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The
O'DONOVAN Families of C19th Co. Cork, Ireland
Two families
originating in early C19th Shannonvale, Clonakilty and
Derrylahan, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Brief
Historical Note: The
O'DONOVANs are one of the few pedigrees from Gaelic times
verified by the Irish Genealogical Office, when they held a
semi-royal position. Originating in Co. Limerick, shortly after
the Norman invasion they were forced to migrate to southwest Co.
Cork and hence the name being mainly associated with that area.
An increasing number of family members have prefixed the O to the
name. The O'DONOVANs were ruined by their adhesion to the
Catholic cause in the time of James II. Following his defeat many
of them took service in the Irish Brigades in the continental
armies. O'Donovan's Infantry was one of the foremost regiments of
King James's army in Ireland.
In modern Irish
the name is O Donnabhain and is formed from two Gaelic words donn
(brown) and dubhan
(a derivative of dubh - black).
This genealogy is based on the
research of my late father-in-law and the kind feedback from
distant relatives who have provided commentary.
The head of family #1 is an
unknown male of Derrylahan, NE of Dunmanway (see map below). His
wife is also unknown, however the following 4 children are known
from the early C19th:
Mary
O'DONOVAN, who m. Michael
CROWLEY and had children John
CROWLEY (1844) & Margaret CROWLEY (c1850);
Michael
O'DONOVAN, who m.
Ellen MANNING
of Ardcahan (adjacent to Derrylahan). They had a son James
O'DONOVAN;
John
O'DONOVAN, who m. Mary
MANNING
also of Ardcahan, possibly the sister of Ellen above;
Richard O'DONOVAN
(history unknown);
John & Mary
O'DONOVAN, stayed in the area
and had the following children:
Timothy
O'DONOVAN (of Main Street,
Dunmanway);
Michael
"The Count"
O'DONOVAN (c1847),
married Margaret HARNETT.
They lived in Soverign Street, Clonakilty, and had son Denis
Joseph O'DONOVAN (1878-1906).
Michael O'DONOVAN later
remarried Mary FITZPATRICK
(c1850), my wife's 2xGGPs, in 1884 and had children Michael
Richard O'DONOVAN
(1886-1919), Mary Bridget
O'DONOVAN aka Bridie
(1897-1960; m. Felix O'NEILL),
my wife's GPs, Julia O'DONOVAN
(n. & d. 1888), John
O'DONOVAN (Count) (1889-1920)
m. Mina MOLONEY,
& Kathleen O'DONOVAN
(1891-92).
John O'DONOVAN
(of Castle Street, Dunmanway).
John (wife unknown) had at
least one son Timothy
O'DONOVAN. Timothy married
Molly SULLIVAN. Their
four sons Tim (Teddy) O'DONOVAN,
Cornelius (Con) O'DONOVAN,
Mike
O'DONOVAN &
James (Jimmy) DONOVAN who
m. Eileen KEARNEY
of Dunmanway (d/o Madge
COLLINS & James
KEARNEY was also
granddaughter of Ann O'NEILL
& Tom COLLINS (brother
of Felix O'NEILL,
above)) have descendants in Co. Cork, Ireland and the US.
Only known member of family #2
is Anne O'DONOVAN
of Shannonvale, NE of Clonakilty (see map below), who married
John O'NEILL
of Reenroe, Clonakilty sometime prior to 1841. These are the GPs
of Felix O'NEILL
(above).
There is O'DONOVAN's
Hotel in Clonakilty (relationship unknown).
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outline above is indicative only and not necessarily fully
correct or complete.
The CreativeGraces family tree can be
found here on
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http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/pt/pedigree.aspx?tid=9072976
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