fate of sarah maguire 1864-1889

Sarah Maguire was my wifes 3x great grandmother,born in Dublin in 1860,married in Chorlton on Medlock,Manchester in 1889 to George Edward Tolley.Aged 3,Sarah and her two sisters were pawns in a custody battle of some repute,attracting much interest and comment in the national press in November 1863.Essentially,her parents,Micheal and Jane Maguire,(nee Lambert)were in a mixed marriage.On his death bed,MIcheal signed a will requesting that his children become under the guardianship of three individuals who were tasked with ensuring they followed Catholic upbringing,against the wishes of their Protestant mother.This signed document was allegedly required by the Catholic priest,Fr.Keon,prior to the provision of absolution.An initial hearing in Naas was relocated to a higher court in Dublin,but the jury were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and were discharged.This went on into 1864,when various notable politicians and Catholic clergy,were reported to be forming a committeee to defend Fr.Keon and significant fundraising ensued.

However,I can find no result of the case which I believe would have much affected Sarah and her sisters.In her evidence,Jane indicated that she had placed her children in the hands of a Protestant group in Newcastle,but i cannot find anything more in that regard.Jane went on to remarry in 1869 in Liverpool,but their is no inkling of the girls...Her second husband ,William Rodgers,was a sailor,recorded on the 1871 census on board a vessel at North Shields,while Jane and an infant daughter were living in Ramsgate,Kent.

Sarah was married in 1889,in the parish of her aunt,Margaret Gage(nee Lambert),her sister Emily was a witness and the ceremony was probably attended by her step sister,Madeline Lambert Rodgers.Where she was from 1864 until then remains a mystery,but the result of the court case and custody is perhaps central...

Any help,advice or guidance would be gratefully received.

Thank you,

Andy