Looking for my roots Eugene Madigan/Catherine Fitzgerald

Hi James

There is a record of the baptism of Eugene Madigan 1838 in Limerick on www.rootsireland.ie/

However when I searched with mother's name Catherine Carroll the match did not come up

You need to purchase credit to view the full record which MAY have the father's name on it

I went through all the parishes and found that the record was from Feenagh & Kilmeedy R C parish

Predictably, with a name as common as Catherine Fitzgerald there are a lot of matches - for births in Limerick 1840 + - 2 yeasr there are 33!

There was no record of the marriage of Eugene and Catherine Fitzgerald but there is 1 for Eugene Madigan and Catherine Carroll in 1835 so Eugene's father must have been Eugene also. The parish wasn't Feenagh & Kilmeedy this time.

On the Tithe Applotments 1823-37 which are free to search online there are 123 Madigans in Limerick but no Eugenes (I thought the name might have been handed down)

Similarly in Griffiths Valuation 1848-64 there are 179 Madigans in Limerick including 5 Eugenes - 4 in Croom and 1 in Ballangarry.

Have a great trip!

Col

Thanks Col,  I just found out through a ships manifest that Eugene is from Croom. So that

matches up. And Eugene was a Jr.  so the marriage in 1835 was correct.  Do you suggest going

to Croom or Downtown Limerick for more investigating?  Thanks so much for your help.  My boys

are loving it.  James

Hi James

I'm not a Tipperary expert and you don't have time to post again to this iste so I suggest the Family History Centre Dooradoyle Road Limerick City though I notice opening hours are only 7 p m to 9 pm on Fridays!

I checked for burial records for Eugene Madigans and the only 1 was 1872 aged 78 so born 1794

registered in Croom Civil Parish

I checked Croom graveyards and there are 2 St Marys and Ahnid but I couldn't find him in either

Maybe start in downtown - library might be helpful - and see if you can find a few Eugene tombstones

Col 

Col,  do have any reference to where the marriage took place between Eugene Madigan and Catherine

Carroll?  I have a reference now that Eugene Madigan jr. is from Macroom near Cork.

Thanks again.  James

Yes it was Rockhill & Bruree R C 

James

          I came across baptisms in Croom to Eugene Madigan and Kate Carroll

Helen 1834, James 1835, Maria 1839, Michael 1843, Eugene 1844, Kate 1847, Michael 1851

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