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i have tried to find the names of places listed after the names of Baptism sponsors and Marriage witnesses, without success.

These are the places, as far as i can read the handwriting.

Scororghy         Newtown        Tackanacomack        Donohills        Fermagh         Goldengarden           Ironsville        Thandyan          Culacusons    Knockman                Gentled           Kilpatrick        

Are they likely to be the names of extinct villages  or the names of houses?

Thanks for your help.

Johanna

Johanna Byron

Thursday 14th Jul 2022, 12:14AM

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  • These are likely the names of the townlands where the individuals lived.

    See https://www.townlands.ie/tipperary/ to check on the spelling of the place names.

    For instance, townlands.ie gives “Goldengarden (Garraí Orrtha) , Kilpatrick Civil Parish, Barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, Co. Tipperary 245 A, 1 R, 1 P,”

    I hope this is helpful.

    Patricia

    Thursday 14th Jul 2022, 12:27AM
  • Johanna:

    Also check Donohill civil parish. I can see Newtown and Scarrough townlands in that parish.

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Thursday 14th Jul 2022, 12:45PM
  • Many thanks Patricia and Roger. I was thinking in terms of suburb or house name.

    Johanna Byron

    Sunday 17th Jul 2022, 01:41AM
  • Johanna,

    It's doubtful that many houses had names.  The townland is the name of the area where the people lived, so not sure what it is you are looking for?

    Patricia

    Friday 22nd Jul 2022, 04:13PM
  • Johanna I have asked a similar question but it is in the body of my ancester of Anacarty and Donohill. Circled to the side is SANACLARA  (baptism of Jeramiah Bradshaw) and hyphanated after the witness Winifred Hanly is FARRANACLARA (marriage of John Bradshaw to Margaret Dunne). All of this is in the Catholic parish record nli 02496/04

    lydia6

    Sunday 6th Nov 2022, 05:44PM
  • I mixed that up in my message. It was Farandera in the baptism after the witness Hanly and Sanaclara in the marriage the year before. Still within the nli # 02496 /04 of the Anacarty and Donohill Catholic registers.

    lydia6

    Sunday 6th Nov 2022, 06:00PM
  • Johanna,

    I've not seen the name of the witness' townland in baptismal records.  I have seen the names of the child, the parents, the witnesses, and then the name of the townland the parents live in.  I hope this is helpful.

    Patricia

    Thursday 4th Apr 2024, 10:53PM

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