The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date ODONNELL, Daniel F; 49; MI; GR Press; 2001-10-11 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date MacLEOD, Margaret "Peg" (O'DONNELL); 82; Centerville MA; Boston Globe; 2000-12-7 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Boman; 87; Napa CA; Napa R; 2001-10-14 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date SUTTON, Marie E (O'DONNELL)[BEILMAN]; 76; Lake Carey PA; Scranton T; 2001-10-17 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Edward Thomas; 67; Lachute QC>Victoria BC; Victoria T-C; 2001-10-22 O'DONNELL, Edward Thomas; 67; Lachute QC>Victoria BC; Victoria T-C; 2001-10-23 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Charles A; ; Dedham MA; Boston Globe; 2000-11-5 O'DONNELL, Charles A; ; Dedham MA; Boston Globe; 2000-11-6 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Edward Thomas; 67; Lachute QC>Victoria BC; Victoria T-C; 2001-10-21 O'DONNELL, Marie; 87; Bayonne NJ>Jupiter FL; PBP; 2001-10-21 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, James Thomas; 84; Meriden CT; Meriden R-J; 2001-10-1 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Bertha ( ); 92; London ON; London F-P; 2001-10-8 O'DONNELL, Bertha ( ); 92; London ON; London F-P; 2001-10-9 HAMM, Florence M (CORIDDI)[O'DONNELL]; ; Baltimore MD; Baltimore Sun; 2001-10-8 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date GAMACHE, Grace E; ; Worcester MA; Worcester T-G; 2001-5-14 GAMACHE, Grace E (O'DONNELL); ; Worcester MA; Worcester T-G; 2001-5-15 SHEEDY, Anne Marie (O'DONNELL); 68; Worcester MA; Worcester T-G; 2001-5-16 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Gerald R; 80; Montreal QC; Chron-Herald (NS); 2001-10-13 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Helen Elizabeth (MAZUR); 77; Wheeling WV>Rock Hill SC; Rock Hill H; 2001-10-16 O'DONNELL, Helen Elizabeth (MAZUR); 77; Wheeling WV>Rock Hill SC; The State; 2001-10-16 O'DONNELL, Josephine F; 99; Springield MA; Spfld U-N; 2001-10-10 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Joseph V; ; Quincy MA; Boston Globe; 2000-10-24 O'DONNELL, Joseph V Jr; ; Quincy MA; Boston Globe; 2000-10-23 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Alice M ( ); 86; Vero Beach FL; PJ; 2001-10-4 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date BOYLE, Isabelle (O'DONNELL); 83; PA>Bayonne NJ; Newark S-L; 1999-3-29 HIGHES, Helen Marie (O'DONNELL); ; Peabody MA; Boston Globe; 2000-10-21 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

The following were recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, John; ; Slip Bantry COR IRL; Irish Examiner; 2001-9-10 O'MAHONY, Margaret (O'DONNELL); ; Shrove Kilbehenny COR IRL; Irish Examiner; 2001-9-12 ROCHE, Nora (O'DONNELL); ; Cork City COR IRL; Irish Examiner; 2001-9-7 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/irish/genealogy.html Common Irish surnames and werhere to find them in Ireland- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/irish/genealogynames.html Irish Republicanism- http://www.workersliberty.org/wlmags/wl57/republic1.htm Lots of info here, more on the Finians and other groups, interesting history! The Irish in Mining- A Pictorial Walk Through the 20th Century - mentions the Molly McGuires http://www.msha.gov/CENTURY/IRISH/PAGE2.HTM ===== "The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." Cherokee __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

Hope this info leads to somewhere.... Blessings, Kathleen The Rise of Fenianism: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~col/fenian/irish.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The political structure of the Kingdom of Ireland was very weak in the eighteenth century due to poor harvests and Church grievances. A series of events from 1780s to the 1880s characterized the national turmoil and aggravation of the Irish: reform movements began, failure of the Commercial Propositions for free trade, the French Revolution, the formation of the radical Society of United Irishmen who sought complete independence from Great Britain and instigated several revolts and the Poor Law System. By 1879, the Land League was formed to protect tenants and boycott production which sparked British legislation to ensure fair rent, fixity of tenure and freedom for the tenant to sell his right of occupancy. As a result of this Land Act, landlords declared war on tenants and tried to take advantage every government loophole possible. Sir Walter Scott said of Ireland's masses "...[people] live in cabins that would scarce serve for pigsties in Scotland." In 1845, an American potato fungus spread like wildfire thoughout Europe, brutally striking the principal crop of Ireland. The masses of peasantry were completely dependant on the little round vegetable as a dietary staple. The year brought devastating crop failures. The next year was a total repeat of the previous year, with a winter season so severe that many people would forage through drifts of snow to locate weeds or other edibles. The fungus didn't return in 1847, but the two years before had created a shortage and utter despair. No one had money to buy seed and some had eaten the remaining seed to survive. Those fortunate enough to replant in 1847 received another blow when the fungus returned in 1848. Over two million people fell victim to hunger, scurvy, cholera, fever and other famine related diseases. Hundreds were buried without any records. Some help was given to the famine-struck land. The British Association for Famine Relief collected almost 400,000 British pounds. The government spent millions of pounds in an attempt to secure employment and food, but such "relief" was administered on the principal that aid and charity shouldn't disable private initiative and enterprise. Public Works programs provided the Irish with work in return for food and soup kitchens were established, but only a minority of the starving masses qualified for help. The Work Program was useless because it built roads leading to nowhere and filled in potholes, only to dig them up again. The financial backing for these programs was theoretically to come from Irish taxes. Obviously, this failed because Ireland's economy couldn't handle the burden. The Great Famine (1845-1848) changed the face of Ireland forever. The most drastic effect of the starvation was the rapid declination of propulation. In a few short years, the population dropped by two million. The most logical principle for the horrific conditions of the Irish state was to blame the British. Two political factions competed for Irish loyalty during the famine years and thereafter; the "Young Irelanders" headed by John Mitchell, William Smith O'Brien, and Thomas Davis and the "Repealers" led by Daniel O'Connell. The Young Ireland movement represented a militant stance to completely sever ties with Great Britian. Young Irelanders symbolized hope that the common people of Ireland could break the bondage that constrained the Irish spirit. The movement was quickly recognized for its impassioned zeal and nationalistic fervor, especially under the leadership of Davis and Mitchell. The Young Irelanders were responsible for raising patriotic sympathies and enraging the British government by initiating countless revolts to prompt intervention. Mitchell was eventually banished to Australia (Van Dieman's Land), but escaped and wrote several memoirs describing his passion for Irish independence. The Repeal movment, on the other hand, became prominent under the authority of a Catholic lawyer and Irish landowner, Daniel O'Connell. To most Protestant Irishmen, O'Connell was proof postive that the British catered to the elite and ignored the starving masses. O'Connell was a landlord of some ill-repute and frequently called upon the government for more troops to quell the secret societies which resisted landlord oppresion and eviction. He maintained an anti-revolutionary position and was frequently at odds with the Young Irelanders, which drew much criticism form his fellow countrymen. The Repealers advocated the reapeal of the Act of Union that joined Ireland to Great Britain, and the re-establishment of an Irish parilment without breaking every connection with England; such as the case with Canada. The influnce of Young Ireland and the Repeal movement swelled into the United States as thousands of immigrants fled the famine of their homeland. In America, two leaders emerged who would pioneer the fenian uprisings, James Stephens and John O'Mahoney. Both of these men found enough anti-english feelings in the states that lead them to believe that a revolt among Irish-Americans was entirely possible. O'Mahoney spearheaded the Fenian organization which was also known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret oath-bound society dedicated to armed revolution. The alliance was suppressed, still it remained active and gave birth to a new generation of revolutionary Fenians. Other sites that might be useful: Irish adoption- http://welcome.to/irishadopt Irish Societies- http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=2077098&pageid=r&mode=all&query=Irish+Societies Irish Societies- http://www.iol.ie/~fagann/1798/dfender.htm (The Whiteboys) ===== "The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." Cherokee __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

The following was recently posted to the Gen-Obit-L list here at RootsWeb. For further info on the Obituary Daily Times, including additional O'DONNELLs, check here: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/>. Happy hunting! LAST NAME, First Name (MAIDEN); Age; Place of Death; Newspaper Name; Newspaper date O'DONNELL, Julie (RYAN); 58; Ipswich MA; Salem E-N; 2001-9-27 Slán, Mo! (Hanrahan) Langdon

Hello again, I do not know if anyone else has taken on such an extreme effort as Mr. Wrin has with his indexing of this large collection that he inherited from his family that is noted in the book, "Irish Californians: Historic, Benevolent, Romantic" by Patrick J. Dowling. He is descended from Captain Michael J. Wrin (1837-1903) who was the founder of many many societies in San Francisco. The indexes the Mr. Wrin now has are all from this time period basically (some go up to 1906). He is still entering data into the database as he apparently has a massive collection. You can find out all you want about his project by visiting: http://www.wrindex.com - it has a list of the various societies (32 pages printed out!). This is especially valuable for me as persons that you tend to find in these indexes may appear numerous times as is the case of my great granduncle and great grandfather, John and James W. O'Donnell. They were both in the same societies and it is especially interesting to compare the two and you can see how they were at the same events together and the like. In the obituary of John T. O'Donnell, it specifically mentions his activity in YMI, a Irish Young Men's Chrisitian Institute apparently. It is like taking a look back in time to see what they were actually doing on a specific date! Here are samples of the index that I have scanned in from my own printouts: http://www.geocities.com/sfodonnell_2000/john1.jpg http://www.geocities.com/sfodonnell_2000/john2.jpg http://www.geocities.com/sfodonnell_2000/jw1.jpg If you look you can see how the two brothers were both involved (seeming quite heaving) and were both at these events at the same time in commensurate types of positions many of the times. Both of them were bookkeepers and they were both in the same positions frequently of "Finance Comm", "Treasurer", etc. So, if you happen to think that one of your O'Donnells was in San Francisco during this time and they were in any of these societies, I may have a record of them. However, although the index has 1,200 O'Donnells listed, many are indeed the same person from one year to the next as you can tell by viewing the records. I find this to be a fascinating and especially tool for me anyway (quite unexpected). If anyone else out there has such documents in their possession, I should hope they would try to do as Mr. Wrin is now doing. I hope this answers the questions regarding this index (the samples above pretty much tell the story). The codes for the societies can be found with their description here: http://www.wrindex.com/typesocieties.htm Regards once again to everyone, Sue O'Donnell >From: Kathleen <kgrone@yahoo.com> >To: ODONNELL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Irish Societies >Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 16:06:04 -0700 (PDT) > >Hello O'Donnell cousins, > >What are the names of some of the Irish societies. On the info about my >ggreatgrandfather- Michael and his son James both were members of the >Benevolent Society of the Elks and "other Irish societies". One mentioned >was >the "Finnians"? or something like that. Are they Irish society lists for >other >areas? > >Thank you for your time! > >Blessings, Kathleen > >===== >"The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." >Cherokee > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. >http://personals.yahoo.com > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp