Donoghue/Griffin

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Elizabeth Kennelly) and Kate (daughter of Martin Griffin and Catherine Connell). I have him in the 1901 census living in Inch East (Galey parish) with his parents, older brother Jeremiah, and grandfather Martin Griffin (Kate's father, who died in 1909). I've been told he had three other brothers - Edward, Michael, and Denis - as well. Not sure about other children.

John immigrated to New York in 1926 and never spoke about his family much. His mother, Kate, died in 1942 and his father, John, in 1950, both in Ireland. I'm not sure if anyone else ever immigrated here. https://irelandxo.com/ireland/kerry/message-board/lynchgriffin-near-listowel

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2012 Letter; Clounmacon; Name ELLEN CALLAGHAN Date of Birth 16 March 1879 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION) Address CLOUNMACKON Father JAMES CALLAGHAN Mother MARY GOULDING

Sean O Histon mentioned that he was related? to Joan Grogan

John Grogan Beenanaspig to Ml Grogan and Joan Griffin in May 1815.

So me may be related from the Histon side at least twice, as I am a Griffin also.

My great grandfather, John Lynch, was born in May 1899 to John (son of Jeremiah Lynch and

Fr Casey his father a teacher in Duagh?

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The death has occurred of Margaret O'Donoghue (née Cronin)

Keale, Athea, Limerick, & late of Knockalougha, Duagh, Co. Kerry.

Peacefully at her home in her 99th year surrounded by her loving family on 5th February 2021.

Predeceased by her husband Timothy, daughter Margaret & son-in-law Gerard Slowey.

Survived by her family, sons Denis (Athea), Michael (Templeglantine) & Patrick (Athea), daughters Theresa (Clare), Mary (England), Eileen (Mountcollins) & Christina (Athea), brother John Paul, daughters-in-law Ita & Mary, sons-in-law Mick, Billy & Patrick, 19 grandchildren, 19 great grand-children, nephews, and nieces.

Requiem Mass will take place in St. Bartholomew’s Church, Athea on Sunday at 10.30am, burial immediately after in Holy Cross Cemetery, Athea.

The Mass will be live-streamed on https://www.churchservices.tv/athea

My deepest sympathies to the O'Donoghue Family on the death of your dear Mother. She was a great Mother, a tireless Lady who worked diligently all her long life, a credit to Duagh, and a great and humble person. I am sure she is at peace now with the Lord in heaven. I am privileged to have known and cared for her spiritual needs over the past four years in Athea. She reared a great family who cherished her. God bless them all.

Fr Brendan Duggan CSSp Athea

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My sincere sympathies to the O’Donoghue and Cronin families

On the death of Margaret. May she rest in peace.

George Daly and family, Newcastle West. George Daly

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Our deepest sympathies to O'Donoghue family on the death of your beloved mother. You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Paud & Eileen Mulcahy Templeglantine

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Deepest sympathy to all the O'Donohue family on the death of Margaret May she rest in peace

PHILIP AND MARIE ENRIGHT

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Our deepest sympathy to the O’ Donoghue Family. We knew Margaret as Mrs. O’ Donoghue and she was always very kind to us when we called over in our young days. The Garrygloss grandchildren met Margaret in recent years when we called on the Wren on St. Stephen’s day. May she rest in Peace.

Sean Ahern & Family

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SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE O DONOGHUE FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF YOUR MOM. MAY HER GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE

FRANCIS and sheila Walsh and family Derk

Our sincere sympathy on the death of Margaret. She was a lovely kind welcoming lady. May she rest in peace.

Mike and Mary O Donoghue Ballyvourney.

Mary O Donoghue

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Our deepest sympathy to the O 'Donoghue family on the passing of ur Mom .

May she rest in peace.

Johnny & Marie O Donoghue Kingsland

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My sincere sympathy to the O Donoghue family and to John Paul on the passing of Margaret May her gentle soul rest in peace

She was a lovely person and I enjoyed my visits to see her she was very welcoming and kind I am thinking of you all at this very sad time she was privileged to be in her own home right until the end and was well cared for May the light of Heaven shine upon her and may she rest in peace xx

Benny Thade McCarthy Duagh

Katherine Gertrude Dillon

1875–1950

Birth 06 JUN 1875 • East Rockhill Township, PA, Bucks County

Death 06 AUG 1950 • St Eliz Hosp Washington DC

LifeStory Facts Gallery Hints6

Life Story Narrative

Katherine Gertrude Dillon was born on June 6, 1875, in East Rockhill, Pennsylvania. She married Nicholas P O'Donoghue on August 20, 1903, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had five children in 12 years. She died on August 6, 1950, at the age of 75.

Family Relationships

Children

Margaret Mary O'Donoghue

Katherine Gertrude Dillon married Nicholas P O'Donoghue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 20, 1903, when she was 28 years old.

Nicholas P O'Donoghue

1881–1932

20 Aug 1903 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Her daughter Margaret Mary was born on May 4, 1904, in Pennsylvania.

Margaret Mary O'Donoghue

1904–1988

4 May 1904 • Pennsylvania, USA

Her son Nicholas Emmett was born on March 5, 1906.

Nicholas Emmett O'Donoghue

1906–1982

5 Mar 1906 • Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1910

Age 35

Residence- Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

1910 • Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Her son Patrick Joseph was born on May 7, 1911.

Patrick Joseph Donoghue

1911–1990

7 May 1911 • Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Her daughter Catherine Barbara was born on March 20, 1914, in Colombia.

Catherine Barbara Donoghue

1914–2002

20 Mar 1914 • Washington, District of Columbia

Her son John Francis was born on March 6, 1917.

John Francis Donoghue

1917–1997

6 Mar 1917 • Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1920

Age 45

Residence- Katherine Gertrude Dillon lived in Washington, Magdalena, Colombia, in 1920.

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

1920 • Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1930

Age 55- Residence

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

1930 • Washington, District of Columbia, USA

5 Oct- 1932- Age 57

Death of Husband

Her husband Nicholas P passed away on October 5, 1932, at the age of 51. They had been married 29 years.

Nicholas P O'Donoghue

1881–1932

05 Oct 1932 • Washington, District of Columbia, USA

See northkerry wordpress for more Irish relations

DONOGHUE and GRIFFIN

Three Wise Men

17 -12 2014

By Peg Prendeville

It was with shock and sadness that we heard of the death last week, after a short illness, of Thomas J. O’Donoghue, poet and editor of the Ballyguiltenane Rural Journal since 1977. One may forget that he was a very fine poet as well as editor. I understand that he had this year’s journal almost ready for printing when he got ill. One of the most treasured items in Glin library, where local history is concerned, is the collection of Journals since 1977. There is such an amount of local history contained in them that it would be hard to replace so in that alone he has left a huge legacy. He and Pat Brosnan and Paddy Faley RIP did not know in 1977 how much they were contributing to local history when they produced their first edition 37 years ago. I wrote the following article four years ago in 2010 but feel that it is fitting to repeat it here. I visited Pat Brosnan in St Ita’s during the week and he also spoke of his sadness at the passing of Tom. The following is the article.

Two important events took place in 1977. My wedding and the birth of the Ballyguiltenane Rural Journal. Thankfully both are still thriving! Yes, it is 33 years since Thomas J O’Donoghue, Pat Brosnan and Paddy Faley got together and conceived the idea of putting together a journal. The idea was a novel one at the time as there were none before them but even more so when one considers that these three men did not live in the one town or even the same townland. Tom is from Drumreask, Glin, Pat from Knocknagorna, Athea and Paddy from Glenbawn, Ballyhahill. What they had in common was a love of reading, a yearning for writing and enthusiasm.

The 1st edition of twelve pages cost 10p and had a drawing by Mr. Sheahan of Ballyguiltenane School on the front and back cover. There were submissions from the three founding members and also from Jimmy Dalton, Scairt, Annie & Michael Kinnane, Glenagragra, James McNamara, Ballygoughlin and Michael Fennell, Glenagragra. Such was the impact of that 1st edition that the next year, 1978, saw an increase to forty two pages, costing 50p including photographs. The founders were helped by Mary Brosnan, Knocknagorna, Mick Lynch, Blaine Bridge and Chicago, Mary Lynch Keogh, Killoughteen, John Joe O’Connor, Athea, J. Dalton, Scairt, Michael Fennell, Annie & Catherine Kinnane from Glenagragra, Liam O’Shaughnessy, Maighread McGrath, Athea, Henry Lyons, Jim Scanlon, James Feury and Paddy Barrett. Since then it has grown to 138 pages in the 2009 edition with poems and articles and photos from over thirty contributors. Fitzsimons Printers continue to print it annually. It is noticeable by its green cover ever year.

It is only since I started working in the local library that I realise the enormous contribution to society these local journals give. There is an amount of local history contained within their pages and they are often a great resource to the children doing projects for school. So much folklore and history would be lost and forgotten but for these and I am not just thinking of the BRJ. I also include Athea, Loughill/Ballyhahill, Castlemahon etc. The photos, too, are a great reminder of people who have passed on and of events, and indeed fashions, of older days which would otherwise have been forgotten about.

So great credit is due to these three wise men, Tom, Pat and Paddy, who had the vision and the courage to start such a publication back in 1977. Thankfully they are all well and healthy though advancing in years. Paddy is 91 years and has contributed to all the journals through the years as has Pat and Tom. A special thanks to Tom who has edited all the journals and who continues to produce it year after year. He is constantly amazed at the amount of stuff he gets each year and appreciates all the contributions from near and far.”

DONOGHUE

Family

First Generation, the earliest we can trace

Second Generation, all born in Ireland, some emigrated

Third Generation, hardships in Ireland, many emigrated to U.S., some

to Australia and Great Britain

Fourth Generation, many are in the U.S., most by birth, some by

emigration

Fifth Generation, most were born in the U.S.; some

emigrated from Ireland to UK, Australia

Sixth Generation, all acclimated in

countries of birth—most are in U.S.

Seventh Generation, only

current info we have is from U.S. families

Eighth

Generation, only current info we have is from U.S. families

On July 5, 2008, I contacted Fr. Pat Moore, parish priest for St. Bridget’s

church in Duagh, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, and indicated that

Geoffrey and Bridget (O’Connor) O’Donoghue had at least one child who was

born/christened in Duagh, Geoffrey O’Donoghue, July 15, 1832. Fr. Moore

examined the records at St. Bridget’s, and the next day I learned these

results:

The marriage records for Geoffrey and Bridget (O’Connor) were not on file at

the church, and no records exist prior to 1816. But the church did hold

records of children that were born to the couple:

Geoffrey and Bridget (O’Connor) O’Donoghue:

Honora O’Donoghue, born/christened March 31, 1822

Patrick O’Donoghue, born/christened March 14, 1824

Charles O’Donoghue, born/christened April 11, 1825

Michael O’Donoghue, born/christened October 4, 1827 [See attached

sheets for family generations]

Joanna O’Donoghue, born/christened December 9, 1830

Jeffrey O’Donoghue, born/christened July 15, 1832 [See attached sheets

for family generations]

Bridget O’Donoghue, born/christened September 28, 1834

If you regard Geoffrey and Bridget O’Donoghue (no records for their birth,

death, or date of marriage) as the first generation we can clearly trace,

their children, listed above, are the second generation.

We have much information on the Michael O’Donoghue branch, thanks primarily

to the efforts of John Crawford. We also have accurate and organized

information on Jeffrey O’Donoghue, thanks to the genealogical efforts of

Nadine Donohue, married to descendant Jeffery Donohue, and their nieces.

The other four branches, however, are a mystery. We do know other O’Donoghues

lived on the south side of Chicago. Likely they were relatives, but the

exact relationship is unclear at this time.

—Sharon Donohue [wife of Kevin Donohue, fifth generation]

DONOGHUE MOLONEY

Descendants of Geoffrey and Bridget (O’Connor) Donoghue [through Geoffrey]

Geoffrey and Johanna (Moloney) Donoghue, married Jan. 11, 1861 in Moyvane,

Listowel, Co. Kerry

Geoffrey born July 15, 1832 in Duagh, Listowel; died April

1916 in Chicago

Johanna born May 1836 in Coilagurteen, Moyvane, Kerry; died

1874 in Ottawa, IL

[After Johanna’s death, Geoffrey married Katherine Duffy in

1876; lived in Ottawa & Chicago]

Timothy O’Donoghue, born 1862 in Co. Kerry, Ireland; married

Agnes ____________

Jeffery M. Donohue, b. Aug. 28, 1864 in Ottawa, IL; m. Adelaide

Mohr; d. Oct.29, 1949 in Ottawa

Jeffery M. Donohue, b. July 16, 1902 in Lacrosse,

WI; m. Ruth Deneen; died June 1970 (age 70)

Francis J. (Dick) Donohue, b. 1904 in Lacrosse, WI;

m. Lenora Bussan; died 1972 (age 68)

Patricia m. John Longtin

Greg Longtin

Eric Longtin

Jeff Longtin

Mary m. Ronald Levens

Scott Levens

Ronda Levens

Michael Levens

Timothy Donohue, b. about 1907 in Lacrosse,WI

Katherine Donohue, b. Nov. 29, 1908 in Galena, IL;

died July 19, 1990 in Minneapolis (age 81)

m. Peter Cordell (d.1949); m.

Harry Linenfelser in 1949

Adelaide Margaret Donohue, b. Sept.12, 1912 in

Galena, IL; m. John O. O’Rourke Sept. 22, 1932

d. May 14, 1964

in Dubuque, IA (age 62)

Jeffery Marlin Donohue, b. June 19, 1931

in Madison, WI

m. Marilyn Lundy; m. Nadine Gorman Miller, Mar. 3, 1982

Adelaide Geraldine, b. April 15, 1933 in

Vinegar Hills, IL

m. Joseph G.

Middendorf; m. Henry Scott Clark

Geraldine A. Middendorf, b.

Aug. 9, 1956 in Dubuque, IA; m. John Bade

Daniel J. Middendorf, b.

Nov. 1957 in Dubuque, IA;

Edward J. Middendorf, b. June

1, 1959 in Dubuque, IA;

Timothy Shawn Middendorf, b.

Oct. 11, 1960 in Dubuque, IA;

Toni Marie Middendorf, b.

Dec. 6, 1961 in Hazel Green, WI

Patrick J. Middendorf, b.

Nov. 27, 1965 in Hazel Green, WI

Denise Jo Middendorf, b.

Oct. 23, 1967 in Galena, IL

John Joseph O’Rourke, b. Aug. 15, 1937

in Vinegar Hills, IL

Dennis O’Rourke, b. Sept.

29, 1969

Robert O’Rourke, b. March 2,

1971

John James O’Rourke, b. Nov.

27, 1973

Dennis O’Rourke, b. Aug. 16, 1940 in

Vinegar Hills, IL; d. March 2, 1955 in Galena, IL

John Joseph Donohue, b. Oct. 17, 1914 in Galena, IL;

d. July 3, 1967 in Chicago (age 52)

m. June E.

Smith in 1934; m. Gloria Chiappetti in 1949

Dennis Donohue, b. 1935 in Chicago; died

1935 in Chicago

Sylvia Joy, b. Aug. 15, 1938 in Chicago,

d. Oct. 7, 2007 in Warrenton, OR

m. Cleland Orin

Hancock in 1960; m. Joseph McCaffery in 1983

Tonya Hancock Case, b. Dec.

29, 1960; m. _______ [3 children]; m. Philip Case

Adam __________

Cody Wilson

Katie Wilson

Julie Hancock Sriram, b.

Feb. 15, 1964; m. _______ [2children]; m.Vinay Sriram

Brian __________

Tia ____________

Govind Sriram

Anand Sriram

John Anthony Donohue, b. Jan. 12, 1951

in Oak Park, IL; d. June 16, 1996 Lexington, KY

Gloria Gay Donohue, b. Jan. 11, 1952 in

Oak Park, IL; d. Feb. 10, 1959 in Chicago (age 7)

Kevin Dominic Donohue, b. April 19, 1958

in Oak Park, IL; m. Sharon Johnson in 1983

Lives in

Lexington, KY; Kevin is a prof in EE at University of KY

Katherine (Katie) Janae, b.

Jan. 30, 1989 in Upper Darby, PA

Maurice Donohue, b. June 30, 1917 in Galena, IL; d.

July 31, 1990 in Savannah, IL (age 73)

Edward Donohue, b. about 1919 in Galena, IL; d. June

6, 1944, Omaha Beach, Normandy invasion

Katherine, b. July 27, 1866 in Ottawa, IL; m. Maurice O’Connor

Dec. 6, 1982 in Chicago;

d. April 19, 1951 in Chicago, IL (age 84), buried in

Mt. Olivet Cemetary, Chicago

William Charles O’Donohue, b. Oct. 30, 1867 in Ottawa, IL

John W. O’Donohue, b. about 1869; buried Dec. 31, 1905 in Mt.

Olivet Cemetary, Chicago

Agnes Bridget O’Donohue, b. March 10, 1872 in Ottawa, IL; d. May

31, 1945 in Chicago (age 73)

Graduated from University

of Chicago; taught 40 years in Chicago

Taught at Calumet High

School from 1922 – 1940

Note: Below is Geoffrey’s line through his 2nd marriage . . .

Geoffery/Jeffrey O’Donohue (widowed) married Katherine Duffy on Jan. 6,

1876 in Ottawa, IL

Katherine died in 1906

and was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Chicago

Mark Jeffrey O’Donohue, b. Feb. 26, 1877 in Ottawa, IL; d. April

2, 1965 in Chicago (age 88)

Buried in St. Mary’s

Cemetary, Evergreen Park, IL

m. Augusta Hartnett

(born about 1881 in TX)

Jeffrey M. O’Donohue, b. about 1908; buried July 14,

1941 St. Mary’s Cemetery, Evergreen Park

John W. O’Donohue, b. about 1906; buried Oct. 17,

1956 in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Evergreen Park

m. Catherine Monaghan, b.

about 1913; buried May 11, 1998, St. Mary’s C.

John M. O’Donohue, buried Dec. 7, 2000

Rita O’Donohue, b. about 1942; buried

Jan. 27, 2004 in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Chicago

James O’Donohue

William O’Donohue, b. Oct. 19, 1946 in

Chicago; m. ____ Davis; d. Jan. 20, 1991, Chicago

Christene Patrichia O’Donohue

Thomas O’Donohue, d. before 2000

DONOGHUE part 3

Descendants of Geoffrey and Bridget (O’Connor) Donoghue [through Michael]

Michael and Johanna (Laughlin or Loughnane) O'Donoghue married in 1850s, had

six children:

Geoffrey, son of Michael (G-Gfather Geoff's brother) had nine

children, three died as infants:

Hannah /Johanna the oldest, born in Duagh Dec. 19,

1897; emigrated to Chicago in 1920

She married George

Welbourn, lived in Chicago, Astoria—NYC, Valparaiso

George died Aug. 31,

1962; Hannah died May 2, 1977

Annette lives in Valparaiso, IN; keeps

in touch with w/ cousins Nelli, Mary Ann, Kitty

George Welbourn, Jr., born Nov.17, 1927;

married Ethel Grossinger; died Nov.24,1974

Patsy married Chic Shaddox

Michelle married

Kieran McAleer (from Co Tyrone, Ireland) in Chicago

She

studied at Art Institute in Chicago, is a free-lance designer

Amy married

Brandy Mays

Michael

Lee

Elissa

Lee

Dorothy

Patrick O’Donoghue married Katherine Dillon,

inherited the farm in Duagh, died Sept.,1974

Katherine died

in March 1983

Geoffrey O’Donoghue, born in 1938?,

lives in Duagh, runs the farm

Mary (nun), living in Queensland,

Australia

Mike O’Donoghue emigrated to Great

Britain, managed construction for a hotel chain

Margaret (nun), living in Queensland,

Australia

Kathy/Kathleen, nurse, living in N.J.;

married Karl Loftberg; live in Cresskill, NJ

Karl is a

prof in economics/business at New York University

Dennis O’Donoghue married Hannah Molyneaux,

eventually emigrated to Pittsburgh in 1960s

Tom O’Donoghue emigrated to Pittsburgh

1950s, very successful in restaurant business

His

success led his parents & siblings to emigrate to Pittsurgh in ’60s

Famed

restaurant is Blarney Stone in Etna, PA (Pittsburgh suburb)

Organized

cultural heritage activities; a promoter in national politics

Tom died

in 1974, survived by a number of children . . .

Dennis O’Donoghue, born in

1958, graduated from U.S. Naval Academy

Chief test pilot, now VP for Boeing, lives in Issaquah, WA

Mary Theresa married ____________ and

lived/lives in Pittsburgh

Dee (Bridget) married James

Horgan and lives in Marietta, GA

Eileen married James Curran;

they live in Pittsburgh

Birdie O’Donoghue is a nun and lives in

Great Britain (only sibling not in the U.S.)

Eileen married __________ Curran

Joan married Matthew McMahon, lived in

Chicago in 1978, died April 25, 1997

Was a nurse at Bethany Methodist

Hospital, mother of seven, husband died in 1997

Eileen married Scott

Shanahan; they live in Mt. Prospect, IL (Chicago suburb)

Sean McMahon lives in

Naperville, IL (Chicago suburb) has a software business

Michael O’Donoghue, born Jan. 7, 1901; ordained June

13, 1926; died May 7, 1932

Fr. Michael

served as a missionary priest in Nevada 1926 – 1932

Mary Ann married Cornelius McCarthy, remained in

Listowel, Ireland

Nellie

Mary Ann

Kitty

______________ (son)

Wrong info?: Geoffrey ? “Married an O’Connor & remained in Ireland”—that

was Geoff, father of Michael

[named by John Crawford, but not named by Geoffrey

in Duagh when listing father’s siblings]

Patrick married Margaret (Maggie) (in US or Ireland?) came to

Chicago, lived on Van Buren St.

John [Donohue or O’Donoghue?] died in 1933, a young

man

Harry Donahue (sp?) died in __________

Barbara married a Pehlke, lives in

Phoenix

Michael Donohue married Catherine Kelly (she was

born Mar.14,1909 in Co.Leitrim

[Catherine was

youngest of eight, came to U.S. in 1925 at age 16]

Michael died in 1954;

Catherine died in 1996

John/Jack Donohue, born March 15, 1930;

married Nancy Healy; remarried, had a son;

Was VP for Stud. Dev

at Oakton Com Col, Niles, IL in 1997; died in 2000

Ellen (born to Jack and

Nancy)

Edward (born to Jack and

Nancy)

David (born to Jack and

______________)

Michael Donohue, Jr., born April 17, 1933, married Mary Gallahan

An educator, was Dem Party

chair in DuPage, retired in Galena

Joanne (born in 1956?) married Jeff

Stanly (sp?) and lives in Seattle

Michael Donohue (born in 1957? married

Mary McNulty, in Arlington Heights

Emily, born in 1999?

Michelle, born in 2002?

Cathy (born in 1959?) married Kyle Long;

they live in Littleton, CO

Colleen, born in 1991?

Kevin Donohue, born Jan. 21, 1964, died

January 8, 1994 (auto accident)

Julie (born in 1972?) married Brad

Steckwine; she’s teaching at U. of Pittsburgh

Emma, born in 2002?

Helen, born March 31, 1937 married Leonard (Bob)

Foote (sp?)

Mary Beth Foote, graduated from DePaul,

is a CPA

Tom Foote married _______________ and

lives in Kansas City

Bob Foote, Jr. is a teacher in Chicago

Leonard lives in Chicago

Helen married Joe Walsh (Helen was close to cousins Mae & Jo,

tho 10 yrs younger)

Bill Walsh married Jeanne (Chicago

police, died 1981, age 54) [Jeanne in Sun City, AZ]

____________ married Patrick

Lusk (her cousin Rita’s brother-in-law)

Joe Walsh Jr. married _________

___________ (son in Chicago

police dept)

Marilyn married Bill Breshnahan

Michael

Maureen

Rita married Peter Lusk,

lived in Naperville, then AZ

Carol married ________

Griego, lives in Paradise Valley, AZ

Dave (Pittsburg Pirates [AA]

pitcher in 1980s; Readers Digest, June 1989)

Jeanine

Bridget came to US w/ siblings, married David Windle in Philly,

moved to Chicago, Congress St.

Born March 9, 1873 in Ardydonegan, Duagh, Co. Kerry; died Feb.

11, 1935 in Chicago

Success with a tavern business enabled the couple

to buy a four-flat, which served family well

Mae married George Egan (he was a Chicago

policeman); both died in 1938, four daughters

They raised their family in her parent’s

four-flat on Congress St.:

________________ born in 1924

________________

Josephine/Jo married John J. Crawford 2/8/22, raised

family in parent’s four-flat, Congress St.

[four daughters, two sons;

John was born April 15, 1894, died Oct. 26, 1985]

John Crawford married Mary _____________

Joseph Crawford, lives in River Forest

(Chicago suburb)

________________ living in Chicago

region

________________ living in Chicago region

________________ living in Chicago

region

Jeanne, lives in Tucson, AZ [Assigned to

Embassy in Paris in the 1950s]

John was born approx 1895, remained single, died

about 1960, at age 65

Helen/Nell (remained single) came to U.S. w/ siblings

Mary (remained single) came to U.S. w/ siblings

Catherine/Kate (remained single) came to U.S. w/ siblings

Above

Work of Sharon O Donoghue

GRIFFIN; Sample Baptism in Listowel Church

Thousands more at http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html

Fourhane, Listowel

Baptism

NameBRIDGET GRIFFIN

Date of Birth23 July 1905

AddressFOURHANE

FatherJAMES GRIFFIN

MotherCATHERINE HEGARTY

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1JEREMIAH GRIFFIN

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2JOHANNA GRIFFIN

Sponsor 2 AddressNR

PriestNR

30th Jan. 1810 Gortdromagowna

Name MARY GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 30 January 1810 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address GURTDROMAGOUNA

Father DANIEL GRIFFIN

Mother HONORA STACK

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 PHILIP STACK

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 CATHERINE GRIFFIN

15th Nov 1811

Name JAMES RELIHAN

Date of Birth 15 November 1811 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address GORTDROMAGOWNA

Father JOHN RELIHAN

Mother CATHERINE GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 EDMUND GRIFFIN

Sponsor 2 MARGARET GRIFFIN

19th Feb 1810 Listowel

Name DANIEL GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 19 February 1810 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address NR

Father THOMAS GRIFFIN

Mother MARY LOGNANE

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 JOHN LOGNANE

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 JOHANNA BREEN

Listowel 10 Jan 1812

Name MARGARET GRIFFIN Gortdromagowna

Date of Birth 10 January 1812 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address GORTDROMAGAUNA

Father DANIEL GRIFFIN

Mother HONORA STACK

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 MAURICE CONNOR

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2

1816 Listowel Carrueragh

Name JOHANNA GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 18 July 1816 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address CARRAWERAGH

Father JOHN GRIFFIN

Mother ELIZABETH LEAHY

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 THOMAS STACK

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 BRIDGET LEAHY MARY FLAHAVIN

Listowel Church 1822

NameJOHN GRIFFIN

Date of Birth9 April 1822 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressKNOCKANURE

FatherTHOMAS GRIFFIN

MotherMARGARET BUCKLEY

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1JOHN LEAHY

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2HELEN LEAHY

Listowel Church 1822

Name MARY GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 13 April 1822 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address KILBAHA

Father EDWARD GRIFFIN

Mother HELEN MULVIHILL

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Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 CORNELIUS O'CONNOR

Sponsor 1 Address NR

MARY O'CONNOR

Listowel Church

Name THOMAS GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 3 February 1823 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address CARRUIRAH

Father JOHN GRIFFIN

Mother ELIZABETH LEAHY

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Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 JOHN LEAHY

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 BRIDGET LEAHY

Listowel Church

Name DERMOT GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 24 July 1823 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address KNOCKANE

Father THOMAS GRIFFIN

Mother MARGARET BUCKLEY

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Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 JOHN MOULONEY

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 HONORA LYNCH

Listowel Church

Name TIMOTHY GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 17 October 1823 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address GORTDROMAGONA

Father JOHN GRIFFIN

Mother CATHERINE FEALY

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Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 WILLIAM FEALY

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 MARGARET FEALY

Listowel Church

Name JOHANNA GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 30 April 1824 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address GORTRUMAGONA

Father DANIEL GRIFFIN

Mother HONORA STACK

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 THOMAS MULVIHILL

Sponsor 1 Address NRMary Man

Listowel Carrueragh

Name MARGARET GRIFFIN

Date of Birth 13 July 1828 (BASED ON OTHER DATE

INFORMATION)

Address CARHIVERAGH

Father FRANCIS GRIFFIN

Mother ELIZABETH LEAHY

Further details in the record

Child Denomination RC

Father Occupation NR

Sponsor 1 THOMAS LEAHY

Sponsor 1 Address NR

Sponsor 2 ELIZABETH CONNELL

NamePATRICK GRIFFIN

Date of Birth4 April 1864 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressGORTACRISSANE

FatherTHOMAS GRIFFIN

MotherHONORA FEALY

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1HONORA RIORDAN

Listowel Church

NameMICHAEL RELIHAN

Date of Birth9 October 1815 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressFURTHAMAGONA

FatherJOHN RELIHAN

MotherCATHERINE GRIFFIN

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Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1DERMOT MCMAHON

Sponsor 2MARGARET GRIFFIN

Listowel Church

NameMAURICE RELIHAN

Date of Birth4 June 1813 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressKNOCKANURE

FatherJOHN RELIHAN

MotherCATHERINE GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1JOHN GRIFFIN

Sponsor 2ELLEN SWEENEY

Listowel Church

NameJOHN MURPHY

Date of Birth10 September 1804 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressNR

FatherRICHARD MURPHY

MotherJULIA GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1J RELIAH

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2MARGARET SCANLON

Listowel Church

NameJOHN GROGAN

Date of Birth6 May 1815 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressBININASPIG

FatherMICHAEL GROGAN

MotherJOHANNA GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1JOHN RELIHAN

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2MARGARET GROGAN

Listowel Church

NameHONORA FINUCHAN

Date of Birth1 June 1821 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressBUNAGARA

FatherDENIS FINUCHAN

MotherMARGARET GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1RICHARD HUDSON

Sponsor 2MARGARET FINUCHAN

Listowel Church

NameMARY CONNOR

Date of Birth12 October 1823 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressGORTUMAGONA

FatherTHOMAS CONNOR

MotherJOANNA GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1JAMES CONNOR

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2MARY CONNOR

Listowel Church

NameELIZABETH KELLY

Date of Birth7 October 1860 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressBALLYGOLOGUE

FatherWILLIAM KELLY

MotherJULIA GRIFFIN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1MAURICE CASEY

Sponsor 2MARY CASEY

Listowel

NameJULIA STACK

Date of Birth23 November 1828 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressCARROUGHLAROUGH

FatherPATRICK STACK

MotherMARGARET LEAHY

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1PATRICK STACK

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2MARY GRIFFIN

Listowel Church

NameJOHANNA LEAHY

Date of Birth1 March 1818 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressCARRUERAGH

FatherJOHN LEAHY

MotherBRIDGET ENRIGHT

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1JOHN GRIFFIN

Sponsor 2BRIDGET LEAHY

Listowel Church

NameELEANOR STACK

Date of Birth17 March 1827 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressGORTMAGOUNNA

FatherPHILIP STACK

MotherMARGARET FLAHERTY

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1DANIEL GRIFFIN

Sponsor 1 AddressNR

Sponsor 2HONORA MAHONY

Listowel Church

NameMARGARET DEENIHAN

Date of Birth18 October 1863 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

AddressNEWTOWN

FatherRICHARD DEENIHAN

MotherCATHERINE MORAN

Further details in the record

Child DenominationRC

Father OccupationNR

Sponsor 1HONORA GRIFFIN

churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords

Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Baptism of DANIEL BRODERICK of NR on 14 January 1839

Name

DANIEL BRODERICK

Date of Birth

14 January 1839 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address

NR

Father

J0HN BRODERICK

Mother

JULIA CONNELL

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

72

N/R

KY-RC-BA-220516

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Marriage of JOHN BRODER of GRAIGUE and JULIA CONNELL of NR on 25 February 1838

Bottom of Form

Husband

Wife

Name

JOHN BRODER

JULIA CONNELL

Address

GRAIGUE

NR

Occupation

NR

Father

NR BRODER

NR CONNELL

Mother

NR NR

Witness 1

WILLIAM FORD

Witness 2

DENIS CONNELL

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

N/R

KY-RC-MA-40375

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Marriage of EDMUND O CONNOR of DERRINDAFF and HANORA BRODERICK of BALLYMCJORDAN on 14 February 1899

Bottom of Form

Husband

Wife

Name

EDMUND O CONNOR

HANORA BRODERICK

Address

DERRINDAFF

BALLYMCJORDAN

Occupation

NR

Father

CORNELIUS O CONNOR

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

MARY HILLARD

JULIA HARTNETT

Witness 1

MARTIN FLAHERTY

Witness 2

HANORA BRODERICK

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Marriage of JOHN MOLONEY of ISLANDANNY and JULIA BRODERICK of BALLYMCJORDAN on 24 February 1906

Name

JOHN MOLONEY

JULIA BRODERICK

Address

ISLANDANNY

BALLYMCJORDAN

Occupation

NR

Father

JOHN MOLONEY

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

MARGARET HUDSON

JULIA HARNETT

Witness 1

JOHN O'CONNOR

Witness 2

ELLEN BRODERICK

About the record

Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Baptism of HONORA BRODERICK of NR on 14 February 1871

Name

HONORA BRODERICK

Date of Birth

14 February 1871 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address

NR

Father

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

JULIA HARTNETT

About the record

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

255

N/R

KY-RC-BA-223852

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Baptism of JULIA BRODERICK of NR on 15 January 1872

Name

JULIA BRODERICK

Date of Birth

15 January 1872 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address

NR

Father

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

JULIA HARTNETT

About the record

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

3

N/R

KY-RC-BA-223972

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Baptism of ANASTASIA BRODERICK of NR on 11 December 1873

Name

ANASTASIA BRODERICK

Date of Birth

11 December 1873 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address

NR

Father

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

JULIA HARTNETT

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

21

N/R

KY-RC-BA-224239

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Baptism of MARY BRODERICK of NR on 1 December 1875

Name

MARY BRODERICK

Date of Birth

1 December 1875 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address

NR

Father

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

JULIA HARTNETT

About the record

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

43

N/R

KY-RC-BA-224558

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Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - DUAGH

Baptism of MARY BRODERICK of NR on 7 December 1879

Name

MARY BRODERICK

Date of Birth

7 December 1879 (BASED ON OTHER DATE INFORMATION)

Address

NR

Father

DANIEL BRODERICK

Mother

JULIA HARTNETT

About the record

Book Number

Page

Entry Number

Record_Identifier

1

80

N/R

KY-RC-BA-225095

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Census Years 1901, County Kerry, Moynsha, Ballymacjordan

Residents of a house 2 in Ballymacjordan (Moynsha, Kerry)

Show all information

Surname

Forename

Age

Sex

Relation to head

Religion

Birthplace

Occupation

Literacy

Irish Language

Marital Status

Specified Illnesses

Broderick

Julia

28

Female

Daughter

R Catholic

Co Kerry

Farmer's Daughter

Read and write

-

Not Married

-

Broderick

Maryanne

20

Female

Daughter

R Catholic

Co Kerry

Farmer's Daughter

Read and write

-

Not Married

-

Broderick

Daniel

60

Male

Head of Family

R Catholic

Co Kerry

Farmer

Read and write

-

Widower

-

OConnor

Mary Joseph

1

Female

Niece

R Catholic

Co Kerry

Farmer's Daughter

-

Not Married

-

Connell

John

18

Male

Servant

R Catholic

Co Limerick

Farm Servant

Read and write

-

Not Married

-

Collins

Hannah

19

Female

Servant

R Catholic

Co Limerick

Domestic Servant

Read and write

-

Not Married

-

1911 Census:

Residents of a house 1 in Ballymacjordan (Moynsha, Kerry)

Show all information

Surname

Forename

Age

Sex

Relation to head

Religion

Birthplace

Occupation

Literacy

Irish Language

Marital Status

Specified Illnesses

Years Married

Children Born

Children Living

Broderick

Daniel

72

Male

Father

Roman Catholic

Co Kerry

Farmer

Read and write

Irish and English

Widower

-

Moloney

John

35

Male

Head of Family

Roman Catholic

Co Kerry

Farmer

Read and write

English

Married

-

Moloney

Julia

39

Female

Wife

Roman Catholic

Co Kerry

-

Read and write

English

Married

-

5

2

Moloney

Mary

1

Female

Daughter

Roman Catholic

Co Kerry

-

Cannot read

-

Single

-

Moloney

Julia

Female

Daughter

Roman Catholic

Co Kerry

-

Cannot read

-

Single

-

Kuffe

Joseph

23

Male

Servant

Roman Catholic

Co Kerry

Farm Servant

Read and write

English

Single

-

Mccarthy

Mary

25

Female

Servant

Roman Catholic

Co Limerick

Farm Servant

English

Single

Ellen Broderick was my great-grandmother. She was Daniel’s sister.

Ellen Broderick married Timothy Broderick (I have been told they were cousins).

Their daughter Nora was my grandmother and she married Michael O’Donoghue fro

Hi Maureen

I have attached marriage and baptismal information for your grandmother, Julia Broderick. Her father, Daniel Broderick, was my great-grandmother's brother. My great-grandmother was Ellen Broderick. Daniel's parents were John Broderick and Julia Connell. I live in the U.S. and I researched the church records in Duagh, County Kerry a few years ago. My Kerry cousins had started the family tree. I put the info on ancestry.com and can give you a link to my tree if you would like.

My great-grandmother's father was also John Broderick but the church records show Ellen Shanahan as her mother. John had a number of children and my great-grandmother was raised by John and Julia. I don't know what happened to Ellen Shanahan (my actual great-great grandmother).

It's so nice to meet you! I hope the info is helpful. My sources were: churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords and the 1901/1911 Ireland census.

Regards,

Maureen

Hi Maureen an Jer

Many thanks for email and info todate.

Jer, the photos of Abbeyfeale graveyard are interesting but unfortunately I don't recognize

anybody in it.even though I recognize some of the surrounding area.

I am trying to put together a family tree( slowly and with difficulty).

At the moment I am trying to concentrate on my mothers side -----Mary B Moloney born in

Ballymacjordan, also known I think as Moynsha , Abbeyfeale or even Duagh. She had 1 sister ( Sheila I think),known to us as Sr Consuela of the presentation convent and spent most of her life in Lixnaw and around Kerry.She spent about 10 years in New Zealand.

My Mother died in 1998 .

My mothers mother was Julia Broderick who married a John Moloney. I think he always lived in Ballymacjordan or maybe he moverd there after getting married ??? John Moloney I think died late 40's or early 50's. Julia died in 1961 and both are buried in old graveyard in Abbeyfeale ??

Do you know who either of their parents were ??( John Moloney and Julia Broderick)

The Brodericks may have been known as Broders also ???but I don't know.

I have a name of a Daniel Broderick and Julia Harnett( or Hartnett) as parents of Julia but I don't know if that is right !!! Any dates of birth,marriage death or where they lived might help if you don't know.

If I got back to the early 1800's I would be happy as I think that is as much as my children or grandchildren would be interested in.

Many thanks to you both for your cooperation and help.

Jerry Kennelly wrote to me and said your grandmother was a Broder from Lisroe. Your grandmother may have been a relation to my grandmother. My grandmother was Nora O'Donoghue nee Broderick. Her father was Timothy and mother Ellen Broderick. Timothy's parents were Daniel and Johanna Broderick. Ellen was a cousin of Timothy's. Her father was John Broderick. John Broderick had other children and one married a Moloney and lived in Ballymacjordan.

Have you put together a family tree?

I have been working on mine on ancestry.com.

Thanks,

Maureen

July 17th 2012

Colin O’Donoghue, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA

Silver Medal Irish National Lacrosse Team

European Championships 2012, Amsterdam Netherlands

Native of Listowel.

Recently back from the 2012 European Lacrosse Championships in Amsterdam, hosted by the Netherlands, 21 year old Colin O’Donoghue was proudly wearing his silver medal won through his efforts with the Irish National Lacrosse Team. Colin carrying dual citizenship had qualified for the team during a 3 day tryout at University of Dublin in October 2011. Over 80 athletes participated for the 25 man roster and for the first time in Irelands young national lacrosse program they put together a formidable team that would rank them a spot in the top division of the best 6 teams in Europe. The standard of European lacrosse has never been more competitive and although the expectations for the team were a 5th or 6th place among the 18 participating countries, their goal was to hopefully capture a 3rd or 4th. But these young men had a different goal in mind, they walked, talked, and played for to get to the championship game and capture gold. The Irish team had the toughest schedule ahead of them, but really came together as a solid unit and actually gained momentum as the grueling 10 day tournament rolled along. After dropping the opening divisional game to England, Ireland lost in double overtime to a heavily favored German Team, as O’Donoghue’s game winner in the first overtime was ruled to have crossed the line at the buzzer. Things looked bleak for the Irish team after dropping the next game to their host, the Netherlands, but their Coach, NCAA Hall of Fame inductee, Richie Moran kept the spirit high, and with incredible support from the chanting Irish fans the team rallied to a win their next five games including an unexpected but convincing victory over the Germans in the quarterfinals of the championship tournament. Ireland had made it to the championship game leaving many of the more favored countries rallying behind them to keep the dream alive and beat the English. England has played lacrosse for over 40 years has never lost to a European Team, but as the clock ticked down they kept their record intact by wearing down the Irish. The Irish lads left everything on the field, but carried proud heats as they gathered in-front of their loyal supporters, packed in the grand stand, formed a line with arms over shoulders, roaring along to a chorus of “Ireland call”. To sum up the impact the Irish had on the event in whole a quote from the Netherlands tournament director; “Two lasting memories I will take away from this event is watching a higher caliber of lacrosse by European teams as witness by the rally of the Irish men, and the incredible Irish supporter with all of their chants and songs….just incredible to behold”.

As an additional point of interest Colin finished as one of Team Irelands top scorers, playing every minute of every game. Additionally he plays for the Pittsburgh Celtics Gaelic Football Club which last year made it to the GAA North American Board National Championships hosted in San Francisco taking away a gold medal as National Champs. Colin is currently a senior at Duquesne University majoring in Supply Chain Management, he is a founding partner at LakerDog Youth Lacrosse Camp, obtained a scholarship to Wingate University in N. C. prior to transferring, was a High School All American at Seneca Valley H. S. near Pittsburgh Pa. Colin's Irish roots are his; Grandfather Thomas O’Donoghue of Tannavalla, Listowel County Kerry; and his Grandmother Margaret (Lenihan) O’Donoghue’s parents, Balina County Mayo and Cork City County Cork.

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The O'Donoghue clan have a great website here

http://www.odonoghue.co.uk/

Mat the Herder

From Rathea in the Schools Folklore collection

Mat Sheehy lived in the townland of Gurtaclohane in the begining of the nineteenth century. He was commonly known as Mat the Herder. He was a stout firm man and had great arms. Another great man lived long side him by the name of Sean O Leary. The two of um used to go to Cork once a fortnight with firkins of butter in a horse & car.

At the same time there was a great fighting man in Cork. One day the Buffer of Cork challenged any man to fight him. Mat came up to Leary and said that it wouldnt take such a great man to beat him. "You better keep your tongue in your pocket" said Leary dont he hear you. At that the Buffer heard him and challenged him to fight and handed him a black torn stick so they took at it.

The Buffer was giving him great strokes in the head but they were taking no effect out of him. In the finish Leary said to Mat in Irish "Tóg íseal é" to take him low. At that Mat struck him across the ribs and brought him to the ground and the Buffer said to Mat "You're a good man. I was never beaten before". The Cork people said they would give him his hat full of gold if he shouted as a Cork man but he said he would not saying "I am a Kerry man and I'll shout for no other County but Kerry".

Mat had fourteen heifers grazing in the mountain owned by Stephen Galvin at present. He had a big dog. His dog was called Bully and he used to be always minding the heifers for fear they would be stolen. One morning as the ground was covered with snow Bully came came barking to the door and made signals to Mat that the heifers were stolen.

So the two started out in search of them. They tracked um as far as Limerick and there they found um between two glens. They went about turning the heifers home when ten men attacked um to take the heifers of um so they started fighting and he beat the ten men but he would never do so without the dog. When five of um would come in front of him and five more behind him the dog would jump up and ketch um by the cape of the coat and bring um to the ground and in that way he beat the ten men and brought home his heifers to Gurtaclohane

Soon after a great man from County Limerick heard about Mat so he said he would have a trial out of him. He picked two good sticks one for himself and another for Mat. He enquired from house to house until he came to Mat. As soon as Mat saw him he got in dread of him so he said he was not Mat the Herder at all but he'd carry him to Mat's house. But that if he'd like, himself would fight him but that Mat (M) should be present at the fight.

Mat was indread to attack him alone without Leary with him for Leary was a better man than himself. If he beat him himself Leary would have an other chance and if Leary beat him Mat would still hold his good name. When they landed at Leary's house Mat had a private talk with him and Leary said to him not to be in dread. Then they started fighting and no one of um was getting the upper hand for a half anhour. It was getting very hot then and Mat was getting two much of it Then Leary told him in Irish not to draw at all but to keep up his guards and that he would get tired. Mat did so and stroke by stroke the other fellow was failling. Then all of a sudden Mat struck him across the ribs and brought him to the ground so Mat held his good name and gave up fighting at the age of fifty.

COLLECTOR- Liam Ó Duilleáin- Address, Gortacloghane, Co. Kerry

INFORMANT- Relation parent, Address, Gortacloghane, Co. Kerry

The actual handwritten version states - "ó m'athair a fuaireas é seo."

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