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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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Localising a name in Ireland
For localising a name in Ireland the best sources are still Sir Richard Griffiths' Primary Valuation of Tenements (1848-64), now widely available on CD-ROM, and the BMD indexes from 1864. A full extract of Irish birth certificates 1864-74 is on the Mormon Vital Records Listing, which is available on the society web site under Shared Resources, and likewise available in most local studies libraries and for sale

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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
August/September snippet: Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown? Response Four: Philadelphia Irish
August/September snippet: Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown? Response Three: Inner Sydney Irish and Boorowa
August/September snippet subject is 'Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown?'
February Snippet subject: 'How the Irish famine affected my family' further response posted
August/September snippet subject is 'Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown?' Response Two: Connemara Patch
August/September snippet: Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown? Response One: Irish Ghettos in Chicago
July snippet subject: Funny stories from my family history
July snippet - Funny stories from my family history - Response One posted
July snippet - Funny stories from my family history - Response Two posted
July 2019 journal published
June Snippet: The black sheep of the family. Response Two...The curse...posted
June Snippet: The black sheep of the family Response Three posted
June Snippet subject: The black sheep of the family
June Snippet: The black sheep of the family - Response One posted
In the News blog: Brian Harold Donohoe honoured as Knight Bachelor in UK mid term awards
In the News blog: New French beer brewed by a Donohue
Snippets blog: A father's love for his son