This is from: A Biographical Dictionary of Tipperary by Martin O'Dwyer DOHENY, Michael. Young Irelander. Born: Brookhill, near Fethard, Co. Tipperary 22nd May 1805. He was self-educated and worked on his father's farm. He was 21 when he first attended school due to the poverty his family experienced. He also taught children of the local area, to facilitate the expenses of his education. He move to London and wrote material to pay for his studies in the Middle Temple. He entered Gray's Inn in 1834 and became an esteemed member of the Bar of the Southern circuit. By the age of 30, he was an accomplished barrister. When he came back to Ireland, he married Jane O'Dwyer from Tipperary, daughter of Morgan O'Dwyer and the aunt of Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick. He was selected as legal advisor to the Borough of Cashel. In this post he recovered for the Municipality a vast amount of property and in 1842 joined the Repeal movement. There was an epidemic of cholera in Cashel and Michael helped as much as he could, often times carrying the victims to the hospital. Like John Blake Dillon, he was against the radical ways of John Mitchell but still took part in the Rising of 1848. When the association was taken over by the English Whigs he left and entered the Young Irelanders. He contributed to the "Nation" and became a confederate. There was a reward of £300 on his head so he left for America from Cork aboard the "Juverna" to London and then Paris. At the failure of the 1848 rebellion he fled to America accompanied by James Stephens. On his arrival to America he was welcomed by Judge Emmett and immediately began to plan another insurrection for the Irish forces. He became involved with the Irish Republican Union that was established in New York in 1849. This organisation set up the primary military company in America to assist the Irish Revolutionists. They were called the "Irish Fusilier" and later became know as the "Mitchel Guards, Co. C, 9th Regiment New York State Militia". The Union was arranged into companies and Doheny was elected Captain of one. In may 1850 they were officially admitted into the service of the State and were known as the Ninth Regiment New York State Militia and on St Patrick's Day, 1851 they took part in the parade wearing green uniforms. The second Irish regiment was set up, the 69th, and Doheny became Lieutenant Colonel till his resignation in 1853. He was later chosen as Colonel of the Seventy-Fifth (Irish Rifles) Regiment, a third of the Irish regiments consolided in the State Militia, the 69th. Doheny had a close affiliation with the Emmet Monument Association that forewent the Fenian Brotherhood. He was editor of the "Phoenix" newspaper tht he set up with Stephens and O'Mahony. Doheny was part of an American commission that escorted the remains of Terence Bellew MacManus to Ireland in 1861. Doheny wanted this to herald the start of a Revolution, he had informed Joseph Deneiffe before his departure but the Revolution did not take place as John O'Mahony, who had been in Ireland in 1861, felt that they were not yet ready. Doheny spoke all over Ireland including the National Reading Room, Cork, 2nd November 1861. In 1849 he published an exciting account of the '48 movement and the after effects entitled "The Felon's Track: History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland". He also wrote poetry the most well known being "A Chuisle Gheal Mo Chroe" and "The Outlaws Wife". In later editions of this book Arthur Griffiths wrote a preface and appendices. He set up the Fenian brotherhood in America with James Stephens and John O'Mahony and worked there as a lawyer. He wrote and spoke in Irish. His two sons followed in their father's footsteps - they fought in the Federal ranks and were jailed in '67. His nephen, Edward L. Doheny became a millionaire in the Californian and Mexican oil business and was chosen by Eamon de Valera as leader of the American Committee for Relief in Ireland in 1920. Michael died suddenly in New York, 1st April 1863, aged 57 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery. Among the mourners at his funeral were John O'Mahony, John Savage, Richard O'Gorman and John Kavanagh. Michael Kavanagh published a biography of Michael's life in a series of articles in the "Celtic Monthy" called "Our Dead Comrades". -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA

Pat, another great posting of historical significance. This list is hot! Carmen-Pittsburgh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors" <nymets11@pacbell.net> To: <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Michael Doheny biography This is from: A Biographical Dictionary of Tipperary by Martin O'Dwyer DOHENY, Michael. Young Irelander. Born: Brookhill, near Fethard, Co. Tipperary 22nd May 1805. He was self-educated and worked on his father's farm. He was 21 when he first attended school due to the poverty his family experienced. He also taught children of the local area, to facilitate the expenses of his education. He move to London and wrote material to pay for his studies in the Middle Temple. He entered Gray's Inn in 1834 and became an esteemed member of the Bar of the Southern circuit. By the age of 30, he was an accomplished barrister. When he came back to Ireland, he married Jane O'Dwyer from Tipperary, daughter of Morgan O'Dwyer and the aunt of Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick. He was selected as legal advisor to the Borough of Cashel. In this post he recovered for the Municipality a vast amount of property and in 1842 joined the Repeal movement. There was an epidemic of cholera in Cashel and Michael helped as much as he could, often times carrying the victims to the hospital. Like John Blake Dillon, he was against the radical ways of John Mitchell but still took part in the Rising of 1848. When the association was taken over by the English Whigs he left and entered the Young Irelanders. He contributed to the "Nation" and became a confederate. There was a reward of £300 on his head so he left for America from Cork aboard the "Juverna" to London and then Paris. At the failure of the 1848 rebellion he fled to America accompanied by James Stephens. On his arrival to America he was welcomed by Judge Emmett and immediately began to plan another insurrection for the Irish forces. He became involved with the Irish Republican Union that was established in New York in 1849. This organisation set up the primary military company in America to assist the Irish Revolutionists. They were called the "Irish Fusilier" and later became know as the "Mitchel Guards, Co. C, 9th Regiment New York State Militia". The Union was arranged into companies and Doheny was elected Captain of one. In may 1850 they were officially admitted into the service of the State and were known as the Ninth Regiment New York State Militia and on St Patrick's Day, 1851 they took part in the parade wearing green uniforms. The second Irish regiment was set up, the 69th, and Doheny became Lieutenant Colonel till his resignation in 1853. He was later chosen as Colonel of the Seventy-Fifth (Irish Rifles) Regiment, a third of the Irish regiments consolided in the State Militia, the 69th. Doheny had a close affiliation with the Emmet Monument Association that forewent the Fenian Brotherhood. He was editor of the "Phoenix" newspaper tht he set up with Stephens and O'Mahony. Doheny was part of an American commission that escorted the remains of Terence Bellew MacManus to Ireland in 1861. Doheny wanted this to herald the start of a Revolution, he had informed Joseph Deneiffe before his departure but the Revolution did not take place as John O'Mahony, who had been in Ireland in 1861, felt that they were not yet ready. Doheny spoke all over Ireland including the National Reading Room, Cork, 2nd November 1861. In 1849 he published an exciting account of the '48 movement and the after effects entitled "The Felon's Track: History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland". He also wrote poetry the most well known being "A Chuisle Gheal Mo Chroe" and "The Outlaws Wife". In later editions of this book Arthur Griffiths wrote a preface and appendices. He set up the Fenian brotherhood in America with James Stephens and John O'Mahony and worked there as a lawyer. He wrote and spoke in Irish. His two sons followed in their father's footsteps - they fought in the Federal ranks and were jailed in '67. His nephen, Edward L. Doheny became a millionaire in the Californian and Mexican oil business and was chosen by Eamon de Valera as leader of the American Committee for Relief in Ireland in 1920. Michael died suddenly in New York, 1st April 1863, aged 57 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery. Among the mourners at his funeral were John O'Mahony, John Savage, Richard O'Gorman and John Kavanagh. Michael Kavanagh published a biography of Michael's life in a series of articles in the "Celtic Monthy" called "Our Dead Comrades". -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message