The first book of Kilmoremoy Catholic Church records ends in 1836. There are a few baptisms listed for 1841 and then a gap of almost ten years. The Reverend Edward Gallagher signed the book in 1850 but one can only imagine the crises of the intervening years. The families who appear in the records beginning in the 1850's are almost an entirely different population. The Great Famine not only caused massive emigration to the US and the UK, but it also caused internal migration in which some families located to other ares of Ireland and some, sadly were lost to memory. Some families from Galway and Mayo attempted to escape the Famine by leaving the mainland and traveling to the Aran Islands which were not so heavily reliant on the potato crop. Unfortunately, they were so many in number that the Aran natives could not sustain both populations. In addition, many of the travelers were already sick, suffering from typhus, cholera and tuberculosis. The combination of sickness and the strain on the limited resources of the islands placed a heavy toll on the islands as both the natives and those fleeing the Famine lost their battle to survive. BAPTISMS - 1841 January 10 - Anne for Joh Lawlys (Lawless) and Bridget Munnelly, Hill St.; sp. Michael Monily and Anne Walton January 11 - Bridget for James Smyth and Anne Gallagher, Ballymoney; sp. Anthony and Mary Gallagher January 17 - Michael for James Clarke and Anne Flaherty, Ballina; sp. Michael Walsh and Mary Clarke January 24 - Patt for Michael Collins and Mary Carabine (?); sp. John O'Malley and (?) Duffy February 7 - Mary for John Munnelly and Mary Lacken, Cabra; sp. John and Bridget Munnelly February 7 - Daniel for Pat Gallagher and Ellen Duffy, Hill St.; sp. Bernard Ward and Mary Broderick. February 19 - Mary for James Carabine and Jane Roper, Bohernasup; sp. James and Kitty Roper BAPTISMS - 1851 July 28 - Edward for Richard Clarke and Biddy Mackin, (?); sp. Daniel Hevron and Mary Farrell August 20 - Bridget for John Gallagher and Bridget Dougher, Bohernasup; sp. Pat Sweeney and Mary Philbin September 5 - William for John Roach and Bridget Flynn, Hill St.; sp. (?) Cassidy and Bessy Cassidy September 7 - Francis for Luke Noon and Mary Holleran, Hill St.; Daniel Brehon and Ellen Holleran September 28 - Barbara for Michael Gallagher and Mary O'Brien, Quay; sp. Anthony Halloran and Maria Walsh October 23 - Mary for Edward Naughton and Bridget Gallagher, Bally money; sp. Anthony Gallagher and Kitty Naughton November 1 - Mary for Pat Gallagher and Kitty Rafter; Ardaugher; sp. James Ferguson and Anne Gillespy
| BAPTISMS - 1852 January 24 - Pat for William Judge and Honor Clarke, Garden St.; sp. Pat and Bridget Clarke February 8 - Anne for Thomas McHale and Sally Mchale, Hill St.; John and Mary Sweeney February 21 - Pat for John Gilespy and Ellen Heffernon, Bohernasup; sp. Pat Flanagan and Bridie Heffernon February 21 - Anne for Bryan McAndrew and Mary Hughes, Garden St.; sp. Anthony Cavanaugh and Maria McAndrew March 16 - Thomas for Thomas Ruddy and Mary Melvin, Hill St.; sp. John Brady and Anne Lynch April 4 - Sara for John Munnelly and Anne Bourke, Garden St.; sp. John Gordon and (?) McLaughliin May 30 - John for Daniel Carabine and Mary Dughan, Slievenagark; sp. (?) Geraghty and Biddy Carabine June 20 - John for Pat Durkin and Mary Crean, Ardnaree; sp. (?) and Sally Howley July 6 - Mary Ann for John Ormonde and Biddy Harrison, Hill St.; sp. Matthew and Cate Harrison July 30 - James for Richard Timblin (Timlin) and Mary Clarke, Garden St.; sp. Bridget Clarke August 19 - Mary for Pat Redington and Catherine Munnelly, John's Lane; sp. Robert Shaw and Mary Munnelly August 22 - Pat for John Flynn and Mary Flynn, Hill St.; Anthony Gillian and Ellen Flynn September 23 - Mary for Muchael Munnelly and Annie Kane, (?)town; sp. John Ratchford and Mary Harrison  |
