Re: Murphy Meenganaire, Knocknagoshel, Co.Kerry
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In reply to:
Murphy Meenganaire, Knocknagoshel, Co.Kerry
1/11/11
Hello Gerard:
Your MEENGANAIRE is probably MUINGANAIR, MUINGANORE, or MOINGANEIR, all townland name variants. Since few 19th century Celtic-Irish could read/write, it didn't make any difference to those making the records.
Visit Irishgenealogy.ie, a new, FREE, online database of surviving church B/M/D records. There are a large number of Murphys in Knocknagoshel parish. Will let you sort out which are for your ancestry.
Hope this helps. Good luck.