DESCENDANTS OF Michael DOODY (to contribute information, please email Helen@HelensFamilyTrees.com)

Second Generation


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.

Daniel and Mary had the following children:

  14 F i
Ellen O'SULLIVAN was born about 20 Nov 1880 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 20 Nov 1880 in Mourneabbey, Co. Cork.

Ellen is listed, aged 30 and single, in the 1911 census return for her parents' household, suggesting that she still lived in the family home. Unfortunately we have no further information on Ellen.
+ 15 M ii James (Jamesy Dan) O'SULLIVAN was born about 10 Jan 1883 and died Jun 1966.
  16 M iii
Michael O'SULLIVAN was born about 3 Oct 1884 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 3 Oct 1884 in Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. He died possibly before 1901.

Michael isn't listed in the 1901 census return for his parents' household. Had he died, or did he spend the night of March 31st 1901 away from home? He would have been 16 at the time of the 1901 census. Nor is he listed in the 1911 census for his parents' household. Could he have been one of the twins we know who died as infants?
  17 iv
'unknown' SULLIVAN (twin) was born in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. 'unknown' died as an infant and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Co. Cork.
  18 v
'unknown' SULLIVAN (twin) was born in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. 'unknown' died as an infant and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Co. Cork.

Dan and Mary's twins died as infants and are buried in the O'Sullivan plot in Donoughmore Cemetery where their parents are buried (although neither the twins' nor their parents' names are listed on the headstone).
  19 M vi
Daniel (Dan) O'SULLIVAN was born about 26 Oct 1889 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 26 Oct 1889 in Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. He died Nov 1963 and was buried in Gouldshill Cemetery, Mallow, Co. Cork.

Dan never married. He lived with Jamesy and his family and is buried with Jamesy.
  20 F vii
Mary O'SULLIVAN was born about 1896 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork.

Unfortunately we have no information on Mary.

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.

James and Margaret had the following children:

  21 M i
Michael DOODY was born about 1893 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick.
  22 F ii
Bridget DOODY was born about 1895 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick.
  23 F iii
Johanna (Hannah) DOODY was born about 1897 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick.
  24 M iv
Richard (Dick?) DOODY was born 1900 in Ardnamoher, Galbally, Co. Limerick. He died date unknown.

I'm told a Dick Doody inherited the family farm in Galbally and I think it likely it was Richard above who got the farm. The Dick Doody who inherited the farm married but had no children and the farm eventually passed to one of his wife's relatives. The old Doody family home no longer exists.
       
Richard married Margaret 'UNKNOWN'. Margaret was born about 1905. She died 10 Dec 1991 in Limerick.

I came across a death notice in a newspaper for a Margaret Doody of Ardnamoher in Galbally who died on 10 December 1991 in St. Camillus Hospital in Limerick. Based on this information a death certificate was located for Margaret which showed she was a farmer's widow from Ardnamoher and was 86 years of age. Prior to this we had no information whatsover on the wife, if any, of Richard, but my hunch is, assuming Richard inherited the Ardnamoher farm, that Margaret was Richard's wife. If it had been Richard's older brother, Michael, who inherited the farm (as one might have expected as he was the eldest son) then Margaret was probably the wife of Michael.

According to the newspaper death notice, Margaret was "deeply regretted by nieces and nephews" so it's possible she and her husband had no children. This would tie in with information I have been given that the Ardnamoher farm passed to relatives of Dick Doody's wife.

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.

They had the following children:

  25 F i
Mary Ann (Sr. Mary Munchin) O'SULLIVAN was born 6 May 1882 in Ballyknockane, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 9 May 1882 in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. She died 23 Jun 1913 in Chiswick, London and was buried in Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London.

According to information from the Mallow Heritage Centre, the sponsors at Mary's baptism were Richard Murphy and Mary O'Sullivan.

On 14 August 1909 Mary entered the convent of the Sisters of Marie Réparatrice on Windmill Road in Cork, and on 22 February 1910 she received the habit and the name Sr. Mary of St. Munchin. The Sisters of Marie Réparatrice were a closed order whose members wore pale blue robes and were known as the Blue Nuns.

Mary was only 31 years of age when she died in London of tuberculosis (of the lung and larynx). She had arrived in London, already ill, on 1 December 1911. She made her first profession in London on 25 May 1912 and died 13 months later in the Marie Réparatrice convent at Tower House, 4 Chiswick Lane, Chiswick. Mary is described in the convent journal as having been "full of virtue".
+ 26 M ii James (Jimmy) O'SULLIVAN was born 17 Dec 1883 and died 6 Oct 1959.
+ 27 F iii Johanna (Hannah) O'SULLIVAN was born about 25 Oct 1885 and died about 1980.
  28 M iv
Daniel O'SULLIVAN was born about 20 Oct 1886 in Ballyknockane, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 20 Oct 1886 in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. He died probably before 1901.

According to information from the Mallow Heritage Centre, the sponsors at Daniel's baptism were William Hayes and Mary McSweeney.

It's possible that Mary McSweeney was a grandmother of Maura O'Hanlon (née O'Sullivan) who would have been a niece of Daniel's - the McSweeney/Sweeney family were neighbours of the O'Sullivans. Another connection between the Sweeneys and the Sullivans is that it's thought Cornelius Sweeney who was the father of Mary's husband, Jeremiah, was married to a member of the Sullivan family of Caheraveelane.

There doesn't seem to be any recollection of Daniel as an adult, nor is his name listed in the 1901 census. It's known from the 1911 census that of the 12 children born to James and Julia, only nine were alive in 1911, so it's being assumed that Daniel was one of those who died young.
+ 29 F v Ellen O'SULLIVAN was born 24 Oct 1887 and died 18 Sep 1972.
+ 30 M vi John (Jack) O'SULLIVAN was born about 19 Jan 1890 and died 16 Mar 1975.
+ 31 M vii Eugene O'SULLIVAN was born about 3 Apr 1893 and died 31 Dec 1988.
+ 32 M viii Denis O'SULLIVAN was born about 28 Jul 1895 and died 31 May 1971.
+ 33 F ix Margaret (Madge) O'SULLIVAN was born about 1897 and died about 1925.
  34 F x
Julia O'SULLIVAN was born about 1901 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. She died about 1920 in Cork and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork (O'Sullivan plot).

It's likely Julia died of tuberculosis. She is buried with her parents in the O'Sullivan family plot in Donoughmore cemetery, although her name isn't listed on the headstone.

Note: There are two Donoughmore cemeteries, one in the centre of the village, and a newer one in Stuake, just outside Donoughmore, next to a church built about 2001. Our O'Sullivans are buried in the newer cemetery.

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.

They had the following children:

+ 35 M i James (Jim) DOODY was born 14 Nov 1896 and died Apr 1979.
  36 M ii
John DOODY was born 8 Sep 1900 in Cork city. He died 30 Mar 1970 in Kilbrittain, Co. Cork and was buried in St Patrick's Church Grounds, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork.

John studied for the priesthood in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, and was ordained there in 1925. At the time of his ordination he was assigned to the church of Ss. Peter & Paul in Cork city. At the time of his father's death in 1929 John was in Torquay in England, and at some point after that he served as a curate in the parish of Dunmanway, Co. Cork. John was then appointed parish priest at Ss. Peter & Paul where he served from October 15, 1950 until April 12, 1961 when he became parish priest in Schull, Co. Cork. He served in Schull until 1967 when he was appointed parish priest in Kilbrittain, Co. Cork. John ministered in Kilbrittain until his death in 1970.
+ 37 M iii Thomas (Tom) Frances DOODY was born 1903 and died 30 Nov 1953.
  38 F iv
Mary Christina (Girlie) DOODY was born 11 Nov 1904 in Cork city. She died 15 Sep 1974 in probably Cork and was buried in St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork.

Girlie never married. She lived in the family home on Belgrave Terrace in Cork.
+ 39 M v Patrick (Paddy) Joseph DOODY was born 1907 and died about 1982.

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.

They had the following children:

  40 F i
Bedina KELLY was born 1893 in Co. Limerick. She died date unknown.
  41 F ii
Hannah KELLY was born about 1895 in Co. Limerick. She died date unknown.
  42 F iii
Elizabeth (Lizzie) KELLY was born about 1896 in Co. Limerick. She died date unknown.
  43 F iv
Mary Ann KELLY was born about 1897 in Co. Limerick. She died date unknown.
  44 F v
Catherine (Kate) KELLY was born about 1899 in Co. Limerick. She died date unknown.
  45 F vi
Ellen KELLY was born about 1901 in Co. Limerick. She died date unknown.
  46 M vii
David KELLY was born 1905 in Co. Limerick. He died date unknown.

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