Brennans Identified in the Boyle Roman Catholic Parish, County Roscommon, Ireland Microfilm Death Records
Boyle Roman Catholic Parish includes Boyle Civil Parish and is located in the northern portion of County Roscommon Ireland. Logistically speaking, Boyle Catholic Parish lies roughly east of Gurteen Catholic Parish in County Sligo and Charlestown Parish in County Mayo. The LDS Church microfilm covering Boyle Catholic Parish in Elphin Diocese are #989743 (that I am presently viewing, that has earlier records) and #989744 that has later Baptisms (1864-1879) and Marriages (1864-1881).
Microfilm 989743 is going to be a challenging film as it was done in Negative, is all in Latin, the records from the late 18th century are pale and run together and the images are too big to fit on my viewer screen! UGH! Hopefully these earlier records aren't representative of the quality of the entire film! I will do my best to transcribe them, but would highly recommend obtaining this film for personal review if you feel your family may be in there, as it is one of those frustrating films where you feel like you are going to miss something!
Boyle has some of the earliest records that I have seen in two years of microfilm viewing of both Mayo and Roscommon Parishes. Father Jacobus Tyrell was the Parish Priest until 1794. He died July 27 and Roger Byrne became the Priest at this point. The National Library of Ireland in Dublin appears to have a film NLI Pos 4692 from 1848 on the Male Catholic Inhabitants of the Parish of Boyle according to John Hamrock's great publication "Tracing your Roscommon Ancestors" that would definitely be worth a look if you happen to visit Dublin!
I have done my best to correctly transcribe these records, but after five or so hours behind a microfilm reader, the likelihood of mistakes in both interpretation and transcription most certainly increases. Unfortunately no item numbers are given for this particular film and like most Irish films there is no index. In an attempt to minimize download times I have limited the information presented on each family. The records in this section will document Baptisms (B) and Marriages (M). I also have documented all of the baptisms and marriages sponsored/witnessed by Corcorans; although these are not included online, they can yield valuable clues such as "circles of friends" and possible townlands that might provide a missing link. There are additional details in these records such as date of birth, sponsors, priests, and at times notes in the margin detailing marriages and deaths. If you feel that your family is in this compilation, please feel free to contact me and I will share with you the additional details. My objective to be able to trace the families that left during and after the famine for England and the U.S. I would love to hear from Descendents of these Corcoran Families!
The following compilation covers Brennan's death records that I identified in this film, The parish priest lists each record with the name of the deceased, followed by A.E., a number and location. For example Andreas Corcoran A.E. 60, Chapel Lane. I believe this may be age at which they expired. Death records are fairly uncommon in the Mayo/Roscommon microfilm that I have viewed thus far. I am going to present them in order by date.
| Date | Brennan | Age | Location or Residence at Time of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 14, 1838 | Brennan, Bridgida | 22 | Grangemore |
| November 26, 1838 | Brennan, Mary | 60 | Knockinroe |
| December 23, 1838 | Brennan, Winefrida | 47 | Ballyhane |
| February 28, 1839 | Brennan, Michael | 50 | Wood |
| April 2, 1840 | Brennan, Dermetius | 70 | Evekeens |
| August 5, 1840 | Brennan, John | 30 | Ten-th Leam??? |
| August 10, 1840 | Brennan, Domk | 30 | Ballyhane |
| January?, ?, 1841 | Brennan, Petrus | ? | A----? |
| July 1841 | Brennan, Widow | ? | Lea--? |
| July 1841 | Brennan, Anna | 60 | Ballyhane |
| January 1842 | Brennan, Joannis (wife) | Grangemore (Grange More was a Townland in Boyle CP) | |
| February 1842 | Brennan, Petrus | Sleeveroe | |
| February 13, 1843 | Brennan, Maria | 80 | Carrickmore |
| January 8, 1845 | Brennan, Petro | 75 | Evekeens |
| June 18, 1845 | Brennan, Bridgida | 42 | Wood |
| June 25, 1846 | Brennan, Gaffeny | 50 | Brick Lane |
| May 9, 1847 | Brennan, Joanni (Uxor)wife of ? | 60 | Elphin St. |
| July 13, 1848 | Brennan, Michael | 38 | Shegora? (There was a Townland of Sheegorey in Boyle CP?) |
| January 1852 | Brennan, Michl | 50 | Elphin Street |
| January 1852 | Brennan, John | Quarry Lane | |
| January 1852 | Brennan, Roger | Evekeens (Evikeens is a Townland in Boyle CP) | |
| January 1853 | Brennan, Mrs Pat | ? | Leam (this is a Townland in Boyle CP) |
| August 7, 1853 | Brennan, John | 21 | Kevilstown? |
| December 28, 1854 | Brennan, Pat | 64 | Lower Green |
| February 18, 1855 | Brennan, Betty | 46 | Ardcoran (this is a Townland in Boyle CP) |
| June 1, 1855 | Brennan, Anthony | 64 | Ballymore (there is a Ballymore East a.k.a. Corbally and a Ballymore West in Boyle CP) |
| June 15?, 1858 | Brennan, Margaret | 48 | Grange More (this is a Townland in Boyle CP) |
| July 9, 1858 | Brennan, Anne | 16 | Quarry Lane |
| August 24, 1860 | Brennan, Margt | 50 | Wood |
| October 18, 1860 | Brennan, George | 67 | Quarry |
| June 27, 1861 | Brennan, Mrs | 50? | Quarry |
| September 20, 1861 | Brennan, Francis | 65 | Boyle (pauper?) |
| January 12, 1862 | Brennan, Betty Mrs | 82 | Back Lane |
| February 22, 1863 | Brennan, Peter | 22 | Quarry Lane |
| December 2, 1863 | Brennan, Mrs | 35 | Ballytrasna (this is a Townland in Boyle CP) |
| April 20, 1864 | Brennan, Eugenius | 70 | Bridge Street |
| 5/22/1864 | Brennan, Brigida | 50 | Back Lane |