East Cork Parish and Civil Records

1866 Marriage — Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan

Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan were married on 10 July 1866 at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Churchtown, County Cork. Their Catholic marriage-register entry and civil marriage registration together identify both fathers, the couple’s residences, and the civil witnesses.

Known Record

Groom: Jeremiah Healy
Bride: Mary Dorgan
Record types: Roman Catholic marriage register and civil marriage registration
Marriage date: 10 July 1866
Catholic parish context: Cloyne and Churchtown parish-register grouping, Diocese of Cloyne
Civil marriage place: Roman Catholic Chapel of Churchtown
Registrar’s district: Aghada
Union: Midleton
County: Cork, Ireland

Groom’s Information

Age: 25
Condition: Bachelor
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Lisanly
Father: Jeremiah Healy, farmer

Bride’s Information

Age: 25
Condition: Spinster
Residence: Ballybraher
Father: Patt Dorgan, farmer

Civil witnesses: Michael Dorgan and Daniel Dorgan

Register Interpretation

The Catholic parish entry lists the names Jeremiah Healy and Pat Dorgan after the names of the bride and groom. Comparison with the civil marriage registration shows that these were the fathers of the couple, not the marriage witnesses.

The civil record separately identifies Michael Dorgan and Daniel Dorgan as the witnesses.

Archive Significance

The marriage evidence identifies Mary Dorgan of Ballybraher as the daughter of Patt Dorgan and records her marriage to Jeremiah Healy of Lisanly.

Mary’s stated age of 25 agrees closely with the 1840 baptism of Mary, daughter of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna / Anne Flynn. Together, the baptism and marriage records strongly support the identification of the bride as their daughter.

This marriage establishes the documented beginning of the Healy–Dorgan family branch.

Research Note

Michael Dorgan was probably Mary’s brother Michael. Daniel Dorgan may have been her older brother Daniel, baptized in 1838.

These identifications are plausible and important, but the marriage record does not state the witnesses’ relationships to Mary. They should therefore remain research hypotheses rather than confirmed relationships.

Image caption:
Catholic marriage-register entry and civil marriage registration for Jeremiah Healy of Lisanly and Mary Dorgan of Ballybraher, married on 10 July 1866 at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Churchtown, County Cork.

Image / Record files:

Catholic parish register: 1866 Jeremiah Healy Mary Dorgan Marriage Record.jpg

Civil marriage registration: Jeremiah Healy Mary Dorgan Marriage 1866.pdf

1870 John Healy Baptism

John Healy, son of Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan, was baptized on 10 November 1870. His baptism documents the next generation of the Healy–Dorgan family following his parents’ 1866 marriage.

Name: John Healy

Record type: Catholic baptism register

Baptism date: 10 November 1870

Parents: Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan

Sponsors: Jerry Brien and Betty Dorgan

Source: Original Catholic parish-register image

Archive significance: John Healy’s baptism provides direct evidence of a child born to Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan. The sponsor Betty Dorgan may have belonged to Mary Dorgan’s immediate or extended family, making her name useful for further investigation of the Dorgan family network. That relationship has not yet been proved.

File: 1870-john-healy-baptism(1).jpg

1915 Marriage of John Healy and Margaret Graham

John Healy and Margaret Graham were married on 29 April 1915 at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cork. The civil marriage registration identifies John as a farmer and confirms that his father was Jeremiah Healy, linking the marriage record to the Healy–Dorgan family line.

Groom: John Healy

Bride: Margaret Graham

Record type: Civil marriage registration

Marriage date: 29 April 1915

Marriage place: Roman Catholic Cathedral, Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Groom’s condition: Bachelor

Groom’s occupation: Farmer

Groom’s residence: Cloyne

Groom’s father: Jeremiah Healy, deceased, farmer

Bride’s condition: Spinster

Bride’s residence: Lisgoold

Bride’s father: John Graham, farmer

Witnesses: Jeremiah Healy and Mary Ahern

Celebrant: Charles Daly

Archive significance: This marriage record carries the Healy–Dorgan line into the twentieth century. John’s identification as the son of the deceased farmer Jeremiah Healy provides the principal link to Jeremiah Healy and Mary Dorgan. The witness Jeremiah Healy may have been a brother or other close relative, but that relationship remains to be proved.

File: John_Healy_Margaret_Graham_Marriage.pdf

1881 Marriage — David D. Dorgan and Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern

David D. Dorgan married Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern, also recorded under the surname form Ahearne, in 1881. Their marriage was associated with Ballintotis and the Midleton registration district in East County Cork.

Known Record

Groom: David D. Dorgan
Bride: Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern / Ahearne
Record type: Marriage registration
Marriage year: 1881
Place: Ballintotis and Midleton area, County Cork, Ireland
Registration district: Midleton
Evidence status: Confirmed marriage record

Family Connections

David D. Dorgan was a son of Patrick Dorgan and Nancy Flynn and belonged to the Carrigkilter Dorgan family.

Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern was associated with the neighboring Ahern / Ahearne family of Ballybraher. The marriage therefore connected two farming families whose properties and family networks were closely linked in the Carrigkilter and Ballybraher area.

Archive Significance

This marriage is important because it:

• Connects the Dorgan family of Carrigkilter with the Ahern / Ahearne family of Ballybraher

• Continues the documented life of David after his 1846 baptism

• Helps explain the later relationship between the Carrigkilter and Ballybraher farms

• Provides background for David and Elizabeth’s later household records

David and Elizabeth later appear together in the 1901 and 1911 Irish census records at Carrigkilter.

Family-Tradition Note

Family tradition describes the marriage of David Dorgan and Elizabeth Ahern as an arranged marriage between two neighboring farming families. That tradition is valuable family history, but it is not stated in the marriage registration itself. It should therefore be identified as family tradition rather than presented as a fact proved by the record.

Image caption:
Original 1881 marriage record for David D. Dorgan and Elizabeth / Eliza Ahern / Ahearne, associated with Ballintotis and the Midleton registration district, County Cork.

Cloyne Branch: Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde

This record documents Michael Dorgan’s marriage to Johanna Garde and confirms Michael as a son of Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn. It establishes the connection between the Carrigkilter family and the later Cloyne branch.

1869 Marriage — Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde

Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde were married on 26 January 1869 in the Roman Catholic parish of Cloyne, County Cork. The marriage record confirms Michael as a son of Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn and establishes the documented connection between the Carrigkilter family and the later Cloyne branch.

Known Record

Groom: Michael Dorgan
Bride: Johanna Garde
Record type: Roman Catholic marriage register
Marriage date: 26 January 1869
Parish: Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Groom’s parents: Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn
Witnesses: Thomas Smiddy and Eliza / Elizabeth Garde
Evidence status: Confirmed marriage and parent-link evidence

Archive Significance

Michael’s marriage is especially important because it provides direct evidence that he was a son of Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn.

The record therefore connects the earlier Carrigkilter family with the later Dorgan household in Cloyne. Michael and Johanna Garde became the parents of the younger Patrick Dorgan, born on 19 November 1870, whose family appears in later Cloyne parish, census, civil, and household records.

The witness Eliza or Elizabeth Garde was probably connected to Johanna Garde’s family. However, the marriage entry does not state her precise relationship to the bride, so that relationship should not be presented as confirmed.

Research Note

Michael’s baptism has not yet been firmly identified in the archive. Until a confirmed baptism is found, his placement as a child of Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn should rely principally on this 1869 marriage record and the later supporting Cloyne evidence.

Branch Connection

This marriage begins the documented Cloyne branch of the Dorgan family:

Patrick Dargan / Dorgan and Johanna Flynn → Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde → Patrick Dorgan and the later Cloyne household

Image caption:
Original Cloyne Catholic marriage-register entry for Michael Dorgan and Johanna Garde, married on 26 January 1869. The record identifies Michael as a son of Patrick Dorgan and Johanna Flynn and names Thomas Smiddy and Eliza / Elizabeth Garde as witnesses.

Patrick Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett

The following records document Mary Catherine Hartnett’s East Cork origins and her marriage to Patrick Dorgan before the family’s emigration to the United States.

1866 Baptism — Mary Catherine Hartnett

Mary Catherine Hartnett was baptized on 22 November 1866 in the Roman Catholic parish of Cloyne, County Cork. She was a daughter of John Hartnett and Kate, or Catherine, Duhig.

Known Record

Name: Mary Catherine Hartnett
Record type: Roman Catholic baptism register
Baptism date: 22 November 1866
Parish: Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Father: John Hartnett
Mother: Kate / Catherine Duhig
Sponsors: Thomas Walsh and Nory / Honora Sullivan

Name Note

The baptism entry records Mary Catherine’s mother as Kate Duhig. Kate is a common form of Catherine, and later records identify her as Catherine Duhig.

The female sponsor’s name appears as Nory, a traditional form of Honora. It should not be transcribed as Mary.

Archive Significance

This baptism provides direct evidence of Mary Catherine Hartnett’s parentage and places her family within the Cloyne parish network of East Cork.

Mary Catherine later married Patrick J. Dorgan in Cloyne on 26 November 1886. Their marriage connected the Hartnett and Duhig family lines with the Carrigkilter Dorgan family before Patrick, Mary Catherine, and their children emigrated to the United States.

The record is also important because Mary Catherine’s documented baptism date conflicts with the much later birth year reported on her Rhode Island death record. The original parish baptism should therefore remain the principal evidence for her early life.

Place Note

Related records associate Mary Catherine and the Hartnett family with Churchtown South, Ballintemple, Ballygourney, Garryvoe, and the wider Cloyne parish area. The baptism record establishes the parish connection but does not, by itself, prove her exact townland of birth.

Image caption:
Original Cloyne Catholic baptism-register entry for Mary Catherine Hartnett, baptized 22 November 1866, daughter of John Hartnett and Kate Duhig, with sponsors Thomas Walsh and Nory / Honora Sulliva

1926 Irish Census — John Healy and Margaret Graham Family

The 1926 Census of the Irish Free State records John and Margaret Healy living with their five children in the townland of Carrigtwohill, County Cork. The return documents the household eleven years after John Healy and Margaret Graham’s 1915 marriage.

Known Record

Record type: 1926 Census of the Irish Free State
Census date: 18 April 1926
Townland: Carrigtwohill
County: Cork

Head of household: John Healy, age 60, married, farmer and employer
Wife: Margaret Healy, age 45, married, home duties

Children

Elizabeth Healy: Daughter, age 9 years and 2 months
David Healy: Son, age 6 years and 1 month
Jeremiah Healy: Son, age 6 years and 1 month
John Healy Jr.: Son, age 5 years and 2 months
James Healy: Son, age 2 years and 8 months

Household Information

Religion: Catholic

Birthplaces: John and Margaret were recorded as born in Lisgoold, County Cork. Their five children were recorded as born in Carrigtwohill, County Cork.

Marriage information: The return states that the marriage had lasted eleven years and that five children had been born alive.

Agricultural holding: 60 statute acres

Household total: Seven people — five males and two females

Archive Significance

The census confirms the household formed by John Healy and Margaret Graham following their 1915 marriage and names all five children living with them in 1926. It also places the family on a substantial agricultural holding in Carrigtwohill.

Research Note

The census records John Healy as age 60. If he was the John Healy baptized on 10 November 1870, he would have been 55 on census night. This five-year difference should be preserved as an unresolved age discrepancy rather than silently corrected.

Image caption:
Original 1926 Census of the Irish Free State household return for John and Margaret Healy and their five children in Carrigtwohill, County Cork.

1886 Marriage — Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett

Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett were married on 26 November 1886 in the Roman Catholic parish of Cloyne, County Cork. Their marriage joined the Carrigkilter Dorgan family with the Hartnett and Duhig family network of the Cloyne, Churchtown South, Garryvoe, and Ballycotton area.

Known Record

Groom: Patrick J. Dorgan
Bride: Mary Catherine Hartnett
Record type: Roman Catholic marriage register
Marriage date: 26 November 1886
Parish: Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Groom’s father: Patrick Dargan / Dorgan, deceased
Bride’s parents: John Hartnett and Catherine / Kate Duhig
Evidence status: Confirmed marriage and family-branch record

Family Connections

Patrick J. Dorgan was a son of the older Patrick Dargan / Dorgan of Carrigkilter and Johanna / Anne / Nancy Flynn.

Mary Catherine Hartnett was a daughter of John Hartnett and Catherine, or Kate, Duhig. Her baptism in Cloyne on 22 November 1866 provides the principal early evidence for her parentage.

The marriage connected the Dorgan, Flynn, Hartnett, and Duhig family lines within the wider East Cork parish network.

Archive Significance

This marriage is one of the most important records in the transition from the Carrigkilter family to the later Rhode Island branch.

It is important because it:

• Confirms the marriage of Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett

• Connects the Dorgan family with the Hartnett and Duhig families

• Shows that Patrick’s father was already deceased by 26 November 1886

• Helps distinguish the younger Patrick J. Dorgan from his father

• Establishes the couple whose family later emigrated from East Cork to Providence, Rhode Island

Research Note

Two generations of the family included men named Patrick Dorgan.

The older Patrick Dargan / Dorgan was the Carrigkilter farmer and father. The younger Patrick J. Dorgan was the groom in this 1886 marriage and the man who later emigrated to the United States.

These two men should always be clearly distinguished in family narratives and record descriptions.

Later Family Story

Patrick J. Dorgan emigrated in 1896. Mary Catherine followed with their children aboard the Teutonic, arriving in New York on 9 June 1897. The family later settled in Providence, Rhode Island.

Image caption:
Original Cloyne Catholic marriage-register entry for Patrick J. Dorgan and Mary Catherine Hartnett, married on 26 November 1886. The record connects the Carrigkilter Dorgan family with the Hartnett and Duhig families of East Cork.

1872 Cloyne Baptism — Ellen Theresa Hartnett

Ellen Theresa Hartnett was baptized in the Roman Catholic parish of Cloyne on 21 April 1872. She was a daughter of John Hartnett and Catherine Duhig and a younger sister of Mary Catherine Hartnett, who later married Patrick J. Dorgan.

Known Record

Name: Ellen Theresa Hartnett
Record type: Roman Catholic baptism register
Baptism date: 21 April 1872
Parish: Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Father: John Hartnett
Mother: Catherine Duhig

Ellen’s baptism provides another confirmed record for the family of John Hartnett and Catherine Duhig. It strengthens the documented connection between the Hartnett family and the Cloyne and Churchtown South area of East Cork.

Later Life

Ellen later emigrated to the United States. She arrived in 1901 aboard the RMS Lucania, with her last residence recorded as Cloyne.

On 17 November 1910, Ellen married John Henry O’Brien in Providence, Rhode Island. Her marriage record again identified her parents as John Hartnett and Catherine Duhig, confirming that the Providence bride was the same Ellen Hartnett recorded in the Cloyne baptism register.

Ellen Theresa Hartnett O’Brien died in Providence in 1946.

Date Discrepancy

A civil birth record associated with Ellen gives a birth date of 2 June 1872. This date is later than the confirmed Catholic baptism date of 21 April 1872 and therefore cannot represent her actual date of birth if both records refer to the same person.

The discrepancy should be preserved rather than silently corrected. The parish baptism entry, the later Providence marriage record, and the matching names of her parents provide strong evidence for Ellen’s identity, but the conflicting civil date requires further examination of the original record image and registration details.

Record Significance

Ellen’s baptism and later American records are important because they:

• Confirm another child of John Hartnett and Catherine Duhig

• Identify Ellen as a sister of Mary Catherine Hartnett Dorgan

• Connect the Hartnett family of East Cork with Providence, Rhode Island

• Provide matching parental information in both Irish and American records

• Add evidence for the migration of members of the Hartnett family to the United States

Image caption:
Original Cloyne Catholic baptism-register entry for Ellen Theresa Hartnett, baptized 21 April 1872, daughter of John Hartnett and Catherine Duhig. The original record image is preserved as documentary evidence.