When I was in Athlone I met a gentleman who showed me where the original St Peter's and Paul's was. a part of it is still there - remade. It is up on the hill on the opposite side of the road from where the current church is located. Cheryl Smithfield, ME Searching Kilroy jd wrote: > That would be St.Peter's & Paul's..it is on Church St. across from the > Shannon bridge. > I tried to email you before..I have a White that married into the > family....have you any Hardimans, Vesey, Higgins, etc. > > Jackie jacquie@cableusa.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PETER GREENE" <peter.greene@snet.net> > To: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:30 PM > Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Place of Marriage > > > >> The custom back then and it pretty much stands now is that the couple >> >> would marry in the bride's family's parish. So you might want to try the >> church at Shannonbridge. >> >> hope this helps >> >> pete greene >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: "lmyrter@comcast.net" <lmyrter@comcast.net> >> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Monday, January 1, 2007 3:32:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Place of Marriage >> >> >> Mary, >> >> I don't know if this would help you, but my ggggrandparents were married >> in Athlone in 1838 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Loretta Myrter >> >> Athlone/Roscommon Ancestors: Duckett....Meares...White >> >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: "Phyllis M. Phillips" <PhyllisM@pobox.com> >> >> >>> At 01:32 AM 1/1/2007, you wrote: >>> >>> >>> of what faith were they? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> My great-grandparents were married at Athlone Roscommon about >>>> 1839. Andrew DUNCAN born at Dunfermline, Scotland was with the >>>> 99th Regiment and he married Margaret CAMPBELL of Shannonbridge. >>>> Can anyone suggest which Church they would have been married in?. >>>> >>>> Many thanks for any suggestions. >>>> Mary, >>>> New Zealand >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in >>> the subject and the body of the message >>> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >