Patrick and Bridget Marriage, 1851, St. Attracta Church

Patrick McIntire and Bridget Stevens were married on 3 March 1851 in St. Attracta's Church, Kilmacteigue Civil Parish, County Sligo, Ireland.  Witnesses at their wedding were Thomas Geenty [Probably morphed into Ginty] and John Hegarty.

This page is taken from St. Attracta's Marriage Register.  Since the handwriting is all the same, it is believed that the register was hand copied at some point in history.

Although the St. Attracta Church (formerly called Toulestrane after the Townland in which it is situated) has been remodeled over the years, the structure is original and therefore the same church building Patrick and Bridget were married in.  I do not know if the stain glass windows were originally installed in the church, but if there were, then Patrick and Bridget would have looked at the window over the altar as they were married.  When I was there I was told the ceiling structure was original and, at the time, highly praised because it allowed the Church to be built without pillars.

New stone showing founding of church in 1844

Exterior of St. Attracta Church, Toulestrane Townland

Renovated interior

Stain glass over altar

Sources:

Patrick McIntire - Bridget Stevens Marriage entry, St. Attracta Church, Civil Parish of Kilmacteige, County Sligo, Ireland. 3 March 1851, unpaginated marriage register, arranged by date. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Parochial registers of Kilmacteigue, 1845-1910.  MF# 926015.  Note: Parish was formerly called Toulestrane.

Photos of St. Attracta Church courtesy Elaine McIntyre Beaudoin

Baptisms of Patrick and Bridget's Children in Ireland

There were 5 known children born to Patrick and Bridget (Stevens) McIntyre in Ireland.  Since the recording of civil birth records did not start until 1864 no birth certificates were issued for their children.  However, most churches, both Catholic and Protestant,  recorded baptisms, often which were within days of a child's birth.  The McIntyres lived in the Townland of Lislea in the Civil Parish of Kilmacteige.  The Catholic church which served  this area was called Tourlestrane (the name of the Townland in which it was located) but today it is called St. Attracta.  In searching for baptism records for the five children, this is what I found.

Edward: 

Edward's birth date, 27 July 1852, was provided in his 1931 death notice. In the St. Attracta Baptismal Register, there are no entries for July or August, 1852.  At this time, no additional proof of birthday or baptismal date is available.


Bartholomew:

He was baptized on May 1, 1854.  From the entry in St. Attracta's register you can see his parents were living in the Townland of Lislea.  On the opposite page it says the sponsors were Michael McIntyre [I believe this Michael is most likely my direct ancestor and one reason why I think Patrick and Michael might have been brothers] and Bridget D.


Mary:

 

She was baptized at St. Attracta's on October 18, 1956.  Sponsors listed on the adjoining page were John and Mary Hegarty.  John Hegarty was also a witness at Patrick and Bridget's wedding in 1851.

Dominick:

He was listed as 2 years old on the April, 1863 Passenger List to the United States.  His birthday would most likely be in 1860.  Unfortunately, the register I have access to from St. Attracta's is missing most of the entries from 1860-1863.  No validation of Dominick's baptism is currently available.


Catherine (Kate):

As stated above under Dominick, the register from St. Attracta's Church I have access to is missing most of the entries from 1860-1863.  However, Dolly Purcell received a letter from the County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Society in 1990 which listed Catherine's baptism as May 4, 1861.

 

St. Attracta Baptismal Font

I don't know how old this baptismal font is.  It had been moved from another location in the church. But, it currently is the baptismal font used.

Sources: 
Letter from County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Society courtesy: Dolly Purcell

St. Attracta Church, Civil Parish of Kilmacteige, County Sligo, Ireland.  Unpaginated baptismal register, arranged by date. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Parochial registers of Kilmacteigue, 1845-1910.  MF# 926015.

Baptismal Font photo, 2011, courtesy: Elaine Beaudoin