Elizabeth Flanagan Born Kilkenny Ireland 1857

Virginia:

The subscription site Roots ireland has a December 10 1857 baptismal record for an Elizabeth Flanigan father Edward Flanigan mother Johanna Grenshall. The RC parish was Dunnamaggan. There were also four likely older siblings Michael January 24 1844 and Mary March 2 1845 Catherine August 14 1848 Edmund May 28 1853. Four all four records the mother was Judith Grinsell. Judith was a variant of Johanna. I did not locate a marriage record. This family lived in Caherlesk townland in Ballytobin civil parish.

I don't know if the 1857 record is for your ancestor without more confirming evidence. She likely left Ireland for a better opportunity. Possibly she had relatives already in Australia.

Have you considered DNA testing?

Roger McDonnell 

Hi Roger,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Since I sent that message I was given Elizabeth Flanagan's death certificate.
It states that her mother was Johannah Greenwich & her Dad Joseph Flanagan - a farmer. Are you able to provide any further information from that?
Kind Regards
Virginia