B. Prendergast, Yes! John O'DONNELL's (my 2nd gr grandfather's) godparents were James FARRELL & Ellen PRENERGAST. While I don't know the name of the church, John was baptised 23 March 1857 in Cappoquin by a priest named R. Walsh. This information I obtained through Waterford Heritage Services. No mention of Maloney, Heffernan, Morrissey or Morissey in the baptism records for my family. The name O'Donnell is very often spelled Donnell back in those days. I think it depended on the preference of the priest recording the event. Yes there may be a connection between our families especially given the fact that my O'DONNELL's also immigrated to South Boston, Massachusetts. I wonder how many O'DONNELL and PRENDERGAST families there were in Cappoquin between 1850 and 1880. Nancy > In my Prendergast records I find that Maria Prendergast, > baptized 1880, was > baptized in St. Mary's Catholic Church, in Cappoquin, Co Waterford. > Her God Parents were Catherine and Patrick O'Donnell. > Maria's parents were Kate Harris and William Prendergast from > Lyre, Lismore, > Co Waterford, very near Cappoquin. > > Another Prendergast baptism was Ellen Prendergast, 1884, God > Parents, Morris > Donnell & Bridget Prendergast. > > And Margaret Prendergast, baptized 1877, God Parents were > Patrick Prendergast > and Maria Donnall. > > And still another,,,,James Prendergast, baptized 1889, God > Parents were > Jacobo Donnell & Maria Hann. > > Seems that the O' may have been mistakenly omitted in > recording the last few > records. > > I would think that there must have been a connection with the > Prendergast and > the O'Donnell families. > > Other names recorded as God Parents and whitnesses to William > and Kate > Harris' children are: > Maloney, Heffernan, Maria Morrissey, Jacob Morissey, Patrick > Morrissey. > > My husband's grandfather, Patrick Prendergast, s/o William > and Kate , (nee > Harris), Prendergast, married Catherine Sweeney, from Crow > Hill, Cappoquin, > just above Mt Melleray Monistery, and they came into the port > of South > Boston, MA in 1904. They remained in South Boston and > somerville, MA all > their lives. > > Do any of these names ring a bell with you? > > B. Prendergast