O'Donnell's Ballindoon

Hi Mel,

catholicparishregisters@:nli.ie have - Baptism January 15th 1838 of Festy (Festus) in Ballindoon/Omey. Father: Valentine O'Donnell - Mother: Honor Conneely. Address - Dalyhill.  Baptismal Sponsors: John Gavin and Sarah Conneely, also

Baptism September 1st 1839 of Valentine O'Donnell. Father: Valentine O'Donnell - Mother: Margaret King. Baptismal Sponsors: Thomas Joyce and M. Mealy. Address: Emlagh. Civil Parish of Omey. There was a Protestant Mission in Dalyhill. Source: The Protestant Missions in Connemara 1848 - 1937 by Mimiam Moffitt - 2008.

If you think this post has reference to your family, you can come back to me.

Regards,

Hi McCoy,

I'd actually seen those baptisms but I assumed my O'Donnell's were Protestant.  When John O'Donnell joined the RIC in 1854, he said he was Protestant and when my GGG Grandmother came out to Australia in 1859, she said she was a Protestant on the shipping list.  She married her husband William in the Methodist church (he himself was methodist).  However, any DNA matches I have that are associated with Galway are all Catholics within their family trees.

Do you know if a Catholic would lie to say they were Protestant for any reason during the mid 1800's?

One of my DNA matches is a descendant of Laurence FLAHERTY and Mary O'DONNELL Pollrevagh, Ballindoon, Galway.  Mary would have been born circa 1830.  I have found her in the 1901 and 1911 census and the births of many of her children. Again, Laurence and Mary were Catholic.  I wonder if Mary and my Anne and John were siblings?  I have quite abit of information on these families.

Another DNA match has COONEY and KANE in her tree from Errislanan, Derrigimla and Cushatrough.  Once again, they were all Catholic.  I have alot of information on these families also.

I've just come across these Church of Ireland marriages:

Registration District:          Clifden

Parish:                               Omey

Date:                                  22 March 1851

Groom:

Name:                    Patrick KING

Age:                       Minor

Condition:              Bachelor

Rank:                     Scripture Reader

Residence:            Derrygimla, Parish of Ballindoon

Father:                  Michael King, Farmer

Bride:

Name:                   Mary O'DONNEL

Age:                      Minor

Condition:             Spinster

Residence:           Calla (Callow?), Parish of Ballindoon

Father:                 Festy O'Donnel, Farmer

Wittnesses:                     J L Conneely and John Higgins

Registration District:          Clifden

Parish:                               Errislannan Church, Parish of Ballindoon

Date:                                  26 October 1858

Groom:

Name:                    John IRVINE

Age:                       Full

Condition:              Bachelor

Rank:                     Sub Constable of Police

Residence:            Derrygimla

Father:                  Andrew Irvine

Bride:

Name:                   Bridget O'DONNELL

Age:                      Full

Condition:             Spinster

Residence:           Calla

Father:                 Festus O'Donnell, Labourer

Wittnesses:                     Patt King and Patt O'Donnell

I find the second marriage interesting considering the groom was a police constable just like John O'Donnell who joined the RIC.

Cheers

Mel

Hi Mel,

I recommend that you acquire a copy of Miriam Moffitt's book. "SUPERS & JUMPERS"  The Protestant Missions in Connemara - 1848 - 1937. It will answer many of the questions you have raised.

Best Wishes,