and later moved to
 

Livingston
New York
United States

  View Descendants of William Donovan and Ann Hurley 

William Donovan and Ann Hurley (Hurly) married in Drimoleague Roman Catholic Parish on 14 May 1838.  The Witnesses were Danl. Hurley and John Sullivan.  There was not a record kept of parents of the bride and groom in the Church register in that erea so we do not have these names.  Often, but not always, a parent was a Witness to the marriage.  We see that a Witness here was a Daniel Hurley and when we examine the Griffith's Valuation for Maulagow in the early 1850's we see that a Willian Donovan is sharing land with Daniel Hurley Senior.  Most likely Ann Hurley was a daughter of Daniel Hurley & Ellen Cane.

William is one of the names listed on the Donovan page here

Children born in Maulagow (other than Jeremiah) and baptised in Drimoleague Parish on dates shown were:-
(Maulagow is the townland to the NW of Drinagh village, Toughbaun is the townland immediately South of Maulagow)

Mary Donovan, 14 April 1839.  Sponsors: John Donovan, Mary Hurly

Ellen Donovan, 10 Oct 1841.  Sponsors: Patrick Dempsy, Johanna Daly

Catherine Donovan, 21 April 1844.  Sponsors: Daniel Donovan, Mary Connolly

William Donovan, 10 Nov 1846.  Sponsors: Danl Hurly, Nelly Boyle

Daniel Donovan, 23 July 1848.  Sponsors: John Dempsy, Mary Hurly

John Donovan, 13 April 1851.  Sponsors: William Donovan, Ellen Donovan

William Donovan, 10 June 1854.  Sponsors: Jerry Donovan, Ellen Hurley

Jeremiah Donovan, born in Toughbaun, 4 Sept 1857.  Sponsors: John Murphy, Anne Murphy

A few years after the birth of Jeremiah the family moved to the United States and settled in New York where we find them in a number of Census returns.

U.S. Census 1865:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-LCZW

U.S. Census 1875:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNVS-7WD

U.S. Census 1880:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZDZ-R4B

In Griffith's Valuation for Maulagow we see William Donovan sharing land with Daniel Hurley Senior