Hi Patzy
I have just run another search on LDS, a broader one this time, for children of Thomas Nolan and Mary (no maiden name), and only one came up with mother Mary CARTER (below). Unfortunately it doesn't show the county.
JAMES NOLAN Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 27 APR 1871 , , Ireland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: THOMAS NOLAN Family
Mother: MARY CARTER
Marian