Just a general observation . . . First of all, Clonakilty is easy to locate on "almost" any map of Ireland showing County Cork. Is is in the southern part of the county west of Cork and down on the coast. A beautiful place indeed. If your ggrandfather is from Clonakilty and is Catholic, their records extend back to 1809. The priest, Msgr. O'Sullivan, lives right across the street from the Church: Immacuate Conception. If you write him I am sure he will locate your records if they're there. A small "token" is appropriate. There are indeed a ton of Donovans and lots of Harts in and around Clonakilty. There is even a restaurant in town named "Hart's" and a pub named Donovan's." I have a Timothy Donovan, but he was born in 1842. It is at least interesting to note that his parents were James Donovan and Mary Hart. Mary Hart's sister, Joanna, is my gggrandmother. She married Timothy O'Brien in Immaculate Conception (the old site where the National School is next door now) in 1825. There are Hart's buried in the cemetery at Kilkern just outside of Ardfield. Also, there are Hart's in the cemetery at Rosscarberry behind the Celtic Ross Hotel right along the coast. Plenty of Donovan's lived in Mountain Common, often times simply called "The Mountain" today. I just thought you'd be interested in the fact that there are a bunch of Donovans and Harts in that area. Bye --- Mslatt31@aol.com wrote: > > Joe: > > Do you know the names of your Jeremiah's > parents? I have checked the > map containing the counties of Ireland and couldn't > find Clonakilty. Does it > have another name? My ggrandfather was a Jeremiah > Donovan (1830-1900) and he > was born in County of Cork. His parents were Timothy > Donovan & Margaret Hart. > He had siblings but I don't know their names. Any > connection???? > Maureen > > > ==== DONOVAN Mailing List ==== > The Donovan Home Page is temporarily > unavailable...once it is back, I'll let you know! > The Donovan Threaded Archives can be found at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/DONOVAN-L > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com