WEBSTER families of Gorey and/or Enniscorthy. Any information on this family.

Thomas WEBSTER, b about 1781, emigrated from Gorey in 1817. Are the C of I Gorey Parish baptisms and marriages available. Reference state they start 1801. Where can these be accessed?

I am doing research on the O'Briens of county Wexford. Could anyone out there do a search for me on the Griffith cd (Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864) for the following surnames: (in order of preference) 1. Brien 2. Brian (only 1 in the Householders) 3. Brine (only a couple in Householders) 4. Bryan Two people did a soundex search and provided me with 14 of the surname of O'Brien but they did not have these others. They were adamant that there were not any other names but I know for sure that that is not correct. Thanks for any assistance. Larry O'Brien from Canada's capital The O'Briens of Wexford, Ireland web site: http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/malt/309/index.html

There is a place on the list called the Wexford surname list, where you can add surnames being searched. Is there a way to see this list? Joan rolfes@erols.com

I was trying to find out recently what it's like in bookshops in the States re finding Irish books......I mean here, if I go into a bookshop - we have tons of them, all over the place - shelves and shelves of them, covering everything, fact to fiction. *But* if i was to look for a'specialised' book on another country - then it'd be a different kettle of fish - i might be lucky and it might be a best seller and sitting there - I might have to wander through a sozen bookshops looking for it - or, I might hve to order is 'specially.....or, if out of print - then it gets to be a matter of luck. Before I find it - I need to know what it is I am looking for - something like searching for your family in genealogy. If you know where they came from - that makes it easier..... I was also thinking about the last time I was Stateside.....my friends were eating irish potato bread......we don't have Irish potato bread in Ireland......not sliced, not unsliced, not in specialist shops - we just don't have it - and yet - there it was all over the place. Now , we do have potato cakes - totally different things to bread...and I know you can make potato scones - but I'm getting off my subject here. Books.... First - i've seen so many people wondering about Irish bookshops on the web - about old out of print books that I can only think that it must be hard to get irish books in the States.....depending on the size of any bookshop andon the Irish community locally?? - and even then - it must be only the more popular ones you'd get - the big sellers? I've seen so much about Irish history books - even those for children and we have them coming out our ears. So - from all that I kind of put my irish potato bread and Irish books together - and wondered if those books on shelves in other parts of the world would be written by Irish authors - or people who live in those other countries writing their versions of our history and our stories? I don't know......but the rest of you may. Then, I remembered something I have - from way back whenver I first got on the net. I telneted into my University library one night - thrilled that I could do it, had something like ireland as my key word.......and downloaded a list of books..... I know I can't do this now - if I telnet in - I get maybe ten books per page.......and I'd have to be there for ages to come up with this list. and again - thinking about that potato bread and those bookshops and people looking for books....how can you find a book if you don't know the name of it - the name of the author.....and suddenly my list of books here gained a whole new perspective for me. It's names of books, the author is listed - maybe not the ful title.....but if someone had a bit of this lot here then all they have to do is go to their local library which does inter library loan - and see if the librarian can tell them if they have enough info here.......or even regardless......all you have to do is go check out the UCD webpage...... www.ucd.ie and then folow the signs to the library - and when you get to that - you can put insomeof the info from thse ists I am going to post - and you will get the full title and author..... and then you can go looking in another library closer to home for whatever it is.... Sometimes our system is down and you won't be able to get in , sometimes it's very busy and you won't be able to get in - but if you try on and off - eventually you sould manage My file is 14 pages long.......and this is only page one....... ignore the first digit on any refernce here - if you look you'll see that the refs came through in batches of 10 so each batch is 1-10. The second set of digits are the filing system ref numbers - we used to file by the Dewey system and I don't know that we do now - I think it may have changed over the last few years. Thos refs with more than four digits are the old sytem and with four are the new. Maybe this is a good idea for those of you who have no knowledge at all of what books are available on Ireland. It might teach some people how to get into University libraries and just find titles.....and work their way from there.... and then again it might be of no use to anyone in which case I'd appreciate being told so that I'm not wasting my time with this idea. Thanks, Jane :-) 1 941.443 /Gibb, A./Glasgow/1983 2 941.5 file://A new history of Ireland/VI/Ireland under the un../1996 3 941.5 /Gray, Tony, 1922-/Saint Patrick's people, a newl../1996 4 941.5 file://The making of modern Irish history, revisionism../1996 5 941.5 file://Religion and identity, edited by PatrickO'Sulli../1996 6 941.5 /Walker, Brian Mer../Dancing to history's tune,hi../1996 7 941.5 /Kennedy, Liam/Colonialism, religion andnationali../1996 8 941.5 /O Ceallaigh, Dalt../Britain & Ireland,sovereignt../1996 9 941.5 /McMahon, Sean, 19../A short history of Ireland,S../1996 10 941.5 /Leerssen, Joseph ../Mere Irish and fior-ghael,st../1996 11 941.5 file://A new history of Ireland/VI/Ireland under theun../1996 12 941.5 /Ardagh, John, 1928-/Ireland and the Irish, portra../1995 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 1 941.185 /Campbell, J. 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Some figures here: in 1821 the population of Wexford was 170,806 and in 1871 it was 132,666. I list 1871 because that is the first year that I have a breakdown for religious percentages. In 1871 the people of RC persuasion in Wexford made up 90.7% of the total population. 1871: COI - 8.5% of the total population of the county Methodists 0.3% Presbyterians - 0.3% All others 0.2% I have no figures for the numbers of 'gentlemen' vs. ordinary people, nothing to indicate the numbers of poor farmers..... However, regardless, I imagine that for this man to have managed to 'procure' the 22,251 signatures to the petition he speaks of in one week alone was no small feat. It is possible that a number of those signatures were those of people who were only signing because their landlords instructed them to - but - it still doesn't take away from the fact that it was done. I wonder what happened this list of signatures? If there is any record of it in Parliamentary papers? For anyone who missed my original posts - the following are not my words but those of a man called Edward Hay from Co. Wexford and written in the early 1800's. Jane ------------------------- The Irish Rebellion: An Introduction: 2. "The liberality of the times contributed much to the relaxation of the penal Laws, passed from time to time against the Catholics of Ireland; and they were at length induced to lay their grievances at the foot of the throne, as the most effectual source of redress. They were in part relieved, but many oppressive causes of complaint still remained, and many more modes of procuring their abolition were resorted to. A various train of circumstances occurred to produce the circular letter of the Sub-Committee of the Catholics of Ireland in 1792, and pursuant to its tenor, delegate for all the counties and principal towns were chosen to represent them in the general committee. I had the honour of being elected a delegate for the county of Wexford, and I exerted myself in that situation with all the energy and ability in my power. The declaration adopted by the catholic Committee in March 1792, was subscribed by a multitude of signatures, and those of the county of Wexford I was instrumental in procuring. I attended my duty in the general committee of the Catholics of Ireland, where a petition to His Majesty was framed and signed, in November 1792; and a vindication of the cause of the Catholics of Ireland, containing an exposition of their objects and motives, was adopted; and afterwards published and authenticated. In consequence of Royal interposition, by the Kings gracious recommendation, the parliament of Ireland (which almost unanimously rejected a petition of the Catholics in 1792) was induced considerably to extend their privileges in 1793. I attended a subsequent meeting of the general committee, at which an address of gratitude, for his gracious interposition was voted for His Majesty, and a similar one to the Lord Lieutenant expressive of the earnest loyalty of the Catholics, and, requesting the former to be transmitted was drawn up, approved and presented by deputation to Lord Westmoreland. Along with the repeal of the most odious of the penal laws, a new oath to be taken by the Catholics to avow their loyalty was framed by parliament. All the delegates and a great number of other catholic gentlemen, anxious to avail themselves of the earliest opportunity of displaying their gratitude for the newly acquired privileges, and eager to satisfy the public mind as well as to set an example to the whole nation, attended in the court of King 's Bench, on Saturday the 19th of April, 1793, where they took the oath ands subscribed the special declaration prescribed to them; and this was by the appointment of Lord Chief Justice Clonmel, on whom a deputation from the general committee had previously waited for that purpose. The magic of royalty, in earnestly recommending "a union of all descriptions of subjects", having lately proved so effectual in altering the conduct of parliament to the Catholics, the erection of a statue of the king was voted as a monument of catholic gratitude; but this along with other honourable engagements was adopted by the general Committee, was superseded by illiberal and calumnious outcries raised, against the conduct and intentions of the catholic body, so as to preclude the possibility of carrying into effect the plan of subscription, formed for these purposes. I was, however, determined to proceed in the county of Wexford, but was at length obliged to give up the object, in consequence of the baleful operation of party-prejudice; and thus did the enemies of the Catholics, under the mask of loyalty, defeat the executing of the project, that would exhibit the conduct of the Catholics in a point of view too meritorious for their wishes. Very serious disturbances took place in a part of the county of Wexford in the month of June 1793; but they were soon suppressed y the exertions of the country gentlemen, who formed 'an association for the preservation of the peace'. I constantly attended their meetings and I believe it will be allowed, that my conduct and endeavours proved as effectual as that of any other to restore public tranquillity. In January, 1795, while Lord Fitzwilliam was Viceroy, I procured a great number of signatures to a petition to parliament, from the Catholics of the county of Wexford, and in the same month, I was one of those that presented an address from them to his Excellency. When his Lordships recall was announced from the Government of Ireland, a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the county of Wexford was convened on the 23rd of March of the same year, when a petition to his majesty was unanimously agreed to, and I was appointed as one of the delegates to present it to the King. I had been as far as Dublin to take ship for England, when it was thought advisable to have the petition subscribed by as many persons as possible, and while my brother delegates proceeded to London, I returned to the county of Wexford, and considering I was the chosen delegate of Protestants as well as of Catholics, I took the precaution of consulting the principal Protestant gentlemen of the county first, to prevent the possibility of misrepresentation, or of denominating my pursuit the business of party; and I was so successful as to procure, in the apace of one week, twenty two thousand two hundred and fifty one signatures to the petition, with which I then proceeded to London, and had the honour to present it, along with my brother delegates, to his Majesty at a public levee, at St. James's, on the 22nd of April 1795; and we met with a most gracious reception."

below is part of the introduction to the book - the name as far as I can make out is "The Irish Rebellion" and I think that the author is a man called Edward Hay. It needs to be read slowly > THE IRISH REBELLION > INTRODUCTION > > I would not obtrude myself on public attention were I not earnestly > solicited by numerous and respectable friends who have ... prevailed to give > a genuine account of the transactions in the county of Wexford, during the > insurrection, in the year 1798; in order to counteract the baleful effects > of the partial details and hateful misrepresentations, which have > contributed so much to revive and continue those loathsome prejudices that > have for generations, disturbed and distracted Ireland. It is conceived, > that a fair and impartial account, by dissipating error, may operate as a > balm to heal the wounds of animosity; for let the candid reader be of what > political principles he may, I am confident he must be sensible, that no > adherant of either of the contending parties in this unhappy country, can > in justification feel himself authorised to assert, that his own party was > perfectly in the right, and the other egregiously in the wrong; and yet > there are partisans to be found on either side endeavouring to maintain that > this is actually the case. But if these zealots could be induced calmly to > listen to the melancholy tales of enormity that can unfortunately be told of > both parties, they might be prevailed upon to relax a little in their > prejudices. If the spirit of intolerance and retaliation be still held up, > no kind of social intercourse or harmony can exist in Ireland. With such a > view, therefore, of establishing concord, by showing what has happened, that > it will be of universal advantage to forget the past, and to cultivate > general amity in future, I have undertaken the arduous task of endeavouring > to reconcile; pointing out errors by a genuine relation of facts, and I hope > may prevail upon neighbours of all descriptions to cherish the blessings of > union and mutual benevolence, which cannot fail of banishing from their > breasts every rankling idea, and must prevent the possibility of their ever > again becoming the easy tools of political speculation, which unfortunately > hitherto encouraged hatred and variance, and ended in the miserable debility > and depression of all. > Did I know any other person willing and able to give a more circumstantial > account of what has fatally happened in the county of Wexford,(which is the > only part of Ireland I at present undertake to treat of) I would cheerfully > resign my documents into his hands; but as I have been most peculiarly > circumstanced, as an eye witness to many important transactions, the > information cannot be so well handed over, and might not be produced with > such god effect second-hand. I conceive it therefore necessary to give some > account of myself, as mostof my readers could not possibly be sensible of > the many opportnites I had of being perfectly informed of the state of the > country, which certainly did not fall into the lot of many other persons. > My family have been established in Ireland since the reign of Henry the II; > as my ancestor came over with Strongbow and was allotted a Knights share of > lands in the southern part of the county of Wexford, which his descendants > possessed until the revolution in Ireland about the middle of the > seventeenth century, when there was but one estate left in the whole county > left unalienated by Cromwell. My ancestor had not the good fortune to be > the person left undisturbed; but he acquired a property in another part of > the county, where his descendants have ever since resided. Born of catholic > parents and being reared in the principles of that religion, occasioned my > banishment at an early age for some years from my native country, as my > parents wished to procure for me a collegiate education in a foreign land, > to which the rank and respectability of my family entitled me, but which the > laws of my country denied me at home. After having pursued a course of > study for several years in France and Germany, I returned to my native soil, > fully sensible of my civil degradation as a catholic, and I therefore sought > all the legal and constitutional means in my power in the pursuit of > Catholic emancipation. > > > >

I began posting exerpts from an old book of mine to the Ireland list yesterday. It dates back to somewhere in the early 1800's - is in very bad condition and I've often picked it up and flicked though it a bit. Not much - because of it's condition. I always wondered who the author was - now I know.......and I liked his words. You have to be careful in the reading of it - to just flick through what he says - he reads like someone screaming or shouting for Catholic emancipation - criticising Protestants - inciting uprising and the likes......there are speeches in the book written and presented by others - very moving - powerful words I've already had someone from the Ireland list tell me that politics and religion are not allowed on that list - to me this book is neither. People who do not live in this country and whose ancestors left it because of the famine or persecution of one sort or another tend to be emotional about our history. On most newsgroups at some stage or other, there has been some discussion re irish history - people end up flaming one another - each trying to be the more expert on Irish History - trying to outdo the other - prove one point or another. Anyone who knows me will know that I have always spoken of there being two sides to every story - that the famine didn't just affect Catholics, that it didn't just affect the poor. I have spoken over the years of those good people who were Protestants who left as much as they could to poor Catholics in their wills. I have said that statistically if we were to work it all out - if we ever manage to find those full figures - protestants sufferered because of the famine in Ireland as well. We hear about Catholics because their numbers were so great. Yes, at the time of the famine - the larger landowners were Protestants - some of them were very good people, allowing their estates to go to wrack and ruin before they tried to take rents from people who had nothing, others - were hard hearted people, not caring a fig. We also had Catholics mixed up in al that - managing land - cold hard people... To me, religion has no part to play in what happened the common people, it didnt matter if you were protestant or catholic - if you were poor - then you were at the bottom of the latter - the laws of survival applied. history books - they are generally only as good as their author - some had very strong beliefs one way or the other and so give facts in the way they want to....or exclude those that they want to. I didn't mean to ramble on - but I would like to post extracts frm this book to the Wexford list. I believe the book has historical and genealogical value. It also has more for Wexford, because while the author speaks somewhat in terms of what happened through the whole of Ireland at the time of the 1798 Uprising, he concentrates on Wexford. He was from Co. Wexford. He talks about events during the rising, he gives names - he talks about places. I ask those of you who are of Catholic descent - to please read carefully what is being said - see the other side.don't just see the bits about catholics. I ask those of you who are of protestant descent not to home in on the bits about catholic emancipation and Catholics......read the words. Do not half read any of these posts as they come along - they won't be coming too fast as I am doing many things. I ask you all to read the words and to see that these people make a distinction between the 'English' and those who descend from English people who settled in Ireland in the years prior to 1798. They speak of Irish people......Catholics and Protestants......being one people 'Irish' people. While a lot of it has to do with well to do catholics.......I think that the heart of it applies to all....... Some will agree with me, some won't.......it's just more of the 1798 story..........however, the reading of it just adds to your knowledge of the times in the county your ancestors came from. If you don't like these posts - then please set your mail programme to delete. Thanks, Jane

Anyone know anything about Meadows family in Wexford. . It is only a family story that links my Meadows of Gloucestershire to them but it would be useful as they feature quite heavily on the IGI, but I have met a lot of dead ends otherwise VIV

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Hello Jane and list members, I for one am anxious to read your excerpts from such an old "historical" book. I have Catholic and Protestant ancestors from Ireland and am interested in the history. We on the list are fortunate that you have access to such an old book that will deteriorate in time and I certainly appreciate your effort to share it with us. Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Lyons <jlyons1@iol.ie> To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 10:36 AM Subject: [WEX] A book.......... > I began posting exerpts from an old book of mine to the Ireland list > yesterday. It dates back to somewhere in the early 1800's - is in very bad > condition and I've often picked it up and flicked though it a bit. Not > much - because of it's condition. > > You have to be careful in the reading of it - to just flick through what he > says - he reads like someone screaming or shouting for Catholic > emancipation - criticising Protestants - inciting uprising and the > likes......there are speeches in the book written and presented by others - > very moving - powerful words > > I've already had someone from the Ireland list tell me that politics and > religion are not allowed on that list - to me this book is neither. >

Does this newsgroup have a Listowner/manager? I'd like to ask you something please. Jane

Hello Christine, I am searching SPARROW too. My earliest is in County Wexford. Carol Magee Ch00ch0000@aol.com In a message dated 11/02/1999 7:19:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, cs@expressdocs.com writes: << I need help. I need someone in Ireland to do some searching in Wexford. Surname is SPARROW. Looking for the parents of Joseph. Thank you, Christine in California >>

Sharon: I found some interest in your recent post as I too have FLAHERTY roots, though mine are believed to be from County Mayo. What was interesting is that family stories have the sisters Mary and Bridget FLAHERTY perhaps entering America at San Francisco harbor. I have found some documentation that might support this claim. Always wondered why they would pick San Francisco and reasoned they might have family there. Also found records in Ohio of FLAHERTY members heading to several California towns, including a Redland, CA. The sisters, Bridget and Mary Flaherty, married the brothers, James and Martin Murphy. The FLAHERTY parents were Michael and Mary (nee O'Malley) Flaherty. For more info and other details, visit my web site via the link below. If you come across any Michael Flaherty or Mary O'Malley names in your research, I would like to hear about them. Thanks for listening... Dennis Murphy dmurphy595@alltel.net Murphy's Public House http://murphy.genealogy.org ----- Original Message ----- From: sharon hiner <sharonhiner@hotmail.com> To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 7:26 PM Subject: [WEXFORD] (FLAHERTY) relisting an eariler message > Good day Wexford listers. I am Sharon Hiner from Big Sky Montana USA. I > have recently spent aprox 8 months on Co Cork Mailing List accumulating > information on my family AHERN, of which there is a "Gazillion" AHERNS, > almost felt like I was drowning in AHERNS at times. That was my Great > Grandmother's family, I am now looking for my Great Grandfather's family in > Wexford. FLAHERTY, Edward (Ned)Patrick , b. 16, May, 1844 Wexford (don't > know where in Wexford) Father: Morgan FLAHERTY, Mother: Mary ? FLAHERTY. > 2 sisters: Frances and Nora, plus brothers ??? The family were > traditionally Seaman. My Great Grandfather Ned Flaherty went to sea as a > young man age ?, settled in San Francisco, CA, in 1860's 1870's, married my > Gt Grandmother Mary Elizabeth AHERN in San Francisco in 1880. He sailed out > of San Francisco, and Portland Oregon for awhile, settled North of San > Francisco in Eureka, CA area manned a Life Saving Station for many years > before going back to sea. A census lists him as CAPTAIN Flaherty. I have > a family story that tells of a place in Wexford named FLAHERTY'S HILL. Has > anyone heard of it, could it be on any of the ordinance survey maps of > 1800's? Thinking that my FLAHERTY's were seaman traditionally, I would > think they resided on or near the coast in Co Wexford? Don't know that > though. I have a neat family story that might help in identifying area. > Ned's mother, Mary FLAHERTY nursed the English Landowner's child along > with one of her children when the Landowner's wife died in childbirth. > Later the Englishman took his child and returned to England, upon his death > the Manor house and Estate was left to the FLAHERTYS, Morgan and Mary, they > lived there until their death, when it was traditionally willed to the > eldest son, my Great Grandfather. When he was notified, he declined to > return to Ireland to claim the estate so I imagine it went to the next > youngest son as was traditional. That is all the information I have as to > possible location. I sure hope someone out there might have a clue for > me. If someone could point me in the direction of where I might obtain > records, wills, births, marriage, of course I would first need to know the > location in Co Wexford, I'm sure. Thanks for any and all help. Cheers from > Sharon in Montana > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ______________________________

WEXFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > From: Codd, Edel @ Newport > Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 2:15 PM > To: 'Wexford-L@rootsweb.com'; 'Beara-L@rootsweb.com'; > 'BIFHS-USA-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com'; 'IRELAND-D@rootsweb.com'; > 'IrelandGenWeb-D@rootsweb.com'; 'IRL-KERRY-D@rootsweb.com'; > 'SHAMROCK-D@rootsweb.com'; 'SURNAMES-IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Researching these names > > Hi, my name is Edel, and I am interested in the following families: > Roche - Co. Wexford > For information on the Roche family of Co. Wexford see the book 'Wexford History and Society' edited by Kevin Whelan, published by Geography Publications, Dublin in 1987. Christine Wright Australia

I would appreciate any data available on a Martin Doyle born in 1841{mo and day unvail] in county Wexford and emigrated to New york state in 1850 on the ship Empire State. I have no other data on him because he left Ny state in about 1875 and never returned. I would like any data that can relate him to a family in Wexford. I haven't reviewed the passenger list of the Empire State but have it on order to do do. All civil records of the town he lived in have been destroyed by fire from 1892 to earlier dates. Religious records reveal nothing http://community.webtv.net/elyod/CarolandGerrysHome

Good day listers. I am Sharon Hiner from Big Sky Montana USA. I have recently spent aprox 8 months on Co Cork Mailing List accumulating information on my family AHERN, of which there is a "Gazillion" AHERNS, almost felt like I was drowning in AHERNS at times. That was my Great Grandmother's family, I am now looking for my Great Grandfather's family in Wexford. FLAHERTY, Edward (Ned)Patrick , b. 16, May, 1844 Wexford (don't know where in Wexford) Father: Morgan FLAHERTY, Mother: Mary ? FLAHERTY. 2 sisters: Frances and Nora, plus brothers ??? The family were traditionally Seaman. My Great Grandfather Ned Flaherty went to sea as a young man age ?, settled in San Francisco, CA, in 1860's 1870's, married my Gt Grandmother Mary Elizabeth AHERN in San Francisco in 1880. He sailed out of San Francisco, and Portland Oregon for awhile, settled North of San Francisco in Eureka, CA area manned a Life Saving Station for many years before going back to sea. A census lists him as CAPTAIN Flaherty. I have a family story that tells of a place in Wexford named FLAHERTY'S HILL. Has anyone heard of it, could it be on any of the ordinance survey maps of 1800's? Thinking that my FLAHERTY's were seaman traditionally, I would think they resided on or near the coast in Co Wexford? Don't know that though. I have a neat family story that might help in identifying area. Ned's mother, Mary FLAHERTY nursed the English Landowner's child along with one of her children when the Landowner's wife died in childbirth. Later the Englishman took his child and returned to England, upon his death the Manor house and Estate was left to the FLAHERTYS, Morgan and Mary, they lived there until their death, when it was traditionally willed to the eldest son, my Great Grandfather. When he was notified, he declined to return to Ireland to claim the estate so I imagine it went to the next youngest son as was traditional. That is all the information I have as to possible location. I sure hope someone out there might have a clue for me. If someone could point me in the direction of where I might obtain records, wills, births, marriage, of course I would first need to know the location in Co Wexford, I'm sure. Thanks for any and all help. Cheers from Sharon in Montana ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I need help. I need someone in Ireland to do some searching in Wexford. Surname is SPARROW. Looking for the parents of Joseph. Thank you, Christine in California

I've capitalised the beginning and end surnames.... I'm not researching this name. Jane Ballyduff RC. Graveyard: Chapel of Ease to Ferns Kerrivan: Erected by Michael KERRIVAN late of Clonee who died teh 22nd of April 1827/ aged 72 years Also his daughter Bridget Kervan/September the 27th 1822 aged 19 years./Also his daughter Mary Kerrevan who/departed this life July the 7th 1846 aged 42/years. Also his wife Margaret Kerrivan/alias Doyle who departed this life the 17th /of December 1846 aged 70 years/also his don Martin KIRWAN/who depd. this life Feby 28th 1868/aged 63.

I'm not researchiing this name. Jane Ballycarney COI graveyard. Co. Wexford. Elliott, Charles Esq. Sacred to the memory of Charles Elliott, Esqre/Bessmount, Tomgarrow in this parish late Captn. Of/the Tippry Militia, formerly in the 12th Light Dragoons/and for several yrs a Deputy Governor of the Co. of Tippry/fourth son youngest and last surviving of 7 children/of the late Mcihl. Elliott, Esq., of Rathcullen, Co. Kilkenny/and South Lodge, Co. Tippry/died 15th Augt 1856 in his 88th year./Capt. Elliott was twice Mard., his first wife was Mrs./Eliza Chearnely daughter of R. Chearnely Esq., of Saller Bridge and Springfield near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford/his second was Mrs. Jane huson of Ballyorel in this County