Donohues from Galway

Hi Liz,

I am the administrator for Kilbeacanty reaching out. That is a parish 3.5 miles from Gort town. There are Donoghues in the parish now. The earliest I can document A Donoghue in the parish is around 1850's where a Bridgit Donoghoe was the mother of a baptised child. I am unable to read her married name or the child's name. They are in the townland of Lurgan. There is also a gravestone of a Thomas Donoghue 1866 who died at age 82. This would not be the same Thomas but it shows Donoghues in Kilbeacaty at this time.

The census of 1901 and 1911 shows Donoghoes in Ballyturin (two families) and Knockouran (one family)

I cannot find any Donoghues in the aplotments (1827) or Griffiths valuations (1854).  

I could not find any records in FINDMYPAST on Roger Donoghue or any in the right time or area for  Mary Gilligan.

 

Would you have any more details about John , Patrick or Thomas?

Regards

Aine

 

Hi Aine,

Thanks so much for trying to help me. I know John and Patrick Donohue immigrated to Australia in 1841 and Thomas sometime after that. I have heard there may also be a James Donohue (brother) but have found no evidence of him. From what I have heard John and Patrick may have been tenents on land owned by Lord Gort who apparently subsidised travel to Australia for some of his tenents. In their records (immigration, etc) they just wrote Co. Galway as their 'home'. I would love to have the actual proof of where they were from. I imagine they must have left family in Galway, especially their parents. I was hoping the father may have been easier to track, especially with a name like 'Rodger'. I have tried just about everything I can think of but have never been able to break that brick wall. 

Thank you again,

Liz Arrigan