I have just found that my late husand’s grandmother was born in Millstreet in 1863. Her name was Ellen Donohue and her father was Dennis Donohue and her mother was Hannah Riordan. Dennis’s father was John Donohue and her mother was Ellena. I would like to contact anyone connected with this family. Ellen came to Australia in 1888 and I have been looking for her for many years and only just found her.
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Baptism of ELLENA (ELLEN) DONOGHUE of CARRIGACOOLEEN
Date 7 October 1863
Name ELLENA (ELLEN) DONOGHUE
Date of Birth 5 October 1863
Address CARRIGACOOLEEN
Father DIONYSIO (DENIS) NR
Mother HONORA REARDAN
Further details in the record
Father Occupation NR
Sponsor 1 DIONYSIO (DENIS) REORDAN
Sponsor 2 ELLENA (ELLEN) DONOGHUE
Priest T BROSNAN
Baptism of MARIA (MARY) DONOGHUE of MILLSTREET on 19 November 1865
Name MARIA (MARY) DONOGHUE
Date of Birth 19 November 1865
Address MILLSTREET
Father DIONYSII (DENIS) NR
Mother HONORA REARDON
Further details in the record
Father Occupation NR
Sponsor 1 JOHANNE (JOHN) DONOGHUE
Sponsor 2 BRIDGETTA (BRIDGET) RIORDAN
Priest T BROSNAN
[Birth registration] – gives the date of birth as November 18th! Father Denis was a Carrier
Any other children? (didn’t find any)
This is probably the incorrect marriage certificate :
I am doing family research and my grandmother was Mary O’Donoghue from Millstreet Cork Ireland and her sister was Ellen who came out to Australia with her.
Ellen Married George Adam Menz (Minz) Mentz) 12.06.1889 and her son, Alfred George Menz married my Aunt Emily Redinger .
Mary married Heinrich Redinger in Australia 28.01.1891. I have a lot of information on both Ellen and Mary’s familys in Australia but nothing from Ireland except that their father was Denis O.Donoghue and Mother Hannah O’Riordan. I would like to know more and would be happy to share what I have
Hi Mary,
Pat Menz (of Toowoomba, and great grandson of Ellen, (your cousin?)), said previously that Ellen was born on 2nd Jan 1871 (to John O’Donoghue, and Johanna Riordan of Coulghoulabeg)
though it looks like you are correct that Ellen and Mary were born to Denis and Johanna.
http://www.millstreet.ie/blog/2018/05/05/this-land-is-your-land
(Cloughoulabeg and Carrigacooleen are about a mile apart)