Hello - Several of my ancestors (Hutchinson, Gubbins) from Limerick are from St. Mary's parish and also St. Michael's. I'm still new to easily differentiating between the civil and Catholic parishes, but since St. Michael's is not listed on this site would I just consider my family to be from St. Mary's parish? Since the two are so close, would it be common for families to move between parishes throughout the years?
Thank you for the help and clarification!
Chris Meehan
Meehan
Friday 23rd Feb 2018, 12:44AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Chris!
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
We should have a page for St. Michael's. I will contact our HQ to ask them to add the parish page. St. Michael's and St. Mary's are both civil parishes and RC parishes.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Friday 23rd Feb 2018, 04:32PM -
Chris.
A marriage took place in St Michael’s RC, Denmark St, Limerick on 30th Oct 1875. In the Civil Registration District St. John’s No 3.
Groom: James Gubbins (34) Bachelor, Carpenter, Queen St (now Davis St) son of Robert Gubbins, Carpenter,
and
Bride: Mary Hutchinson, (Full Age), Spinster, Nelson St (now Parnell St), daughter of Michael Hutchinson, Carpenter.
Sponsors, Michael Reddin, and Margaret Fitzgibbon.
St. Michael RC Chapel, Denmark St, is Parish Church to both streets mentioned above.
There are also COI parishes of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge St. and St. Michael’s Church, Perry Square.
http://limerickslife.com/churches/ by Sharon Slater. See 1978 video - St. Michael’s Denmark –
EllenSophia
Saturday 24th Feb 2018, 08:32PM -
Oh wow thank you so much for this information! I believe Mary and James are siblings of my 2nd great-grandparents (Michael Hutchinson and Johanna Gubbins)! I had seen a marriage announcement for the two of them in the past, but there wasn't information on their parents or their age. I assumed it must have been another family/cousins assuming a marriage at their age might not have been too common for the time. This has helped me make another connection on my family tree. Very much appreciate it!
Chris Meehan
Meehan
Sunday 25th Feb 2018, 02:23PM -
Mary Anne Hutchinson was born 28 Feb 1867 at Nelson Street, Limerick, to father Michael Hutchinson, Carpenter and mother Anne Hutchinson, formerly Gubbins.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Limerick_No__8_Urban/Duggans_Row/632432/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Limerick_No__6_Urban/Brennan_s_Row/629065/
A Michael Hutchinson, Boherboy, Married, Carpenter, died 23 Oct 1882, aged 61.
Boherboy (Lord Edward St) is a continuation west of Nelson St.
EllenSophia
Sunday 25th Feb 2018, 07:37PM