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In search of any info on McCann and Casey family members who lived in Cappamore or Doon area circa 1850s prior to emigrating to Maine, USA. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Sunday 2nd Oct 2016, 07:57PM

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  • Those are common surnames in Limerick; do you have any first names?

    Griffiths Valuation (free at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/) has Catherine Casey& John McCann in Cappagh & John Casey & Michael McCann in Doon.

    Disappointingly, the 1851 Irish Census (free at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/) has none of either name in Limerick.

    The Tithe Applotments (free at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/) have Daniel & William Casey in Cappagh 1828 & Michael & Morgan Casey in Doon 1826

    There is also a John McCann in Cappagh in 1828

    Cappamore marriages 1850 + - 10 years from www.rootsireland.ie/:

    Date of Marriage:28-Nov-1846
    Parish / District:CAPPAMORE
    County:Co. Limerick
    Husband
    WifeName:ThomasMcCann
    JohannaQuinnAddress:Dromsallagh
    Denomination:Roman Catholic
    Roman Catholic

    Date of Marriage:31-Jan-1850
    Parish / District:CAPPAMORE
    County:Co. Limerick
    Husband
    WifeName:JamesCasey
    FrancisRodneyAddress:Cappamore
    Denomination:Roman Catholic
    Roman Catholic

    Date of Marriage:27-Nov-1847
    Parish / District:CAPPAMORE
    County:Co. Limerick
    Husband
    WifeName:MichaelHickey
    MaryCaseyAddress:Cappamore
    Denomination:Roman Catholic
    Roman Catholic

    Date of Marriage:21-May-1843
    Parish / District:CAPPAMORE
    County:Co. Limerick
    Husband
    WifeName:PatrickCasey
    JuliaQuigleyAddress:
    DromsallaghDenomination:Roman Catholic
    Roman Catholic

    Date of Marriage:10-Feb-1854
    Parish / District:DOON
    County:Co. Limerick
    Husband
    WifeName:JeremiahCoughlan
    ElizabethCaseyAddress:
    GortavallaDenomination:Roman Catholic
    Roman Catholic

    Date of Marriage:31-Dec-1860
    Parish / District:DOON
    County:Co. Limerick
    Husband
    WifeName:WilliamCasey
    MaryRyanAddress:Doon Glebe
    Doon GlebeDenomination:Church Of Ireland
    Church Of IrelandOccupation:LABOURER
    Age:
    Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
    Spinster (Previously unmarried)
    Husband's Father
    Wife's FatherName:WilliamCasey
    JohnRyanAddress:
    Denomination:
    Occupation:SHOPKEEPER
    FARMER

    Col

    ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 3rd Oct 2016, 09:53AM
  • Thank you so very much, ColCaff. Very kind and generous of you to share this information. Some of the names are definitely relatives, including the first (Thomas McCann and Johanna Quinn). One pairing I'm interested in is Michael Casey and Catherine McCann, likely around the 1840s as well. They likely would've been Cappamore and/or Doon, and Catholic. One question: When you write Cappagh, is that the same as Cappamore? Again, huge appreciation and best wishes! Finally, we recently visited Doon and saw that the old church is now a restaurant. We also strolled a cemetery to no avail. I assume there are other churches and cemeteries to explore there?

     

     

    Thursday 6th Oct 2016, 09:23PM
  • I'm not a Limerick expert so can't answer for sure re Cappagh & Cappamore except to say that Cappagh showed up in both Civil & R C parish lists but Cappaghmore didn't.

    Here's the marriage you mentioned:
    Date of Marriage: 09-Nov-1833
    Parish / District: DROMIN & ATHLACCA County: Co. Limerick
    Husband Wife
    Name: Michael Casey Margaret McCann
    Address:
    Denomination: Roman Catholic Roman Catholic

    No parents' names mentioned!
    Col

    ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Saturday 8th Oct 2016, 09:45AM
  • Cappagh would probably Cappawhite just over the border in Co Tipperary.  Graveyard records for St Fintans Graveyard Doon ,and Towerhill Cappamore ,on www.historicgraves.ie. 

    Christina.

    Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Saturday 8th Oct 2016, 03:32PM
  • Thank you both so much! Very helpful.

    Sunday 9th Oct 2016, 04:56PM

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