Hi James and thank you so very much!!!! The MARTIN MCEVOY'S are definitely a clue for me!!! I will also forward these to the NEW MCAVOY & MCEVOY lists on rootsweb.com! Bless you!!!!! Bonnie mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] >From: James McVoy <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Irish records >Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:18:34 -0400 > >A couple of years ago I contacted a research group in Dublin in an >attempt to find some record of my ancestors in Ireland. So far, I have >been unsuccessful, but thought I would post the results here in the hope >that it may be useful to someone. Here is the first installment: >Dear Mr. McVoy, > >We checked a number of Catholic Parish Registers for >marriages and baptisms but unfortunately we did not find >records for Denis McEvoy, Mary Ryder or their children >Theresa and Mary. > >The parishes and years checked were as follows: > >Marriages: > >Lisdowney, 1843 through 1847 >Galmoy 1844, through 1846 >Castlecomer, 1845 through 1847 >Conahy, 1844 through 1847 > >The following entries were noted and might be of interest: > >16th November 1844 Denis McEvoy and Margaret Maher >Witnesses, Martin McEvoy and Mary Donnelly in Clinstown > >15th September 1845 David McEvoy and Margaret Purcell >Witnesses, Richard Meighan and Margaret Dooly in >Castlecomer > >5th February 1846 Tim Cash and Elizabeth McEvoy >Witnesses, William Loughlin and Alice Mealy in Shangan > >19th February 1846 William Cleare and Mary McEvoy >Witnesses, J. Ryan and Mary McEvoy > >23rd October 1846 John McEvoy and Catherine Keefe >Witnesses Denis O'Hara and Ruby ? (the remainder was >illegible) in Ardaloo. > >Baptisms were checked as follows: > >Castlecomer 1847 through 1855 >Lisdowney 1845 through 1852 >Conahy 1847 through 1855 > >The following entries were noted: > >23rd October 1847, Mary born to Denis McEvoy and Margaret >Maher. Sponsors, William Donnelly and Catherine McEvoy in >Clinstown. > >9th July 1848, John born to David McEvoy and Margaret >Purcell. Sponsors, James Bowe and Catherine McEvoy in >Castlecomer. > >1st December 1848, Martin born to James McEvoy and Anty (?) >Lavin (?). Sponsors, Martin McEvoy and Ann Roe in >Swiftsheath. > >4th October 1850, Denis born to Denis McEvoy and Margaret >Maher. Sponsors, James McEvoy and Honoria Lannan (?) in >Lismayne. > >3rd June 1852, Elisabeth born to Daniel McEvoy and eileen >Connor (?) in Castlecomer. > >11th February 1853, William born to Denis McEvoy and >Margaret Maher. Sponsors John Kinsella and Ellen Dulanty in >Lismayne. > >21st June 1854, John born to John McEvoy and Catherine >Keefe. Sponsors, Pat Brennan and Kate Davis in Ardaloo. > >This is all the information we could gather in the 3 hours. >As you know from the list sent to you on 13th November, >there are other parishes which could be checked if you wish. > >Kind regards, >Paul Quinlan. > > > > > > >==== MCVOY Mailing List ==== >MCVOY/MACVOY/MCEVOY/MCEVOY/MACABOY/MCABOY "COUSINS"-- >WELCOME TO ALL WHO PASS THROUGH OUR LITTLE LIST!** >Bonnie McVoy Treon, listowner, mailto:[email protected] >http://www.homestead.com/mcvoykinfolkandcousins/McVoyKinfolkAndCousins.html >mailto:[email protected] > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com