Elizabeth Dowling (servant) and Ellen Somers(cook) on an estate ...
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1784 10 02
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Byrne, Michael m. Mary Byrne
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witnesses: Michael Tummins [sic Timmins], Thomas Dowling
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1785 03 17
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Cummins, John m. Elenor Dowling
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witnesses: Laurence Dowling, Thomas Moor
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1788 02 03
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Mahon, James m. Honora Dowling
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sponsors: Bryan Shortel, Sylvester Coughlan
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[RN: The above Bryan is likely the "Bryan Shortall" of
Kilmurray who made an Oath regarding bearing arms in the
early 1800s (ref: recent posting by Michael Purcell); I also
suspect that he was related to my ancestor Mary Shortall
married to James Nowlan in the Ballon church in 1793).
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1788 05 04
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Kinsella, Matt m. Elizabeth Dowling
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sponsors: John Murphy, Mary Nowlan
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residence: Ballykealey
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1789 01 18
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Nowlan, Michael m. Mary Duire (RN: sic Dwyer)
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sponsors: James Kelly, Michael Dowling
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1789 02 22
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Dowling, Laurence m. Elizabeth Maher
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sponsors: Stuart Smith, Patt Maher
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1789 02 25 Kinsella, Joanna
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Kinsella, Matthew & Elizabeth (Dowling)
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sponsors: Murt Nowlan, Ann Nowlan
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residence: Ballykealy
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1790 03 09 Redmond, Patrick
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Redmond, Laurence & Elizabeth
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sponsors: Thomas Dowling, Mary Nowlan,
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residence: Killmurray
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1792 02 19 Dowling, John m. Allice Tracy
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witnesses: Denis Kavanagh, John Smith
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1792 02 08 2-B Kenny, Daniel
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Kenny,
Thomas & Bridget
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sponsors: Patrick Dowling & Ann Shortel,
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Residence: Kill-- [RN: sic Killmurray]
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1792 02 19 (triple wedding)
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Dowling, John m. Allice Tracy;
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witnesses: Denis Kavanagh, John Smith
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Murphy, John m. Cathrine Donn (RN: sic Dunn);
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witnesses: John Dowling, James
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Curren Smith, John m Mary Sommers;
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witnesses: James Macavoy, John Dowling
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1792 09 03 Hughes, ---
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Hughes, Clement & Elenor
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sponsors: Michael Nowlan, Mary Dowling
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residence: Connaberry
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1793 04 16 Dowling, Laurence m. Cathrine Kelly
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witnesses: Edward Conry, Ann Nowlan,
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residence: Castlegrace
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1794 02 18 Dowling, James
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Dowling, Laurence & Catherine (Kelly)
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sponsors: William Lee, Mary Nowlan
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residence: Castlegrace
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1794 06 24 Byrne, James
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Byrne, Richard & Anastatia Nowlan
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sponsors: Peter Nowlan, Margaret Dowling
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residence: Carrickslaney
In the
timeframe covered by the above records (1782-1795) there was another
Elizabeth Dowling (c1758-Dec1794) in the parish territory who was
married to William Nowlan of Kilknock.
Yet,
there is no record relating to this couple in the RC parish records.
Church
(church of the woods) alluded to in a 1908 letter describing the
fate of "Farmer Clowry" at the hands of renigade elements in the
aftermath of 1798 (he was killed in March 1800).
In any
case, to come to the point, the Clowry "family tradition" is that
when the family first came to the Ballon area they settled at "Kilrush"
yet I know of no current or past place in Co. Carlow known as "Kilrush".
Knowing where the Clowry descendants first lived the only placename
which sounds somewhat close is "Rathrush" (fort of the woods) near
Rathoe and, yes, there are remains of an old church in the area. So,
does anyone have a clue?
Could
this have been the location of a mass place during the mid-to-late
1700s, prior to 1782 when Rev. Nicholas Nowlan started the
Ballon-Rathoe church records.
In the
"Succession of Pastors" for the Ballon-Rathoe parish (Carlow IGP
genealogy website) we find the folowing: "Michael Shortall
succeeded [James Brett who died the 19th of January, 1764, aged 41,
and is interred at Kellistown]; he is named in a return of 1766 as
P.P. of Ahade.
This
priest, who survived up to the year 1794, is interred with his
family at Ballyellen."
Where
did Rev. Michael Shortall celebrate mass? At "Kilrush"?
I know
that the Clowrys and Shortalls were close since my ancestor Mary
Shortall had been previously married in 1784 to a James Clowry of
the Killane-Kilkey area, the same area as where the previously
mentioned "Farmer [Darby/Jeremiah] Clowry" lived.