McManus/Kelly - Loughinisland, Magheralin, Ballynahinch help

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633236?locale=en#page/28/mode…

Loughinisland | Microfilm 05477 / 04,   Entry in register of Loughinisland Sept 19th 1819. Charles of Pat McManus. (followed by sponsers names)

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Loughinisland RC records start in 1806. Researching before that may be challenging.

Thank you for the reply. I appreciate it. I hoped something new (like his parents' marriage info) might be possible to discover since the last time I checked but perhaps not. If you do think of something please let me know.

regards,

Don Robinson

His parents might have married before records began in 1806 or they may have married in a different parish. (Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church so if she came from another parish nearby, they may have married there.  But again records may not exist. Very few rural parishes in Ireland have records before the 1820s. If it is of any consolation, if you did find a marriage, a record from that era would not contain much information. Often just the date, the couples names and their 2 witnesses. No parents names or townlands, or anything like that.

Thanks Elwyn. I just wanted to double check in case anything new had come to light. I appreciate the response.

Don