My Gr. Grandfather was James Connell, born around 1860 in country Mayo. On his Death Cert. it said his father's name was Patrick Connell. There are three Patrick Connells in the Griffiths coming from Co. Mayo. Apprently, it was common for a time to drop the 'O' from O'Connell around but by the 1920's many had put it back on. Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: <DanDMurphy@aol.com> To: <OCONNELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 8:25 PM Subject: [OCONNELL-L] Re: OCONNELL-D Digest V00 #7 > In a message dated 8/15/00 1:01:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > OCONNELL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << Looking for my Gt. grandparents. Co, Cork, Ireland. > > Philip O'CONNELL married Mary Daly. > About 1880's. > > Had a daughter Mary Ellen O'CONNELL. > Who lived in Youghal, Co. Cork. Around the > 1900's. > >> > > Jean, > > My great-grandmother was Hannah Connell, who died of TB in 1905 at age > 50. She was married to my great-grandfather, Bat Dempsey of Minane Bridge > (just north of Kinsale). Hannah was originally from Rathmacullig, in the > Douglas Parish (just outside Cork). > > Daly is a name that is found quite frequently in Minane Bridge and > Tracton. That area is not far from Douglas. > > Dan Murphy: Boston >