67 years a member of the Porsche Club of America
I am a member of the Porsche Club of America. It is an automobile club made up of owners of Porsches living in the United States and Canada. I believe it has the largest membership of any auto owner’s club in the world. In the latest edition of the club magazine, I read that the […]
O’Donoghue rising from the lake on a motorbike!
G’day Rod, You may vaguely know me as an Aussie member of your Association. I am planning on doing some Airbrush design on a spare tank for my motorbike, and was wondering if you could give me your blessing to use your sketch of “O”Donoghue Rising from the Lake”, as the Theme for the design. […]
Paschal Donohoe refuses to rule himself out of top job at bailout fund
Paschal Donohoe refuses to rule himself out of top job at bailout fund Finance Paschal Donohoe (right) and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath. Photo: Damien Storan/PA Wire Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe refused to rule himself out of the running to take over as head of Europe’s bailout fund on the fringes of a […]
The story of Chief Donnahoo Donnahoo
Every so often I wander the net looking for stories about our name I came across this one on Donnahoo Donnahoo (abt.1690-abt.1752) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree ‘Chief Donahoo was claimed as a Cherokee ancestor by a group of about 800 people when they filed Eastern Cherokee applications for a share of $4 million owed […]
Beyond 2022 Project – an amazing development
Many of you may be aware of this ambitious project to recreate virtually the records lost in the 1922 Four Courts fire. For those who aren’t, go to Home – Beyond 2022 | Ireland’s Virtual Record Treasury When I think of what was available when I first started genealogy in around 1990 (pulling big books […]
O’Donoghue’s in Aberdeen
We all know O’Donoghue’s in Merrion Row, Dublin and some time ago we did a piece on all the pubs with our name. But I am sure we missed O’Donoghue’s in Aberdeen
Robert Bruce Donoho and his expenses and birthdays journal
Submitted by Jess Donoho I was just gifted a journal whereby my grandfather, Robert Bruce Donoho, itemized every expense he incurred between 1953 and 1958. In the back there was a list of important birthdays. I submit these to you as they may have some bearing on your own genealogy study. Robert Bruce Donoho was […]
The story of Professor Dennis O’Donoghue, teacher of higher mathematics and Gaelic at Trinity College Dublin and the Gaelic bible
Professor Dennis O’Donoghue had to flee Ireland in 1822 to avoid capture by the British authorities as teaching Gaelic was against the law. He went to the USA with his Gaelic bible …..now read on. Dennis is Deborah Garbe’s great great grandfather. Thanks to Deborah for an absorbing story
O’Donoghues of Fiction ride again
I wrote a journal article in January 2004 on the O’Donoghues of Fiction – characters of our name who appear in books, plays, films etc I was watching Shakespeare and Hathaway, a UK TV series, about two private investigators In Episode 5 Series 2, No More Cake and Ale, the supposed villain was Ant Donohue […]
Paul O’Donoghue stars in Channel Five’s Elephant Hospital
Elephant Hospital is a TV programme on UK’s Channel Five. Thailand’s largest hospital devoted solely to treating elephants, with 4,000 captive in the country. Paul O’Donoghue is known for Elephant Hospital (2020), The One Show (2006) and Jeremy Vine (2018). Thanks to Kevin O’Donoghue for introducing this article