Dempseys 1840s

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So 1840. Is that January abbreviated? Included top of page since that Pat Jennings could somehow piece into how Catherine Jennings ends up in Cloonreliagh.

Further down same page, on 19th (January?) 1840. Michael of Bryan Dempsey and B. Mannion, sponsors Pat & Catherine Heany (?)

Included the following clip too since it involves the Waldrons of Foxborough ... more pieces to the puzzle!

This is March, 1842. "C Reliagh. 5th. Cath of Bryan Dempsey and B Mannion, sponsors John Dempsey and ? Dempsey"

July 22, 1843:

"Lawrence of Larry Dempsey and B Swyft (?) Sps Cecily Quinn (?) Der. Tigue"

Aug 1, 1841, Cloonreliagh: "Bern'd of Lawrence Dempsey and Brid. Swift. Sps ? Torney (?) and ? Dempsey"

So it looks like Laurence and Bryan are both around at the same time, raising families.

Bernard born 1841 can't be 'our' Bernard, who dies 1871 at age 45.

I realize some of this is duplicated from earlier posts ...

Salthill & Galway

 Side trip for some tangential memories:

Endas: could it have been as bad as I remember it?

The Continental: could it have been as great as I remember it?

Blackrock: could it have been as scary as I remember it?

Along the prom: as beautiful as I remember it!

Thanks for Kath, Mark, and Nancy for making the trip over from Multy.

And thanks to Clare, Tadgh, Kate and of course Sam for meeting up with us. (Kath must have taken some pics of this, but I can't find any at the moment ...)

Further along the tangent, Ellie with Ruby, as we walked past Ard Na Mara: