Hi Peggy, Thanks again for your info. We chatted about this last year. Seems like there are 2 marriages at about the same time, with partners with the same names. Unusual. I responded offline to your aol email address. Talk soon, Cathy Woodburn ----- Original Message ----- From: <PeggyLeonard112@aol.com> To: <irl-wexford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-WEXFORD] IRL-WEXFORD Digest, WOODBYRNE > Happy New Year Cathy, > > I don't want to jump in on your request to Keith, but I think this info is > what you might want... > > John Woodbyrne Married Margaret Doyle the 2nd of February 1845 in the > Kilanerin Church. Witnesses were Gregory Doyle and Mary Doyle. > > I also have the Baptismal information (names, dates, Godparents) for 7 or > 8 > children, if you'd like them. > > I have several other Wexford Woodbyrnes and a few Wicklow Woodbyrnes, if > you're interested. > > Regards, > Peggy Leonard > > You wrote: > Dear Keith, > Would you mind if I asked you to look in the "Families of Co. Wexford" > for my family name? Woodbyrne, also Woodburn(e). They were in the Gorey > area: townlands were Lacken (Lackan), Bolacreen (no longer in existence). > Other Woodbyrnes were at Pallas, and Annagh. > My grt grandfather was born at Lacken in Jan. 1846, firstborn of John > Woodbyrne and Margaret Doyle. Children are all baptized at St. Michaels in > Gorey. Some of the earlier church records are at the R.C. church at > Kilanerin. > Earlier Woodburns (also Woodburne) were located in Co. Wicklow (only a > few > miles away), in Ballinaclash, and Ballymoney, and Bally kine. Many are > buried in the old cemetery at Whaley Abbey, Co. Wicklow. > Many thanks in advance for your time spent. > Wishing you a very Happy New Year in 2011. > > Cathy Woodburn, > Ontario, Canada > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I haven't been following this discussion too closely, but I have these Woodbyrne sponsors for one of my Tighe baptisms, if that's helpful: Elizabeth Tighe, B: 23 Mar 1794 in Kilanerin RC parish, Co. Wexford, Ireland. d/o Murtha Tighe and Elizabeth ? of Annagh, Co. Wexford: Elisiam Tee was born 22 Apr 1794 and baptized 23 Apr 1794 in Kilanerin parish; sponsors were John Woodbyrne and Elisa Woodbyrne. Anne