From: Brian J Hickey Subject: Date: Monday, 19 June 2000 3.56 O'BRIEN/BRIEN FAMILIES WHO ARE RECORDED IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC REGISTERS OF MARRIAGES & BAPTISMS IN THE PARISHES OF CLOGHEEN - Marriages from 1814 (Perused to 1867). Baptisms from 1778 with a gap between 1780-84.. In 1787 there is a page missing from the Register. A further gap occurs from 1789-1809. (Perused to 1879). A separate Parish of TEMPLETENNY was established in 1814 (or 1816). This Parish was to become BALLYPOREEN several years later. BALLYPOREEN - Marriages from 1822 (Perused to 1875). Baptisms from 1817 (Perused to 1872). CLOGHEEN MARRIAGES Feb 22, 1829 John CAPLICE = Mary BRIEN Witnesses John Fitzgerald & Margaret Hyland CLOGHEEN BAPTISMS Mar 13, 1785 John Keily = Mary Caplice, son Pat, of Gorteeshal Sponsors ? Brien Apr 2, 1789 Nicholas Caplice = Mary Cleary, dau Catherine, of Ballyporeen Sponsors James Brien & Mary Brien Jly 27, 1811 M..... = Ellen Caplice, dau Ann, of Curraghatoor (near Ballylooby) Sponsors John Caplice & M O'Brien May 10, 1815 Jas Kearney = Mary Caplice, dau Margaret, Sponsors William Brien & Cath Borell (?) Aug 23, 1818 Maurice Caplice = Honor Dobbin, dau Margaret, Sponsors Tom O'Brien & Catherine O'Brien Mar 3, 1824 John Caplice = Margaret English, dau Mary, Sponsors Ed. O'Brien & Ellen Caplice Oct 10, 1829 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Margaret, Sponsors John O'Brien & Ellenor Riordan Dec 1, 1831 Maurice Caplice = Mary Brien, dau Mary, Sponsors Denis Sullivan & Catherine Caples Jne 24, 1833 Michael Capli.. = Catherine Kent, son John, Sponsors Pat O'Brien & Elle.. Kiely (?) Mar 26, 1834 Maurice Caplice = Mary Brien, dau Margaret, Sponsors Pat Donnell & Catherine Tobin Apr 12, 1836 John Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Mary,' Sponsors James Caplice & Honor Duffy Sep 19, 1839 Maurice Caplice = Mary Brien, son James, Sponsors Bart. Corbett & Mary Mahoney Nov 8, 1839 John Caplice = Mary O'Brien, son John, Sponsors Michael Mahony & John Luddy Feb 14, 1842 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Helenam (Helen), Sponsors ? O'Brien & Helen Ryan Aug 21, 1842 John Caplice = Mary Brien, dau Joan, Sponsors J ... Luddy & Mary Crotty Feb 28, 1843 John Caplice = Honor Hyland, son Patrick, Sponsors Dan Brien & Margaret Connell Mar 22, 1844 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Joan, Sponsors James Ryan & Catherine Fitzgerald Dec 2, 1845 John Caplis = Mary Brien, dau Ellen, Sponsors Michael Caplis & Margaret Crotty Nov 1, 1879 David Capple = Margaret O'Connor, dau Johanna, of Kilcaroon Sponsors T. Caplice & Mar.(?) Brien BALLYPOREEN MARRIAGES Feb 13, 1825 David Caplice = Catherine Ryan of Dangan (near Ballyporeen) Witnesses James O'Brien & John Donnell Feb 7, 1828 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien of Cooladerry (near Ballyporeen) Witnesses John O'Brien & James Norris Feb 12, 1861 Thomas Caplice = Catherine O'Donnell Witnesses Thomas O'Brien & Catherine O'Brien The above are my Great Grandparents. My Great Grandmother's parents were - Michael O'Donnell = Alice O'Brien (19 February 1833) Michael O'Donnell lived until 105 - died in 1877. His wife Alice possibly died within the next 10 years - to be verified. BALLYPOREEN BAPTISMS May 29 1829 Maurice Caplice = Mary Brien, son David, of Lyrefune Sponsors ? Jan 13, 1831 Maurice Caplice = Mary Brien, son Michael, of Lyrefune Sponsors ? & Margaret Caplice May 26, 1833 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Catherine, of Lyrefune Sponsors ? Nov 1, 1835 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Margaret, of Lyrefune Sponsors ? April 9 1836 Ellen Caplice = Thomas O'Brien, dau Ellen, of Moher (near Ballyporeen) Sponsors ? Apr 29, 1838 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Mary, of Lyrefune Sponsors ? Oct 27, 1838 Ellen Caplice = Thomas O'Brien, son Thomas, of Newcastle Sponsors ? Feb 24, 1841 Maurice Caplice = Mary Brien, son Patrick, of Glenacunna Sponsors ? Mar 21 1842 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, dau Briget, of Glenacunna Sponsors ? ine 15, 1846 Maurice Caplice = Mary O'Brien, son John, of Lyrefune Sponsors ? The above entries involving O'Brien/Brien have been extracted from the Clogheen and Ballyporeen Parish Registers when researching the CAPLICE/CAPLIS/CAPLES/CAPLE/CAPEL/KAPLIS name. The Caplice surname is fairly unique to this particular area of Tipperary. Families would have first moved to Ireland about 900 years ago It has been said that they took up land in Tipperary South early in the 11th century. There is a headstone in Cobh dated 1050 AD and a grave in Blarney Castle which also dates about this period. A Sir Richard de Kaples had a Castle in Fethard in 1200 AD. There was also a Lord John de Caples in Mulnahone. The name appears in various forms in Russia, Poland, Germany, Norway, Normandy and France. Caplice forebears came to England with William the Conquerer in 1066. They initially settled in Herefordshire (Eng). One notable Caplice was the lst Earl of Essex (Arthur Capel). He was suspected of being involved in a plot to assassinate Charles II and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. He died in mysterious circumstances. His father, also named Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel, was executed in 1649 for his political affiliations at the time of Charles II. The Caplice Motto is "Faith and Fortitude". Records show that in Co. Tipperary there were at least 32 Caplice families between the Galtee Mountains and the Knockmealdown Mountains. A check today of the phone book for the area shows only a few with the Caplice surname now reside in the townlands of their ancestors. Whilst many would have suffered and died during the famine, Caplice families were among the millions of Irish who emigrated mainly to the United States and Canada. Quite a large number came to Australia and New Zealand. My Great Grandmother was widowed in 1874 (after the famine). She and her family of five children came to Maryborough as assisted immigrants in the late 1800's. In Australia they initially linked up with their O'Brien relatives who had come to reside in Gympie and in Maryborough. These families had in common their ancestry in Ballyporeen Co. Tipperary. They were also related to the O'Briens who were pioneers in Central Queensland (Capella District); but distance did not generate close association with these relatives in the early days. BJH.