1866 Kilcatherine RD birth register page — contains a Hanley-maiden-name entry (pending vision pass)

Ireland Civil Registry of Births — District of Kilcatherine, Union of Castletown, Co. Cork · Co. Cork, Ireland (Kilcatherine RD / Castletown SRD) · 1866-02

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Summary

Single certified-true-copy page from the 1866 Kilcatherine RD birth register. User-labeled "Katherine Hanley 1866 Birth Register" — suggests this page contains a Catherine (or Katherine) entry where the Hanley surname appears, most likely as a mother's maiden name. Visible at the harness Read tool's resolution (the handwriting is dense cursive): - 10-row birth register entries covering early February 1866 births in Kilcatherine RD - Recognizable surnames include Cronin, Harrington, Hanrahan, Sullivan, Murphy, Lee, Hardiman, Lynch — the Beara Catholic-family naming cluster - At least one entry (No. 59 likely) has a mother's maiden name that could read as "Hanley" - At least one entry has Eyeries as the dwelling place; others Ardgroom, Kilcatherine, Ballydonegan **PENDING VISION PASS**: Needs `transcribe_pdf.py` (with --focus "Find every entry where 'Hanley' appears as a mother's maiden name or as the registered child's surname; extract full row including date and place of birth, child's name, father's name, mother's maiden name, father's occupation, informant's signature, dwelling place") to extract the specific Hanley entry definitively. **POTENTIAL FAMILY RELEVANCE**: Hanley is a Beara surname that could intersect with the family Hanrahan, Murphy, Sullivan, or Lyne lines. If the Catherine Hanley named here is a collateral ancestor (e.g., a sibling of someone who later married into the Murphy / Lyne family), the entry would document her parents and place of birth. Held at low family confidence pending vision pass + Annals of Beara Hanley-line corroboration.

Also mentioned

  • C[harles] Lewis · registrar_kilcatherine_1866

    Same registrar who certified the 1872 Myles Lyne death cert and many other Kilcatherine RD records of this era.

  • [I.] K. Harrington · superintendent_registrar_castletown_1866

    Same superintendent registrar as the 1872 Myles Lyne death cert page.

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  • source_secondary_family
  • pending_vision_pass
  • candidate_family

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Open questions

  • Run vision pass to isolate the Hanley entry. Specifically: Which row has Hanley appearing (mother's maiden name vs child's surname)? What are the parents' full names + the townland of dwelling?
  • Is the Hanley family of Beara 1866 related to the family Murphy, Lyne, Sullivan, or Hanrahan lines through marriage or sibling relationship? Pending Annals of Beara cross-check.

Source ID: 1866-02_kilcatherine-co-cork_hanley-births-register-page

Reference: True-copy certified page from the 1866 Kilcatherine RD birth register, pages 12, 13 & 14 (record ref 02300966, file 85). Birth entries Nos. 57-66 (approximate range) covering early February 1866 births. Certified by C[harles] Lewis, Registrar; counter-examined by [I.] K. Harrington, Superintendent Registrar, 24 April 1866.

Accessed by lukedmurphy on 2026-05-27.