born in the Union workhouse Tipperary

Brenda: I found a 5 year old Stephen McKay lving with John and Margaret Collins in Cloonmanagh townland in Cullen civil parish. They listed him as their son. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001173821/ Did not locate him in the 1911 census.    Roger McDonnell

Thanks so much Roger, thats very very helpful.

I had been told there was a Collins connection some where, thats so funny, my married name being Collins, nee Mckay.

So Margaret Hanly married John Collins it seems.

Still nothing for the elusive Robert Mckay

Many thanks Brenda 

1911 thanks you led me to this

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003295878/