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Michael Donovan

Death Date : Not Available

Mary Sweeney

Death Date : Oct 1903


 

Knockroe
Ballydehob
Cork
Ireland

 

Michael Donovan of Knockroe, Ballydehob and Mary Sweeney (nowadays McSweeney) of Ballydehob married on the 25 February 1868 in the Roman Catholic Church in Ballydehob in the RC Parish of Schull East, West Cork.  The Witnesses were Samuel Swiney and William Swanton.   Michael was described as a labourer on his marriage cert.  While the townland of Knockroe is immediately to the East of Ballydehob village Knockroe is in the RC Parish of Aughadown. From the Parish description we see "Parish extends from Ballydehob Bridge to within a mile of Skibereen"

Michael Donovan was a son of Michael Donovan
Mary Swiney was a daughter of John Swiney
 

Children born in Knockroe, Ballydehob and baptised on dates shown in Aughadown Parish were:-

Michael Donovan, 5 Nov 1868; Sponsors: John Regan, Johanna Driscoll

John Donovan, 19 Jan 1873; Sponsors: Tim Harrington, Fanny Sweeney

Samuel Donovan, born 23 Dec and baptised 26 Dec 1874; Sponsors: Michael Browne, Johanna Sweeney

Mary Donovan, 28 Nov 1876; Sponsors: Bartholomew Browne, Kate Nyhan

Robert Donovan, 9 May 1880; Sponsors: Eugene Sweeney, Johanna Sweeney

James Donovan, born at 11.30pm on 12 March 1884

Hannah Donovan, born 3 June 1882

Sarah Donovan, born 2 Dec 1885
 

Census 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Kilcoe/Knockroe/1159322/


Death:
Mary Donovan died in October 1903 and from her death record she was married and aged 56 years.

 

 
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