Francis(Frank) Keenan

Bill:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I checked on the subscription site Roots Ireland and the only Francis Keenan baptismal record in Co. Longford around 1836 was in 1827 in Killoe RC parish. Soran and Corneddan townlands are in Killoe civil parish so possibly the 1827 record is for your Francis Keenan. Are you aware of siblings to Francis?

Roger McDonnell

Name:Francis KeenanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:11-Nov-1827Address:Not RecordedParish/District:KILLOEGender:MaleCountyCo. Longford
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Terence KeenanMother:Catherine Hughes

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly Roger! Frank had a brother James and I believe a sister Ann. Could it be possible that this is Frank’s baptismal record given the difference in years?

I've seen 10 year differences in other cases. I did check and the only sibling that came up was a Patrick in 1830. Killoe records start in 1826. So if James and Anne were older than Francis, no record would be available.

Roger

Name:Patrick KeenanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:18-Mar-1830Address:
Parish/District:KILLOEGender:MaleCountyCo. Longford
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Terence KeenanMother:Catherine HughesOccupation:
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Informant 1:Michael Duignan Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Ann MacGuire 

Hi Roger,

is there a local genealogist that you can put me in touch with that lives in the area?  I plan on visiting Longford next year and would like to be able to visit the area where Frank Keenan came from. 

Thank you!

Bill

Hi Roger,

is there a local genealogist that you can put me in touch with that lives in the area?  I plan on visiting Longford next year and would like to be able to visit the area where Frank Keenan came from. 

Thank you!

Bill

Dear wgkjr:

You can check out the following websites for genealogists who do research in Ireland:

Accredited Genealogists of Ireland  -  http://accreditedgenealogists.ie/

Association of Professional Genealogists -  http://www.apgen.org

In addition, the National Library of Ireland has a list of researchers who are available through its link:  https://www.nli.ie/en/commission-research.aspx

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

All the best,

Jane