Could have been from anywhere-not necessarily from same parish.Members of other Christian churches also occasionally feature as did those under 18 years. ----- Original Message ----- From: <littlehouseantiques@att.net> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Sharing Limerick Baptisms- Biggane, Shanahan,Donovan, Flaherty, Moloney, Cregan, Liston > STUPID QUESTION OF THE DAY: In the Lutheran Church (at least here in > Shiremanstown Pennsylvania), godparents/sponsors have to be adults (age 18 > or older) and current members of the SAME church where child is being > baptised. Is it the same (or was it the same in 1871 in Ireland) in the > Roman Catholic Church? > > In other words, can I assume the sponsors Michael Biggane and Hana > Shanahan listed on the following baptism, were both ADULTs (i.e., at that > time period over 21) and attended the RC Church in BALLYAGRAN and > therefore could have lived in ANY of the following townlands: > > Ballyagran, Ballybane, Ballysalla, Caherclogh, Cappanihane, Cappananty, > Castletown, Cloonee, Coolagowan, Creggane, Croghteen, Dreenaan, > Drewscourt, Drewscourt West, Fort East, Fort Middle, Fort West, > Foxhall East, Foxhall West, Gortroe(Castletown), Gortroe(Charleville), > Graigue, Incha, Killacolla (Barker), Rossbane, Rossmore > > Kathy Rhodes > > > ------- Original message from "Karen McGann" <imhear@comcast.net>: ------- > > <snip>... > Name- Honora Biggane > Date- 19/02/1871 > Parish- BALLYAGRAN > County- Limerick > Father- Michael Biggane > Mother- Hana Shanahan > Sponsor 1- Jn. Biggane > Sponsor 2- Hana. Shanahan > Roman Catholic > ...<snip> > Griffith's Valuations: > http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >