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Martin McDonnell

Born
1 Sept 1827
Died
9 May 1901
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Martin McDonnell migrated to Australia mid 19th century. His first wife Eliza Doyle and 2 of his 3 children had died according to the wedding certificate to his second wife Maria Stanford, also a widow with children, who was also from Athlone, Roscommon / Westmeath. His elder son John migrated with his father. Matin and Maria had 6 further children and Maria died in 1877.

Throughout his working life in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Marton Mcdonnell was a Crier or Clerk of the Supreme Court in Balarat and Castlemain in Victoria.

He died in 1901 having married again to Ellen Hogan, they had no children. he died with property and shares and. it seems his life was financially stable.

He cites a Martin McDonnell and Anne Murtagh as his parents on his wedding registration and in his will, his father recorded as a shopkeeper, merchant.

Associated communities

Westmeath

Co. Westmeath, or An Iarmhí in Irish, is located in the midlands region of Ireland.  It is home to Athlone Castle which, after a multi-million euro renovation, reopened in 2012 as a state-of-the-art, multi-sensory visitor experience.  Our county town is Mullingar and we have a population of approximately 88,396.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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    St Marys, Streete, Co Westmeath

  • Bellaugh Parochial House

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Ballymore GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Westmeath in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    May Day traditions across Ireland

    <p>Lá Bealtaine (May Day) officially heralds the beginning of the summer in Ireland. The name is said to derive from Old Irish, meaning "bright fire" (Belenus was the Celtic sun and 'healer god'). Old traditions involved lighting bonfires at sunset on Oíche Bealtaine (or May Eve - April 30) on prominent local landmarks. The Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath is the most famous example. These and other rituals (such as creating a May altar) still survive, particularly in the west of Ireland. Our 19th-century ancestral piseóga (superstitions) were recorded diligently by Irish schoolchildren in the 1930s ...</p>

    1830-05-01 12:00:00