- The O'Donoghues of Cashel, Tipperary, though related to the all-powerful MacCarthys, were frequently interritorial conflict with them which led to the eventual submergence of this O' Donoghue sept which had descended from Donagh, son of Ceallachan, king of Cashel.
- The O'Donoghues of Desmond were kinsmen of the O'Mahonys, descendants of the kings of Munster. They were among the many prominent families present at the battle of Clontarf in 1014.By the fourteenth century the O'Donoghues had been driven out of their territories by the MacCarthys and the O'Mahonys. They settled in Kerry where they became lords of all the country around Killarney. Here they separated into two distinct clans. Their chieftains were O'Donoghue Mor and O'Donoghue of the Glen. Ross Castle by the Lakes of Killarney, today a graceful ruin, was the headquarters of the O'Donoghue Mor family.
- In far-off times an O'Donoghue of the Glen was supposed to have gone over to the fairies. According to the legend, on may Day he used to glide over the Lakes of Killarney on a white horse accompanied by the sound of unearthly music and attended by troops of spirits scattering flowers. It would be nice to think that it was this unearthly manifestation which helped the O'Donoghues of the Glen to retain their considerable property until recently. That rare and special Irish title O'Donoghue of the Glen is still extant Their kinsmen, the O'Donoghues of Ross Castle, had thei rlands confiscated in the reign of Elizabeth. They became the property of the now extinct family of the Earls of Kenmare.
- After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 the O'Donoghues began to be mentioned in European and South American history. An O'Donoghue exile in Spain became O'Donoju, while Juan O'Donoju (1751 - 1821) was the last Spanish ruler of Mexico. O'Donoghue features in the military lists of France, Spain, Austria.
- Those who survived at home were active in politics. Daniel, The O'Donoghue (1833 - 1889), born in Kerry and educated at Stonyhurst, was M.P. for Tipperary. Afterwardshe became a prominent figure in national politics - Charles Gavan Duffy regarded him as an extreme nationalist. He was challenged to a duel by Sir Robert Peel who had called O'Donoghue a 'Mannikin traitor'. In 1870 he went bankrupt. Patrick O'Donoghue, another patriot O'Donoghue of that time, was tried at the Clonmel Assizes with O'Brien, Meagher and MacManus and was sentenced to death which was tempered to transportation for life to Van Dieman's Land.
- There were also O'Donoghues in the arts. Francis Joseph (1875 - 1911) was Dublin born. He studied painting in Paris and exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1899. He was one of the early victims of the motor car - he was killed in an accident in Morehamptom Road, Dublin, in 1911.John O'Donoghue, a lawyer and a Kerry Journalist, became editor of The Freeman's Journal in 1871. He wrote The Historical Memoirs of the O'Briens. He died in 1893. David James O'Donoghue (1886 - 1917), born in London of Cork parentage, returned to Dublin to set himself up as a bookseller. He edited Poets of Ireland, a most useful reference book John O'Donoghue tried life from various angels; policeman, monk, labourer in England and, finally, writer. His many times refjected reminiscences, In a Quiet Land, brought him fame and was a Book Society choice. He was working on his fourth book in 1964 when he died.
BARLEYMOUNT KILLARNEY CO. KERRY IRELAND
Telephone: (064) 3245
- Mr. Michael H. Donohue,
- Dononue Rajkowski Ltd.,
- Attorneys at Law,
- 11 Seventh Avenue North,
- PO Box 1433
- St. Cloud, Minnesota 56302
- U.S.A.
- May 17, 1991
- Dear Mr. Donohue,
- Enclosed please find results of research on both Dunmanway registers and on your Graham ancestors. The birth place of your Donoghue ancestors remains a mystery, as Dunmanway does not appear to have been their parish of origin, on the basis of this research.
- Yours sincerely,
- Breeda Griffin
- RESEARCH REPORT: DONOHUE
DUNMANWAY REGISTERS,
- CORK & ROSS DIOCESE, CO. CORK.
- BAPTISMS 1822 - 1827 inclusive:
- 1822, April 22, Catherine Donoghue,
- d/o Patrick Donoghue & Ellen Donovan.
- Sp. Cornelius Donoghue, Margaret McCarthy.
- 1822, February 5, Mary Donoghue,
- d/o John Donoghue & Mary Collins.
- Sp. Denis Collins, Mary McCarthy.
- 1822, February 12, Timothy Donoghue,
- s/o Jeremiah Donoghue & Johanna Crowly.
- Sp. Denis & Margaret Crowly.
- 1824, November 20, Michael Donoghue,
- s/o William Donoghue & Mary Crowe.
- Sp. Tim Donoghue, Catherine Crowe.
- ...1
- 1825, September 22, Daniel Donoghue,
- s/o Jeremiah Donoghue & Nancy Woods.
- Sp. John Deasy, Mary Cashman.
- 1827, February 25, Catherine Donoghue,
- d/o John Donoghue & Ellen Hurley.
- Sp. Timothy Donovan, Catherine Donoghue.
- 1827, May 24, Catherine Donoghue,
- d/o Pat Donohoe & Ellen Donovan.
- Sp. Florence McCarthy, Catherine Manning.
- 1842, January 19, Margaret Donoghue
- d/o John Donoghue & Ellen Hurly.
- Sp. Timothy Hurly, Ellen Hurly.
- 1842, February 25, John Donoghue,
- s/o Timothy Donoghue & Margaret Chambers
- Sp. Michael McCarthy, Ellen Donovan.
- 1842, August 23, Dan Donohoe,
- s/o John Donohoe & Mary Collins.
- Sp. Cornelius Donohoe, Maura Driscoll.
- ---------------------------------
- RECORDS / SOURCES CONSULTED
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND:
- The Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, 1901, National Library of Ireland,
- National Library Microfilm Parish Registers Index.
- Dunmanway Registers, Cork & Ross Diocese, Co. Cork:
- Baptisms 1822 - 1827 inclusive
- Baptisms November 1831 - February 1832 inclusive
- Baptism 1842
BECAUSE of the anglicization of Irish names there are a number of different versions of this very numerous name, a name particularly common now in south west Cork and Tipperary. It is formed from a personal name, Donagh, 'brown warrior'. There are several distinct families as well as variations of the spelling. It was anglicized to Dunphy by the Ossory branch, who 3were of the same stock as the Fitzpatricks, who founded the Cistercian Abbey of Jerpoint in Kilkenny. This was built by the king of Ossory, Donagh MacGillaptrick, in 1158, about the period when surnames were beginning to be formed from first names. In 1387 the abbott of Jerpoint was fined for a violation of the Statute of Kilkenny which prohibited the admission of Irishmen as members of the community. The abbey was suppressed in 1540 and its lands were given to the Butlers, the great family of Ormonde. It is one of the finest of the many monostatic ruins in Ireland.
The O'Donoghues of Cashel, Tipperary, though related to the all-powerful MacCarthys, were frequently in territorial conflict with them which led to the eventual submergence of this O' Donoghue sept which had descended from Donagh, son of Ceallachan, king of Cashel.
The O'Donoghues of Desmond were kinsmen of the O'Mahonys, descendants of the kings of Munster. They were among the many prominent families present at the battle of Clontarf in 1014.
By the fourteenth century the O'Donoghues had been driven out of their territories by the MacCarthys and the O'Mahonys. They settled in Kerry where they became lords of all the country around Killarney. Here they separated into two distinct clans. Their chieftains were O'Donoghue Mor and O'Donoghue of the Glen. Ross Castle by the Lakes of Killarney, today a graceful ruin, was the headquarters of the O'Donoghue Mor family.
In far-off times an O'Donoghue of the Glen was supposed to have gone over to the fairies. According to the legend, on may Day he used to glide over the Lakes of Killarney on a white horse accompanied by the sound of unearthly music and attended by troops of spirits scattering flowers. It would be nice to think that it was this unearthly manifestation which helped the O'Donoghues of the Glen to retain their considerable property until recently. That rare and special Irish title O'Donoghue of the Glen is still extant.
Their kinsmen, the O'Donoghues of Ross Castle, had thei rlands confiscated in the reign of Elizabeth. They became the property of the now extinct family of the Earls of Kenmare.
After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 the O'Donoghues began to be mentioned in European and South American history. An O'Donoghue exile in Spain became O'Donoju, while Juan O'Donoju (1751 - 1821) was the last Spanish ruler of Mexico. O'Donoghue features in the military lists of France, Spain, Austria.
Those who survived at home were active in politics. Daniel, The O'Donoghue (1833 - 1889), born in Kerry and educated at Stonyhurst, was M.P. for Tipperary. Afterwardshe became a prominent figure in national politics - Charles Gavan Duffy regarded him as an extreme nationalist. He was challenged to a duel by Sir Robert Peel who had called O'Donoghue a 'Mannikin traitor'. In 1870 he went bankrupt.
Patrick O'Donoghue, another patriot O'Donoghue of that time, was tried at the Clonmel Assizes with o'Brien, Meagher and MacManus and was sentenced to death which was tempered to transportation for life to Van Dieman's Land.
There were also O'Donoghues in the arts. Francis Joseph (1875 - 1911) was Dublin born. He studied painting in Paris and exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1899. He was one of the early victims of the motor car - he was killed in an accident in Morehamptom Road, Dublin, in 1911.
John O'Donoghue, a lawyer and a Kerry Journalist, became editor of The Freeman's Journal in 1871. He wrote The Historical Memoirs of the O'Briens. He died in 1893.
David James O'Donoghue (1886 - 1917), born in London of Cork parentage, returned to Dublin to set himself up as a bookseller. He edited Poets of Ireland, a most useful reference book.
John O'Donoghue tried life from various angels; policeman, monk, labourer in England and, finally, writer. His many times refjected reminiscences, In a Quiet Land, brought him fame and was a Book Society choice. He was working on his fourth book in 1964 when he died.
MEMORANDUM
RE: GENEALOGIC RESEARCH IN DONOHUE
FAMILY
DATE: NOVEMBER 27, 1989
Research Conducted in Vital Records
in St Croix County Court House
The following involves a records search in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, #85 of registration of deaths and volume 4, page 192, sets out the following:
Johannah Donohue, maiden name of Johannah Coughlin, white female, housewife of the age of 65 years, the child of Daniel Coughlin of Ireland and Anna Coughlin of Ireland. Name of husband: Peter Donohue, date of birth of deceased, that would be Johannah, was June 1, 1840. Was married, her date of death is June 9, 1905 at New Richmond, Wisconsin. Died of arteriosclerosis. She lived in New Richmond at the time of her death. She was not in the military. Her place of burial is New Richmond. Name of undertaker is Mark Casey. Date of certificate is June 10, 1905. Burial permit is numbered 70. Date of burial permit is June 10, 1905.
Entry numbered 3006 of number 186 registration of deaths in St. Croix County, Book 4, page 273, shows the following:
Peter Donohue, white male caucasian, retired at the age of 77 years. Name of father - Florence Donohue. Birthplace of father is Ireland. Name of mother - Ellen Connors. Birthplace of mother is Ireland. Birthplace of deceased is Ireland. Name of wife is Johannah Coughlin. He is widowed. His date of death is August 3, 1907. Died at New Richmond, Wisconsin, of oedema of the lungs and dilated heart. His place of death is New Richmond, Wisconsin. He did not do military service. Place of burial is New Richmond, Wisconsin. Name of undertaker, M. J. Casey. Date of certificate: August 4, 1907. Burial permit numbered 165, August 4, 1907 the permit issued. This was filed September 26, 1907.
Death certificate record number 144 marked also 2243 of Book 4 of registration of deaths on page 146 shows the death of Catharine Donohue, maiden name of Catharine Mackin who was a white female. Housekeeper, 74 years old. Her father was James Mackin. Birthplace of father was Ireland. Name of mother: unknown. Mackin birthplace Ireland. Birthplace of deceased was Portland, Maine. Name of husband is Timothy Donohue. Date of birth of deceased was July 7, 1829. Date of death: June 1, 1903 at New Richmond, Wisconsin. Cause of death: age and general debility. Place of death: New Richmond. Residence at death as earlier New Richmond. Place of burial: New Richmond. Certificate dated 6/2/03.
In the birth records of St. Croix County numbered 60 registration of births in book of births 1861 to 1887 is shown the birth of Frederick Donahoe. White male. Full name of father: Peter Donahoe. Occupation of father: laborer. Time of birth: 12 midnight on January 4, 1877. Born in New Richmond. Attending physician: J. F. Young. Residence of such person: New Richmond. Date of certificate: February 8, 1877. Date of registration: March 24, 1877. Nativity of father: Ireland. Nativity of mother: Ireland.
The census for 1860 shows in schedule 1 for the free inhabitants of the first ward of the city of Hudson in the county of St. Croix, State of Wisconsin, enumerated by me on the 1st day of July, 1860 by Joseph Gray, Assistant Marshal of the Post Office of Hudson on page number 68, the 509th dwelling was occupied by Peter Donihue of 28 years, male, a laborer having a value of estate owned by him: value of personal estate - $35. Place of birth: Ireland. Living in the same household as Hannah Donihue, age 17, female, born in Ireland, Maryann Donihue, female of one year born in Wisconsin and Anna Coughlin, 60 years, female born in Ireland. For interest in Hudson County is also shown as entry number 447 of the visit by Joseph Gray is the family of Daniel Donihue who was the age of 50, male farmer, having real estate worth $250, personal property worth $170, born in Ireland. His children are shown as Nicholas, age 11, male who attended school within the year; Charles, age 16, male who attended school within the year; Katharine, age 18, female who attended school within the year; Nora, age 17, female who attended school within the year; Mary, age 14, female who attended school within the year - all born in Ireland. Interestingly enough, this is in the free inhabitants of the town of St. Joseph in St. Croix County whereas Peter was in the City of Hudson.
Also shown in the first ward of the City of Hudson in the 1860 census at page 71, interview number 533, Mary Donihue, 35, female, a widow, born in Ireland, living with a James Syar of the age of 33 years, male, a laborer having personal property at a value of $35, born in Ireland. Living with them is Margaret Donihue, 8 years old, female, born in New York and James Donihue, 5 years old, born in New York, both who attended school in the last year.
Some conclusions that might be drawn from the census records are that Hannah, age 18, living with Peter in 1860 was likely his sister born in Ireland in 1842. Also living with them is Anna, his mother-in-law, born in 1800. I reviewed a good share of the census records for 1860 for St. Croix County, specifically Eden Prairie, Star Prairie, City of Hudson, Town of Hudson and St. Joseph Township and could find no record. Florence, Sr., Florence, Jr. and Ellen O'Connor are unaccounted for in this census. There were other Donohues, specifically the Donohues in St. Joseph Township, Charles Donohue. One wonders if some names are incorrect. I also checked naturalization records for St. Croix County and found no evidence of any of the present Donohue family being naturalized. Peter didn't own land in 1860. Shown only is personal property. The grantee-grantor index does show Peter purchasing land on 8/17/63. He purchased the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter in Section 34, Township 31, Range 18 from Joseph Peers as shown in Book R of Deeds, page 105. An 1876 plat book shows Peter owning real estate in St. Joseph Township, Erin Township and Star Township. As I recall, Town 31 is Richmond Township. I want to recheck this to be absolutely sure.
Having discovered the existence of Florence O'Donohue conveying real estate to my grandfather, William Donohue, in 1880, I have now gone to the New Richmond cemetery, the real estate involved being in New Richmond, and doing a quick survey of the cemetery. I found one Donohue plot, as I understand not related excepting for the fact that in the real estate transaction concerning my great-great-grandfather and grandfather, a guardian was appointed and that was Charles Donohue. Charles is buried in the New Richmond cemetery. His date of birth is December 6, 1843. Date of death: February 12, 1915. He has a fairly good history in the local history, among other things showing him to have been at the gold rush, up the Klondike and done all kinds of wild things. Also in the same plot is Loretta S. Donohue, born May 2, 1887, died November 9, 1905. Mary M. Donohue, beloved wife of Charles Donohue, born April 10, 1855, died May 5, 1893. Patrick E. Donohue, born August 1, 1885, died November 3, 1885. Edward P. Donohue, born March 10, 1884, died September 18, 1884. Hanorah E. Donohue, born February 8, 1882, died January 18, 1884. Lulu G. Donohue, born 1881, died 1971. John P. Donohue, born 1883, died 1956. Kate M. Donohue, wife of N. Donohue, born June 10, 1857, died September 3, 1895. Daniel Donohue, born 1798, died 1893. I wonder if Daniel M. was somehow a relative of Florence O'Donohue. Daniel A. is shown born February 25, 1879, died March 13, 1923. Walter A., born October 25, 1893, died August 14, 1924. Nicholas, born 1881, died 1941. J. C. Donohue, born March 28, 1878, died March 7, 1910. Matye Donohue Barcer, 1890 to 1942. Anna D. Hagan, 1876 to 1956. John M. Hagan, 1874 to 1957. Michael T. Barcer, 1875 to 1966.
Getting closer to the family, I find a Timothy Donoohue, born in Ireland 1825, died May 31, 1904. Katharine Donoohue, born 1828, died June 1, 1903. Another Donohue in the cemetery is spelled Donahue, Della P., born 1893, died 1971, father William P., 1891 to 1972. Reporting further on the Timothy Donohue gravestone is Katharine Mackin appears on the stone with him, wife of Timothy Donohue, born Portland, Maine, 1828, died June 1, 1903. Timothy Donohue born in Ireland 1825, died May 31, 1904. The plot around the Timothy Donohue grave is quite empty, suggesting there were other stones here that have worn away and are not here, suggesting this is the area that the rest of them could be buried. The sexton in the cemetery told me they do plan on having a layout of the graveyard in about two months. I left my card with him and he will send any information. If not, I will, of course, want to follow up on it.
For any future reference about writing for further information, the name of the church in New Richmond is that of the Immaculate Conception.
RE: GENEALOGIC SEARCH IN DONOHUE FAMILY
DATE: AUGUST 8, 1990
Research Conducted in Vital Records in St Croix County Court House
In the 1897 plat book in Cylon Township, a Pete Cunningham owns an 80 acre plat in the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 31 North, Range 16 West and a J. Cunningham owns an 80 acre plot consisting of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 31 North, Range 16 West. Looking for this from the plat map as it now exists, it is that section that is second section east and the second section north of the east and south border of the township.
In the 1897 plat book, Peter Donohue is shown as owning a 100.32 acre portion in the Northwest Quarter of Section 4 right on the Polk County border. It includes all of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4 and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section. It also shows him owning a 1.5 acre tract, a lot, in the very northeast heart of the Northwest Quarter. (I don't know that he owns it, but it appears he does as marked D for a small tract. Under it is an 8.5 tract owned by H. W. Wakes.) Of interest, the church is in Section 11 as is the school, but there is no evidence of Peter's family being there. Also of interest, this farm has been two-and-one-half miles from Star Prairie.
I want to go look at probate records to see what happened to the farm and/or real estate records.
Nicholas Dannon and Edmund O'Donoghue of Gooseberryhill erected a monument for their father who died 2/8/42 and their mother, Ellen O'Donoghue, who died 5/2/41 at Clonfert Cemetery, New Market, County Cork, Ireland.
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