Hello, I have lots of questions, and hope someone can give me some guidance here. I recently received a report from the Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society about a record in the marriage register in the parish of Mountrath, County Laois. This marriage record was dated May 1, 1839. The bride was Catherine DALY and the groom was John DOOLEY. This couple could be my ancestors, who migrated from Ireland to the United States, in about the year 1844. Unfortunately, the marriage register did not record either parent for the bride or the groom. No baptismal record for the bride can be found in the parish register of Mountrath, and no record of any children born to this couple can be found in Counties Offaly and Laois. Questions: Is anybody out there researching the Daly & Dooley families in Counties Offaly and Laois? If you are researching either of these families, does this marriage record connect with your research in any way? How would I go about trying the verify that this Catherine Daly and John Dooley are MY ancestors – as opposed to two people who happen to have the same name, and were married at about the right time? My Catherine Daly and John Dooley probably had two children before they migrated from Ireland. Is it significant that the Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society claims it cannot find a record of any children born to a Catherine Daly and John Dooley in Counties Offaly and Laois? How would I go about finding such birth records? Thanks a lot for any help. Take care, Joe Dooley Falls Church, Virginia U.S.A.

UNSUBSCRIBE PLEASE ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph W. Dooley <joex@erols.com> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 11:52 PM Subject: Daly & Dooley Research > Hello, > > I have lots of questions, and hope someone can give me some guidance > here. > > I recently received a report from the Offaly Historical & Archaeological > Society about a record in the marriage register in the parish of > Mountrath, County Laois. > > This marriage record was dated May 1, 1839. The bride was Catherine > DALY and the groom was John DOOLEY. > > This couple could be my ancestors, who migrated from Ireland to the > United States, in about the year 1844. > > Unfortunately, the marriage register did not record either parent for > the bride or the groom. No baptismal record for the bride can be found > in the parish register of Mountrath, and no record of any children born > to this couple can be found in Counties Offaly and Laois. > > Questions: > Is anybody out there researching the Daly & Dooley families in Counties > Offaly and Laois? If you are researching either of these families, does > this marriage record connect with your research in any way? > > How would I go about trying the verify that this Catherine Daly and John > Dooley are MY ancestors - as opposed to two people who happen to have > the same name, and were married at about the right time? > > My Catherine Daly and John Dooley probably had two children before they > migrated from Ireland. Is it significant that the Offaly Historical & > Archaeological Society claims it cannot find a record of any children > born to a Catherine Daly and John Dooley in Counties Offaly and Laois? > How would I go about finding such birth records? > > Thanks a lot for any help. > > Take care, > Joe Dooley > Falls Church, Virginia > U.S.A. > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > >