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The O'Donoghue Society

For all those interested in history and genealogy and whose names are derived from the Gaelic

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Poor relief in England & Wales
Poor relief came from the Anglican parish until 1834, and then the Board of Guardians. All poor Irish knew the distinction between going to church for services, or for help. Settlement examinations are one of our best sources for a place of birth or marriage in Ireland. These go right on to 1929 if they have survived.

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January journal and Y-DNA report published
October journal published
Snippets blog: The Don't know whos
In the News blog: O'Donoghue's Opera
July journal now available
April journal uploaded on April 30
Snippets March/April - My ancestors were in Entertainment: Response Two: Joseph Corbett Donohue 1905-1996
Snippets March/April - My ancestors were in Entertainment: Response Three: Joseph Corbett Donohue Junior 1941-2007
Snippets: March/April - My ancestors were in Entertainment: Response One: James and Margaret Donahue Vaudeville Tap Dancers
Snippets: March/April's subject is 'My ancestors were in Entertainment'
Snippets: February 'My family in the 1920s' - Response One - From Burma to the British Broadcasting Corporation
Snippets: February's subject is 'My family in the 1920s'
Family History blog: New database for Catholic Family History Society
Donorgue and Danahoo added to Name Variants
January 2020 society journal published
Reunions & trips to Ireland blog: My trip to Ireland in September 2017
Snippets: October ‘Our Ancestors and the Law’ Response Three: How the Federal Bureau of Investigation ended up at a Donahue wedding
Snippets: October ‘Our Ancestors and the Law’ Response Two: James Donohue and Folsom Prison
Snippets: October ‘Our Ancestors and the Law’ Response One: James John Donahue, Deputy Sheriff, Griggs County, North Dakota
Snippets: November ‘Ancestors who eloped’ Response One: 'Elopement frustrated by Sheriff Donahue'
Snippets: October is ‘Our Ancestors and the Law’ and November ‘Ancestors who eloped’
October 2019 society journal published
August/September snippet: Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown? Response Seven: Worcester Massachusetts Irish
August/September snippet: Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown? Response Six: Butte, Montana Irish
August/September snippet: Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown? Response Five: Portland, Maine Irish