Mary (Donovan) Dalton

My maternal Irish grandmother and I were inseperable until my teenage years. She was married to my English Grandfather and talk about the "old country" was about England and not Ireland. I have recently become obsessed with knowing about my Irish heritage. I have so many charactoristics that are typical of the Irish. I was a musician, an artist and a writer. I have also raised sheep and spun wool which I knitted into traditional garments. Here is what I know about my matriarchal history:   My grandmother was born in Tallow in 1888 (  though her grave here in the US says 1890),  to Catherine and Michael Dalton. Her maiden name was  Donovan before her marriage. I believe her father's name was Cornelius. In the 1901 census my grandmother is listed as being 11 and living on Barrack Street with her widowed mother and 2 sisters, Jane and Bridie. By the next census in 1911 my grandmother had already emmigrated to America. My Aunt Bridie  was still in Ireland and came  later. I don't know what happened to Jane. My greatgrandmother Catherine remarried James O Flynn in 1901 and had a son Michael. That is all I know and want so much to know more. My greatgrandmother was a nurse and so is my daughter. I want to know where my abilities were inherited from.