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Donovan & Moore family from Kilgarriff Parish/Clonakilty RC Parish-Knockskagh/Crohane townlands

Hello,

I am making a trip to see several of my ancestral townlands & their Catholic parishes this summer. I have Donovan ancestry from the Clonakilty area- Crohane & Knockskagh then later they moved into Clonakilty town.

Although my 2X great grandfather departed Ireland for the US, his youngest sister appeared to stay at least until the 1911 cesnus. That is the last I can trace of her, she married twice & both spouses died, her parents both lived to approximately age 90. She is listed in both the 1901 & 1911 with her 2 daughters.

There is one other sister that may have stayed in Ireland but I cannot trace her.

I can send the tree I have consturcted if anyone thinks they can help. Lots of Donovans in SW Cork!

SIncerely,

Katherine

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Hi Katherine. I am researching Moore, Cross and Skuce ancestors in Kilgarriffe area at the moment. Post or send me the names you are looking at and I will see if I've come across any information on them. I don't have any first-hand knowledge, only the records I've seen online, but a second pair of eyes might be all you need.

I actually found your post searching for Moore and Knockskagh, because I just came across a death record that I cannot place. It is for Patrick Moore in 1891. He was a bachelor, labourer, and 55 years old. See: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

His niece Julia Neill was the informant and present at his death. I think I found her in the 1911 census, wife of Daniel O'Neill, and they were living at Barrack Hill, Clonakilty. That lead me to a probable marriage record showing her name as Julia Cahalane. See https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

Possibly her mother was a Moore, but I cannot find a record or trees showing that. It could even be that Daniel O'Neill was a Moore. Have you any idea?

Thanks.

Shaun

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