O'Donnell;
Variant Spellings; Daniel, Danly, Donald, Donnal, Donnell, Donellan, Donnelly, McDonnell, O'Donnelly
O'Donnell is a common name in present day Ireland and is found mainly in three separate areas. Co. Donegal has always been associated with the O'Donnells and that particular sept is said to originate in the district of Kilmacrenan. The other O'Donnell septs are to be found in West county Clare and county Galway.
In Irish the name is O Domhnaill meaning descended from Domnhnall or Donal in English.
Red Hugh O'Donnell (1571-1602) was a strong opponent of the English defeating them in many battles. After the disaster at Kinsale he went to Spain where he died of poison allegedly administered by a British agent. Red Hugh had such an adventurous life that even Hollywood made a movie about him. In the film he is titled "The Fighting Prince of Donegal". Rory O'Donnell (1575-1608) and Sir Niall Garv O'Donnell (1569-1626), who spent 27 years in the Tower of London were relatives of Red Hugh.
Frank Hugh O'Donnell (1846-1916), was an M.P. and John Francis O'Donnell (1837-1874) was editor of The Nation. Dr. James Louis O'Donnell was a bishop in Newfoundland and Patrick O'Donnell (1856-1927) was a cardinal in the Catholic Church.
Coat of Arms
(O)Donnell
Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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