Donovans Gurtnadihy
I would appreciate assistance on the ancestors of Con 'Curly' Donovan of Gurtnadihy who was born c 1813 and died in 1881. He was married to Mary Young from Caheragh and they had at least nine children. His father was Cornelius who was alive until the early 1850s at least. He had a sister Honora who married Michael Cahalane of Clonkeen in 1851. Beyond that I am having difficulties.
In 1901 and 1911 there is a John Donovan in Gurtnadihy who may be a brother of Cons but there is a huge age difference as John was born c 1844. In Johns marriage record in 1876 his father, Cornelius, was noted as dead so he cannot have been a son of Con 'Curly' who was still alive at that time.
This family and the family of Daniel Donovan, also of Gurtnadihy, appear to be closely related - sponsors at baptisms and witnesses at marriages etc. Were old Conrelius and old Dan brothers by any chance?
Ideally I am hoping to find or contact a member of this family who is familiar with the ancestral family tree because my wife is a great great grand-daughter of Honora Cahalane nee Donovan.
Are their family graves with headstone inscriptions that might help and if so where might I find them?
Any help appreciated.
Liam