Marriage of Margaret O'Keefe and Owen Mulcare

Jackie:

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The RC records for Croagh parish start in 1836 for baptisms and 1844 for marriages. From what I can see, Michael Mulcair was married twice. Initially he was married to Catherine Nestor before 1841 but no records are available. Owen was baptized on January 1, 1841. See transcription below from the subscription site Roots Ireland. I'm speculating that Catherine died giving birth to Owen or sometime before 1844. I located the February 1844 marriage record in Croagh for Michael Mulcair and Maria Nestor. See below. I also located baptismal records for six younger siblings of Owen's including a Catherine.  Hana 1844 Mary 1847 Helen 1850 Margaret 1852 James 1855 Thomas 1857

I also looked at the 1850 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Croagh civil parish and although there were no Mulcairs listed, there were two Mulkean records for a James and Michael in Ardnarreaghaun townland and it is possible that the Michael is Michael Mulcair  https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/limerick/croagh.htm

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

Name:Owen MulcairDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:01-Jan-1841Address:?Parish/District:CROAGHGender:UnknownCountyCo. Limerick
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Michael MulcairMother:Cath NestorOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Js Mulcair Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:El Nestor 

Date of Marriage:16-Feb-1844
Parish / District:CROAGH
County:Co. Limerick
Husband  MichaelMulcair
Wife MariaStokes Witness 1Witness 2Name:JohnGriffinJamesMulcair