New Info for Quinns show we came from Laois County, not Clare or Cork...please help

Maureen:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Civil registration started in 1864 for RC marriages so prior to that date only church records are available and not all parishes have records back to 1846. I searched on Roots Ireland for all of Ireland from 1841-1851 and did not find a Patrick Quinn/Margaret Nolan marriage. I looked on the integrated RC parish register data base on Find My Past (subscription site) and found four possible Patrick Quinn baptismal records in Co. Laois (see below). No marriage record found on that site.

Roger McDonnell

First name(s)PatrickLast nameQuinnBirth year-Baptism year1826Baptism date16 Jul 1826ParishPortarlingtonDioceseKildare and LeighlinCountyOffaly, LaoisCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)EdwdFather's last nameQuinnMother's first name(s)MargtMother's last nameHandlonRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634550#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

First name(s)PatrickLast nameQuinnBirth year-Baptism year1827Baptism date13 Sep 1827ParishAbbeyleix and BallyroanAlternative parish namesAbbeyleix, Abbeyleix and Knockgordegur, Abyleix, KnockgordegurDioceseKildare and LeighlinCountyKilkenny, LaoisCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)TomFather's last nameQuinnMother's first name(s)BiddyMother's last nameMiddownyRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634370#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

First name(s)PatrickLast nameQuinnBirth year-Baptism year1831Baptism date04 Dec 1831ParishAthyDioceseDublinCountyLaois, KildareCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)JohnFather's last nameQuinnMother's first name(s)CathMother's last nameShorlleRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000633303#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

First name(s)PatLast nameQuinBirth year-Baptism year1822Baptism date31 Mar 1822ParishPortarlingtonDioceseKildare and LeighlinCountyOffaly, LaoisCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)JohnFather's last nameQuinMother's first name(s)CathMother's last nameConnonRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000634550#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptism

Bless you, Roger!

Out of the 4 possibilities, one is within a year of what we believed toi be Patrick's birth year, so it seems the most likely.  I am investigating to find out who came up with 1830 as Patrick's birth year.  As far as the marriage goes, it was in an article that it said they were married in Queen's COunty, then took a marriage trip to America.  But another rumor that I am trying to track down, has them meeting on the boat or getting married on the boat.

So thank you for your fine efforts.  It's very exciting!!!  Is there a way that you can tell if Patrick had any brothers or sisters? And pardon my ignorance, but is Athy Parish like saying the name oif the town is Athy? Or is that the Catholic PArish where their church was?

Again, thanks so much for your marvelous assistance, Roger.  Getting any clues at all is MOST exciting!

Maureen Quinn, Oklahoma, USA

Roger, Please ignore my question asking what a parish is.  I found th emarvelous answer right there on your website.  :-) 

Maureen

Maureen:

Here is the parish register for Athy. The records might be in Latin and the handwriting may not be the best. I would look thru the years around 1831 and see if you see other children. http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0459

Roger

Maureen, There may be a possible connection between your family and mine in the USA.  Are you still following this post?  Tom O'Laughlin, Washington, USA