Well, you are right! But in some instances - mainly large towns or cities - one will see the name of a civil parish that is co - terminous , more or less, with the area and name of an ecclesiastical parish. In Limerick city, for example, one sees St.Mary's, St. Munchin's. St. Michael's; and St. John's. In Kilmallock, one will see Sts. Peters and Paul. Other than those exceptions, one see the name of a , as you said a townland, that can be associated with a parish. In the case of Corrofin - the subject of this thread - it is also a Catholic parish. ***** Reply to the LIST ONLY - Please ***** ***** Thanks for your consideration ***** Pádraig Mór, An Sean Gabhar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ellen Chambers" <maryln61@sbcglobal.net> To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] Lookup Request >I have NEVER seen the name of a church (Catholic or Protestant) on the >Civil Birth certificates I received from the GRO. However, they will have >the townland the child was born and where the parents resided at the time >of birth. With that you could then seek out the church for the religious >persuasion you are seeking. I think there is a place on the Clare Library >list that names the churches for RC and the dates their sacramental records >commence. > > Since you have researched in Ireland you know that pre 1864 is quite an > "iffy" project. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > DLCulhane@cs.com wrote: > Could someone on the list who has access to the civil marriage index tell > me > if there is a record of a marriage between Thomas Kelly and Sarah (unknown > last name) in the Corofin district between 1864 and 1871? (Thomas was my > greatgrandmother's brother. I'm hoping the civil registration will lead me > to the > church, and thus to my greatgreatgrandmother's name, currently a brick > wall.) > Thanks very much! > > Diane Culhane