4. Mary DOODY (Michael ) was born about 21 Sep 1854 in Knockainy or Galbally, Co. Limerick and was christened 21 Sep 1854 in Galbally, Co. Limerick. She died after 2 Apr 1911 and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork.

Sponsors at Mary's baptism were Thomas Quirke and Mary Fahy.

Mary and Dan are buried in the O'Sullivan plot in Donoughmore cemetery, although their names are not listed on the headstone.

Mary married Daniel (Dan) SULLIVAN, son of James (Séamus) SULLIVAN and 'UNKNOWN', on 20 Jan 1880 in Galbally, Co. Limerick. Daniel was born about 1840 in Caheraveelane, Kilshannig; or Glynn, Mourneabbey. He died after 2 Apr 1911 in probably Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork.

Dan met his wife, Mary Doody from Galbally, through a brother of hers. Sometime in the 1870s, a teenager from Galbally - Mary's brother (it's not known if it was James, John, Mike or Richard) - arrived in the Glynn area looking for a job. He had failed a secondary school exam, and because of of trouble at home as a result, he left Galbally and went looking for work. Dan's father, Séamus, took him in. In his free time, Mary's brother used to join Dan and his brother, Jim, in their athletic pursuits. One day, the boys were pole-vaulting and Mary's brother broke his arm; his mother was contacted and so she made the journey - by carriage - from Galbally to Glynn. When her son told her of the generosity of the Sullivans, she invited them to Galbally for a visit. When Dan went to Galbally, he met Mary for the first time, and they eventually married. Just over a year after the marriage, Mary's sister Julia married Dan's brother Jim.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses to the marriage of Dan and Mary were Robert Love and Julia Doody. Robert Love was a family friend; he was a policeman stationed in the Galbally area and was a brother of the man who would eventually purchase the Ballyknockin farm of Dan's brother, Jim, following the eviction of Jim's family.

Dan's residence at the time of his marriage was Ballinamona (which is the registration area in which Glynn is located). Mary's residence was Ardnamoher, Galbally.

5. James DOODY (Michael ) was born about 18 Jul 1856 in Knockainy or Galbally, Co. Limerick and was christened 18 Jul 1856 in Galbally, Co. Limerick.

Sponsors at James's baptism were James Connell and Mary Hennessy.

There's a 1901 census return for the household of a James Doody in Ardnamoher in Galbally (the only return for a Doody household in Ardnamoher). This James Doody is probably our James given (a) the location, (b) the fact that his age (40 in 1901) ties in roughly with the date of birth of our James, (c) that his elder son in the census return is named Michael (possibly following the tradition at the time of naming the eldest son after the paternal grandfather), and (d) that both Jameses had a mother named Johanna (Johanna being listed as James's mother in the census return). The names and approximate years of birth of James's wife and children below are taken from the census returns.

James married Margaret CULL, daughter of Cornelius CULL, on 14 Feb 1893 in Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary. Margaret was born about 1864 in probably Brackbawn, Skeheenarinky, Co. Tipperary.

According to the 1911 census, James and Margaret had four children born alive, all of whom were still alive at the time of the census.

Marriage Notes:

Witnesses to the marriage were John Doody (probably James's brother) and Catherine Cull.

6. Julia DOODY (Michael ) was born about 4 Jul 1858 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick and was christened 4 Jul 1858 in Galbally, Co. Limerick. She died 8 Sep 1933 in Waterford and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork.

Sponsors at Julia's baptism were John Doody and Catherine Quirke.

The family's address on the baptismal record is Ardnamoher, a townland in Galbally. Presumably this is where Julia was born and where the family farmed. Ardnamoher is also given as Julia's residence on her marriage certificate. Witnesses to the marriage of Julia and her husband, Jim, were Jeremiah Herlehey (James Henebry in the church register) and Elizabeth Doody.

According to a family member, Julia was a tiny woman and extremely active.  

Julia and Jim's children would have gone to school in Analeentha National School, next to Analeentha Church in Mourneabbey.

Julia died in Waterford at the home of her son Jimmy. She was buried in the Sullivan plot in Donoughmore Cemetery, Co. Cork. Note that there are two Donoughmore cemeteries, one in the centre of the village, and a newer one outside Donoughmore next to a church built around 2000. Our O'Sullivans are buried in the newer cemetery.

Julia married James (Big Jim) SULLIVAN, son of James (Séamus) SULLIVAN and 'UNKNOWN', on 1 Mar 1881 in Galbally, Co. Limerick. James was born about 1847 in Caheraveelane, Kilshannig; or Glynn, Mourneabbey. He died about 1902 in probably Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork.

The exact year of Jim's birth is uncertain: his age at the time of his marriage in March 1881 is given as 30 (born about 1850) but his age on the 1901 census return is given as 53 (born about 1847).

Jim and his brother, Dan, were well-known locally for their great strength and athletic prowess. Jim farmed in the townland of Ballyknockin (also spelled Ballyknockane) in the parish of Mourneabbey (or Mourne Abbey). He rented land from a man by the name of Weir or Ware who was the main landlord in Ballyknockin at the time. Sometime between October 1886 and October 1887, Jim and his family were evicted. Apparently the landlord wanted to sell the land to a man by the name of Love and therefore raised the rent so much that Jim couldn't pay. Jim was in hospital at the time - it's said he had got a kick from a horse - and apparently when he came out of hospital, he cut furze (for fuel) on his former property and was jailed as a result. Interestingly the Ballyknockin farm is now owned by a great-great-grandson (one of Patrick O'Hanlon's sons) of Jim's.

Following the eviction, Jim's brother Dan gave them shelter. The county council eventually built a cottage for Jim's family in Glynn on an acre of land given to them by Dan. The cottage is still there, but is now derelict and obscured from view by vegetation. It's located on the roadside near the laneway to the farm now owned by Dan's descendants.

Besides all the members of the Sullivan family listed on these pages, there was also an Emily Sullivan but we don't know how she fits in. We know of her existence from a prayer book, now in the possession of a descendant of Jim's, in which is written "Emly (sic) Sullivan, Mourneabbey". The prayer book was published (by Easons) in 1903 so Emily was probably living in Mourneabbey in the early part of the 20th century. Could she have been a child of Jim and his wife, Julia? Jim and Julia had 12 children born alive, nine of whom were alive at the time of the 1911 census. Could Emily have been one of their children who died? If so she would have died between 1903 and 1911. The only record (on the FamilySearch website) of an Emily Sullivan born in the Mallow Registration District after 1881 (the year of Jim and Julia's marriage) relates to a birth in the quarter Oct-Dec 1891. Could be our Emily's birth record? No death record was located in Mallow for an Emily Sullivan.

8. Michael (Mike) DOODY (Michael ) was born about 4 Oct 1862 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick and was christened 4 Oct 1862 in Galbally, Co. Limerick. He died 6 Oct 1929 in 10 Belgrave Place, Wellington Road, Cork and was buried in St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork.

Sponsors at Mike's baptism were James Curtin and Mary Hennessy.

Mike worked in the saddlery business on Lavitts Quay in Cork where the family lived for a time. They later moved to 10 Belgrave Place, off Wellington Road in Cork.

Michael married Mary Ann LEONARD, daughter of Michael LEONARD and Mary ROCHE, in 1893 in Kilworth, Co. Cork. Mary was born about 18 Jan 1863 in Kilworth, Co. Cork and was christened 18 Jan 1863 in Kilworth, Co. Cork. She died 5 Apr 1945 in 10 Belgrave Place, Wellington Road, Cork and was buried in St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork.

According to the 1911 census, Mary Ann was a "hotel proprietress". The family was living on Lavitts Quay in Cork at the time. The census also tells us that Mary Ann and Mike had nine children born alive, only five of whom were still alive at the time of the census.

11. Johanna (Hannah) DOODY (Michael ) was born about 11 Feb 1867 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co.Limerick and was christened 11 Feb 1867. She died 8 Mar 1958.

Sponsors at Hannah's baptism were Maurice Rowan and Ellen Donohoe. Hannah's baptismal date of 11 Feb 1867 may not be correct because the next oldest sibling, Ellen, was baptised only three months before. Or maybe it's Ellen's date of baptism that's incorrect.

Johanna married David KELLY about 1892. David was born about 1855 in Co. Limerick. He died possibly 1924 in Co. Limerick.

Hannah and her husband farmed in Darraghmore (also spelled Darragh More), Kilfinane (also spelled Kilfinnane), Co. Limerick. It's known that some of their grandchildren live or lived in England.

According to the 1911 census, David and Hannah had been married for 19 years and had seven children born alive, all of whom were still alive at the time of the census.