O'Driscoll Family

Hi,

My O'Driscoll ancestors were born in Bridgetown and Poundlick (townland), Skibbereen. My great grandfather was Jeremiah Driscoll b 1836 Skibbereen and christened in St Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen. He had 10 siblings born between 1835 to 1855. Jeremiah and his sister Johannah migrated to Western Australia in 1869 and 1865 respectively. It appears that not all of Jeremiah's siblings survived the Great Famine. The one's that did (and are known) are Catherine (died Chapel Lane, Skibbereen C 1909), Michael (lived and died Cork City d 1906) and Patrick (died Chapel Lane, Skibbereen - with sister, Catherine) d 1914. Catherine and Patrick lived together in Chapel Lane. Patrick was the last sibling to died. Catherine was a spinster and Patrick a bachelor. Patrick is buried in Tullagh Cemetery near Baltimore. It appears that the parents to this family (farmers) were Timothy Driscoll (b c 1800) and Mary (Driscoll) Driscoll (b c 1813) and it is said they heralded from the townlands surrounding Loch Hyne, Baltimore. As a consequence it is thought that Patrick is buried in the family cemetery in Tullagh. I live in Collie, Western Australia and I was hoping someone may visit the cemetery and ascertain if they can locate Patrick's 1914 grave. Hopefully he is buried with other family members and it leads to the revelation of other names and dates of interred family members. Any help to locate any family connections would be much appreciated. Pinpointing a townland around Loch Hyne would also be wonderful. Hoping to hear from anyone, with any clue - big or small on my extended family.

Tom O'Driscoll