarah Kennnedy
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Then I searched for a MARRIAGE . . . of Thos.Rigney to MARY QUIRK . . . time frame 1885 (Patrick ) +/- 10 yrs. NOTHING ( incl. ALL Ireland)
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Search /. . . BIRTH . . . Mary Quirk . . . c. 1850 - 1870 . . . 40 . . yes 40 . . . possibles turned up . . Offaly / Tipp
Name:Mary QuirkeDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:14-Jul-1861Address:Not RecordedParish/District:BIRRGender:FemaleCountyCo. Offaly
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael Quirke Mother: Margaret Armstrong Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Not RecordedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Not Recorded
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SO . . Lynda . . .
Needle in a haystack stuff . . . but . . .hopefully . . you will yet connect the dots . .
Best I could do . . . my pleasure . .
Cheers . . . Eamonn.