Hello Paddy in Hobart, Tas..... The city of Dublin has multiple parishes, both civil and religious. When a civil record is quoted it could be either. I was recently in Dublin and surprised to learn that Dowdall is indeed an Irish surname. {I don't know what nationality I thought it was...:) ) St. Catherine's RC church is on Meath Street in Dublin South. The secretary there is very accomodating and you may get good results by writing an inquiry. With the date of death/burial you could also get a record from the cemetery. For that time period I would guess that Glasnevin would be the one as I found an 1886 burial when I visited there. That area of Dublin is the 'tenement' and or Liberties neighborhood of old. There is also information online re the RC diocese of Dublin. Best of Luck, Paddy. Janice Boston, MA USA In a message dated 5/24/2007 8:14:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: When exploring Dublin Heritage I came across a possible clue about a g.g.grandmother, Lucy Dowdall' death. This Lucy died and was buried on 22-12-1879. She was from the parish of St Catherines. A couple of questions before I go racing off to purchase a death certificate: 1) does anybody else lay claim to her or know anything about her? 2) is there any way of finding out more about her on the basis of this information alone? 3) where is the parish of St Catherine's in Dublin. 4) was it usual for people to be buried on the day they died? When my great grandfather's elder brother Christopher (his mother and father were Patrick and Lucy) enlisted in the army in Melbourne Australia, he gave his place of birth as Parish of Dublin. Would this be a different place? Paddy Hobart, TAS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Paddy and Janice, Thank you for the very helpful information Janice. Paddy, my Mom was a Dowdall. The first recorded Dowdall in Ireland was in 1215. Dowdall is a Norman name and they came shortly after Strongbow and managed lands for the de Verdon family in the Dundalk, County Louth area. As they married they gained land through the marriages and the younger sons branched out to other areas of County Louth, Meath, Westmeath and Dublin. All the County Louth Dowdalls were cousins. There have been many notable Dowdalls; among them are: 1.George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland during the reigns of Henry VIII, part of Edward VI and again during Mary's bief reign - 1553-1558 2. William Dowdall - Robert Emmet's co-conspirator during the 1802 Uprising 3. Venerable James Dowdall of Drogheda; martyred in Exeter in 1599 for refusing to take the supremacy oath, placing Elizabeth above the pope in spiritual matters. (for full details see www.jamesdowdallmartyr.com) *(In the mid 1500s another Dowdall, Captain John Dowdall of Shirwell Parish, England came to Ireland in Queen E;iizabeth's army. His brother James Dowdall was one of Arthur Chichester's planters in Dungannon; presently in County Tyrone. Captain John Dowdall's family is found mostly in County Waterford and Limerick.) I am in contact with cousins of the Dublin Dowdalls of 23 Meath Street, St. Catherine's Parish,Tivoli, Harold's Cross, Dublin and Balbriggan, Dublin. There was a Patrick Dowdall of 23 Meath Street whose son Fr. Patrick Dowdall died from Italian Fever,when he died Patrick was so devastated he closed his silk factory on Meath Street and moved to Tivoli, Harold's Cross, Dublin where he died in 1856. I don't have Patrick's wife's name. I am sure your Patrick, Christopher and Lucy must be closely related to the above mentioned Dowdalls. The following is a listing of some of the Dowdalls in Dublin in 1820 and 1850 Wilson's Directory 1820 Name Address Occupation Dowdall, Peter Harold's Cross Esq. Dowdall E. & Son 23 Mecklenburgh St Silk Manuacturers Dowdall Hugh; 18 St. Francis St. Flax, Hemp and Rope Mfr. Dowdall Pat. 32 Mecklenburgh St Esq. (could be same as 23 with Dowdall Peter Harold's Cross Esq. Dowdall Rev. Dr. 15 Kildare St. Revd. Dublin City Directory 1850 Dowdall, Nicholas 2 Patrick Street E. 11 Britain St, Lower Robert, 108 New St. Christopher 9 Trinity Place Beannachtai, Margaret (Máiread) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN-CITY] St Catherine's parish Dublin > > > > Hello Paddy in Hobart, Tas..... > > The city of Dublin has multiple parishes, both civil and religious. When a > civil record is quoted it could be either. > > I was recently in Dublin and surprised to learn that Dowdall is indeed an > Irish surname. {I don't know what nationality I thought it was...:) ) > > St. Catherine's RC church is on Meath Street in Dublin South. The secretary > there is very accomodating and you may get good results by writing an > inquiry. With the date of death/burial you could also get a record from the > cemetery. For that time period I would guess that Glasnevin would be the one as I > found an 1886 burial when I visited there. That area of Dublin is the > 'tenement' and or Liberties neighborhood of old. > > There is also information online re the RC diocese of Dublin. > > Best of Luck, Paddy. > > Janice > Boston, MA USA > > In a message dated 5/24/2007 8:14:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > When exploring Dublin Heritage I came across a possible clue about a > g.g.grandmother, Lucy Dowdall' death. This Lucy died and was buried on > 22-12-1879. She was from the parish of St Catherines. > > A couple of questions before I go racing off to purchase a death > certificate: > > 1) does anybody else lay claim to her or know anything about her? > > 2) is there any way of finding out more about her on the basis of this > information alone? > > 3) where is the parish of St Catherine's in Dublin. > > 4) was it usual for people to be buried on the day they died? > > When my great grandfather's elder brother Christopher (his mother and > father were Patrick and Lucy) enlisted in the army in Melbourne > Australia, he gave his place of birth as Parish of Dublin. Would this > be a different place? > > Paddy > Hobart, TAS > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >