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 date unknown and was buried in Donoughmore Cemetery, Stuake, Co. Cork.

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

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 in prob 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 Dick) - 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 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.

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' 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' wife and children below are taken from the census returns.

James married Margaret 'UNKNOWN'. Margaret was born about 1864 in Co. Tipperary.

James and Margaret may have had additional daughter to those listed below: a Margaret Doody of Ardnamoher in Galbally died on 10 December 1991 (and is buried in Clonbeg Cemetery in Galbally). She is surely related to our Doody family. Could she be a daughter of James and Margaret?

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. She and Jim had 12 children, nine of whom survived to adulthood. Their children would have gone to school in Analeentha National School, next to Analeentha Church in Mourneabbey.

Julia died in Waterford in 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 prob 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 (b. abt 1850) but his age on the 1901 census return is given as 53 (b. abt 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.

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.

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 prob Cork.

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

Mike and his wife and family lived at 10 Belgrave Place (near Wellington Road) in Cork.

Michael married Mary Ellen LEONARD, daughter of Michael LEONARD and Mary ROCHE, in poss. Kilworth, Co. Cork. Mary was born about 18 Jan 1863 in prob. Kilworth, Co. Cork and was christened 18 Jan 1863 in Kilworth, Co. Cork. She died after 1938 in prob Cork.

We know the name of Mike's wife from correspondence (via ancestry.com) with Jan Fortado from Massachussets who is a descendant of one of Mary's granduncles. A cousin of Jan's was ordained in Rome in 1939 and he, along with his father who was accompanying him, stopped off in Ireland on their way back to the US. The priest's father kept a diary of the trip and it included the following:

"The next event on our program was a visit to our Cork cousins, the Doodys, who live at 10 Belgrade [this should read Belgrave] Terrace, Wellington Road. We got aboard the proper bus and in a few minutes we were at the door where we were greeted by Mrs. Doody and her daughter, "Girlie". Mrs. Doody has 3 sons: a dentist [actually a doctor], a doctor and a priest, but none were at home at the time".