Thanks for your reply. I agree with you!!! My Grandma was an O'Donnell who married two O'Donnells. All were born in Achill Island off Mayo and married in the USA. I believe I am related to all O'Donnells Eddie O'Donnell Cleveland Ohio USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda Tataryn" <ltataryn@moderndigital.net> To: "Ed" <ed_od_cpa@wideopenwest.com> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [ODONNELL] O'Donnells from Tipperary > Life is full of surprises. I enjoy getting messages from other O'Donnells > and it's amazing there are so many of us "out there". All of my O'Donnell > forbears came from Donegal but I'm sure all the O'Donnells are related even > if they came from different parts of Ireland. Just think of the family > connections that exist today all over the place. Of course our ease of > transport has contributed to that. > > Good to talk to you, > > Lynda Tataryn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed" <ed_od_cpa@wideopenwest.com> > To: <ODONNELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: [ODONNELL] O'Donnells from Tipperary > > > > Sue, > > > > Thanks for the info. > > > > Good Job!! > > > > My O'Donnells are from Achill Island off the > > west coast of County Mayo. > > > > Eddie O'Donnell > > Lakewood Ohio (Cleveland) > > USA > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sue O'Donnell" <sfodonnell@humboldt1.com> > > To: <ODONNELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 1:39 PM > > Subject: [ODONNELL] O'Donnells from Tipperary > > > > > > > Hello list! > > > > > > I was forwarded this message from the Co. Tipperary list. I believe > that > > Tipperary is where my family was from. They came to the USA in the early > > 1860s - seems the names James W. O'Donnell and John T. O'Donnell were big > > with them. Women's names were Catherine, Susanna, May and Madeline. > > > > > > Anyone else? > > > > > > Regards to all, > > > > > > Sue O'Donnell > > > Northern California > > > > > > > > > > > > X-Message: #5 > > > Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 14:24:28 -0700 > > > From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> > > > To: CoTipperary-L@rootsweb.com > > > Message-ID: <3EE3A98C.3060506@pacbell.net> > > > Subject: O'Donnells from Co. Tipperary > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > > > from A Biographical Dictionary of Tipperary by Martin O'Dwyer > > > > > > O'DONNELL, Denis. Reg: No. 5846. Rank: Private - Irish Guards, 2nd > > > Batt. Killed in action France, 15th September 1916. Born Co. Tipperary > > > > > > O'DONNELL, Edmond. right Rev Mons. Dean of Cashel P.P., V.G. Born: > > > Knockgraffon, Co. Tipperary, 22nd January 1882. He was ordained in > > > Maynooth on 23rd June 1907 and became Diocesan Inspector from 1909-1915. > > > He was professor in St. Patrick's College, Thurles from 1915-1922. He > > > served as curate in Golden from 1922-1926 and in Bansha from 1926-1941. > > > He worked as P.P. in Knocklong from 1941-1947 and P.P./Dean Vicar > > > General in Cashel from 1947-1962. Edmond was chosen as Vicar Capitular > > > from 1959-60. He died on 26th August 1962. > > > > > > O'DONNELL, Hugh. shanaclough, Oola. Killed in action Kilfinnane, 7th > > > December 1922. Buried Solohead, Co. Tipperary. > > > > > > O'DONNELL, James Louis. The Apostle of Newfoundland. Born: > > > Knocklofty, Co. Tipperary, 1738. He left Ireland age 18 to the > > > Franciscan Convent, St. Isidore, Rome. He was later sent to Bohemia and > > > was ordained in 1770 in Prague. He came back to his native country in > > > 1775 and lived in Waterford. He was designated prior to the Franciscans > > > there in 1779 and later became provincial of the order in Ireland. > > > Primary Newfoundland merchants and their agents in Waterford selected > > > him to go to Newfoundland to work as prefect and vicar-apostolic. He > > > was the first fully accomplished Catholic priest to work there. He > > > worked tremendously hard in establishing schools and churches. He was > > > consecrated Quebec as titular bishop of Thyatira, and when he came back > > > to Newfoundland he made his first Episcopal visitation. He brought out > > > a work on diocesan statutes in 1801 and split the diocese into missions. > > > Due to the scarcity of priests, he also worked as a mission priest. > > > > > > He used his authority with the Catholics to control anti-government > > > feeling. In 1800 he discovered a planned mutiny among the soldiers of > > > the newfoundland regiment in St. Johns and informed Major General > > > Skerret. He was awarded a pension for life of #50 from the government. > > > The missionary work was tough and demanding and 1807 he resigned and > > > returned to Ireland. He passed his final years in Waterford as a > > > preacher. He died on 15th April 1811 in Waterford. > > > > > > O'DONNELL, John. Reg: No. 3938. Rank: Private - Royal Irish Regiment, > > > 2nd Batt. Died of wounds France, 24th May 1915. Born: Co. Tipperary. > > > > > > O'DONNELL, Patrick Mary. Archbishop of Brisbane. Born: Fethard, Co. > > > Tipperary. He was one of a family of 16 children. He was reared near > > > Slievenamon and after completing school he entered the priesthood with > > > the Jesuits at Mungret. He later attended All Hallows College in > > > Dublin. Afterwards he traveled to Rome to the College of Propaganda > > > Fide. He was ordained a priest in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in > > > 1922. He returned to Ireland in the wake of the Treaty and had to make > > > the long journey to Australia. He settled in Victoria, where he was > > > priest in the diocese of Sale for 27 years. After his appointment as > > > Vicar-General, he was made Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane in 1949. > > > Aged 68, following the death os Archbishop Duhig he became his > > > successor. He was archbishop for eight years before his retirement. > > > Archbishop O'Donnell died in Brisbane on 2nd November 1980, aged 83. > > > > > > O'DONNELL, Richard. Reg: No. 5039. Rank: Private - Royal Irish > > > Regiment, 6th September 1916. Born: Ballylooby, Co. 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