Consulted

O'Connell histories

• Chaos, Vol. 2. (Miscellaneous GO material.) GO MS 94. Microfilm: POS 8290A.
  • Pedigree of O'Connell of Dunmaniheen, Turlaghmore and Ballycarbery, Co. Kerry with descendant, Count Conway c.1600 - c.1770 (p.31). Very short pedigree.

• Registered Pedigrees, Vol. 10. GO MS 164.
  • Pedigree of O'Connell of Ballycarbery, Co. Kerry, ca. 1620 - 1700 (p.158).
  • This is not a full pedigree but just a small part of a larger pedigree of O'Mahony.

• Registered Pedigrees Vol. 25. GO MS 179.
  • Pedigree of O'Connell of Darrinane [Derrynane], of Carhen House, Iveragh, of Lakeview, Killarney and Greenagh [also Grena], all in Co. Kerry, ca. 1702 - 1869 (pp.365-368).
  • A very short sketch in and around the Liberator.

• MS 15,477. Genealogical memoir of the O'Connell family of Kerry, by Rev. Charles James O'Connor, 1852.
  • Line of the Liberator's wife, pp.4-6.

• MS 42,562. "O'Connell Pedigree by Mary S. O'Connell, Tralee", date 1904.
  • This might be Sister Mary Stanislaus O'Connell, of Tralee (born 1836, died 1912).
  • Line of the Liberator's wife, pp.16-21.

• MS 49,850/10 (DONE all 4 parts)
  • MS 49,850/10/2. Pedigree of O'Connell compiled by Chevalier O'Gorman. Large size tree.

Ms 29,036 (Mary Anne Bianconi)

• Ms 29,036/1(A-E). Material (genealogical) relating to the families of Bianconi, Coppinger, O'Connell of Derrynane, and allied families.
• This is research by Mary Anne Bianconi (died 1908).
• 5 folders. No breakdown. Very disordered. No clear reason for material to be in any folder.

• Ms 29,036/1(B) has a speech given by John O'Connell when his son was re-elected MP in July 1841. He celebrates that Arthur Blennerhassett of Ballyseedy has lost his seat.
• Ms 29,036/1(D) has notes on "Hunting Cap".
• Ms 29,036/1(D) has letter of 1886 about family history.
• Ms 29,036/1(E) has a declaration of Dec 1849 to Jan 1850 about establishing the age of John O'Connell. It is signed in Jan 1850 at Lakeview by James Butler.

MS 42,561 (Jane Mc Cartie)

• MS 42,561. O'Connell family notebook, by Jane Mc Cartie, 1881.

• Sections:
  • O'Connell of Kerry pedigree, by Rev. Charles James O'Connor, starts on p.6.
  • "Geoffrey of the Great Herds" family on pp.21-22.
  • Tree on pp.37-38.
  • Male descent on pp.39-40.
  • Tree of the Liberator's wife's line, p.41.
  • Tree of the Liberator's line, pp.53-54.
  • Claimed descent of both O'Connell and Conway (through different lines) from the Earls of Desmond, p.61.
  • Mary O'Connell family, pp.63-64.
  • Tree on pp.69-70.
  • O'Connell BMD on pp.93-144. Bizarrely arranged by day across multiple centuries.
  • Ware tree on p.145.
  • Tralee O'Connells on p.146.
  • Claimed descent of O'Connell from the Earls of Desmond, pp.154-155.

MS 1504 (Ellen Fitzsimon)

• MS 1504. Recollections of Daniel O'Connell by his daughter, Ellen Fitzsimon, 1876.

Letters

• MS 5759. Letters from Daniel O'Connell, mainly to his wife Mary, 1802-1846.

• Ms. 17,070. Letters of Daniel O'Connell to Catherine (his daughter) and Mary O'Connell, and others, 1802-1846. 2 folders.
• MS 49,850/1-3. Correspondence of the O'Connell family, 1773-1968. Including between Daniel O'Connell and his wife. 3 folders.

• MS 41,609. Letters from Daniel O'Connell to Mary O'Connell, 1800-1820.

To be fully consulted

p.1624 (Ellen Fitzsimon)

• n.2720, p.1624. Materials for a biography of Daniel O'Connell, by his daughter Ellen Fitzsimon.

• Sections:
  • Hand written copy of the 1816 pedigree. Plus extra material on later family history.
  • The story of Miss Tuohy is on p.99.

• DONE: First pass on microfilm.
  • But it is very hard to read on microfilm.
  • Dense writing with no chapter or section headers. Pages out of order and pages duplicated.
  • To do: Find where originals are and read them.

MS 1503 (Ellen Fitzsimon)

• MS 1503. An account of the life of Daniel O'Connell by his daughter, Ellen Fitzsimon, 1843.
• O'Connell family history at the start. Mainly the Derrynane line.
• Covers Daniel O'Connell's life up to 1794.

Ms 33,565 (Daniel O'Connell letters to Mary)

Ms 33,565. Mostly Daniel O'Connell letters to Mary O'Connell. Dates 1801-1836. 53 folders.

• No easy breakdown. Have to do searches.
• Many of these are on microfilm in: n.2716, p.1620. "Letters of Daniel O'Connell to his wife, 1800-16."
• It is unclear if there is anything on that microfilm that is not here in original in Ms 33,565.

• Ms 33,565/1 has 1800-1802 letters.
• Ms 33,565/2 has 1802 letters.
• Ms 33,565/3 has 1803 letters.
• Ms 33,565/4 has 1804 letters.

• DONE first pass:
  • Ms 33,565/5 has 1805 letters.
  • Ms 33,565/6 has 1806 letters.
  • Ms 33,565/7 has 1807 letters.
  • Ms 33,565/8 has 1808 letters.
  • Ms 33,565/9 has 1809 letters.

• Ms 33,565/10 has 1810 letters.
• Ms 33,565/11 has 1811 letters.
• Ms 33,565/12 has 1812 letters.
• Ms 33,565/13 has 1813 letters.
• Ms 33,565/14 has 1814 letters.
• Ms 33,565/15 has 1815 letters.
• Ms 33,565/16 has 1817 letters.
• Ms 33,565/17 has 1818 letters.
• Ms 33,565/18 has 1819 letters.
• Ms 33,565/19 has 1820 letters.

• Ms 33,565/20 has 1821 letters.
• Ms 33,565/21 has 1822 letters.
• Ms 33,565/22 has 1823 letters.
• Ms 33,565/23 has 1824 letters.
• Ms 33,565/24 has 1825 letters.
• Ms 33,565/25 has 1827 letters.
• Ms 33,565/26 has 1829 letters.
• Ms 33,565/27 has 1830 letters.
• Ms 33,565/28 has 1831 letters.
• Ms 33,565/29 has 1832 letters.

• Ms 33,565/30 has 1833 letters.
• Ms 33,565/31 has 1834 letters.
• Ms 33,565/32 has 1835 letters.
• Ms 33,565/33 has 1836 letters.

• Ms 33,565/34 has undated letters.

• DONE first pass:
  • Ms 33,565/35 has 1816 letters.

• Ms 33,565/36 has various dates letters.
• Ms 33,565/37 has 1820 letters.
• Ms 33,565/38 has 1830 letters.
• Ms 33,565/39 has 1815 letters.

• Ms 33,565/40 has 1823 letters.
• Ms 33,565/41 has various dates letters.
• Ms 33,565/42 has copies of letters.

• Ms 33,565/52 has various dates letters.
• Ms 33,565/53 has various dates letters.

Ms. 13,650 (Mary O'Connell letters to Daniel)

• Ms. 13,650. Letters from Mary O'Connell to Daniel O'Connell. Dates 1801 - 1814.
• 32 folders. No breakdown. Have to order 8 at a time.

• MS 13,650 (1). Jan-June 1801.
• MS 13,650 (2). July-Dec 1801.
• MS 13,650 (3). 1803.
• MS 13,650 (4) is withdrawn for preservations reasons. This is one letter, March 1804.
• MS 13,650 (5). Nov 1804.
• MS 13,650 (6). Nov 1804.
• MS 13,650 (7). Nov 1804.
• MS 13,650 (8). Dec 1804.
• MS 13,650 (9). Apr-July 1805.
• MS 13,650 (10). Aug 1805.

• DONE first pass:
  • MS 13,650 (11). Mar and Aug 1806.
  • MS 13,650 (12). Apr 1806.
  • MS 13,650 (13). 1807.
  • MS 13,650 (14). Mar 1808.
  • MS 13,650 (15). Apr 1808.
  • MS 13,650 (16). Aug 1808.
  • MS 13,650 (17). Jan-Mar 1809.
  • MS 13,650 (18). Mar 1809.
  • MS 13,650 (19). July-Sept 1809.

• MS 13,650 (20). Mar-Apr 1810.
• MS 13,650 (21). Aug-Oct 1810.
• MS 13,650 (22). Mar 1811.
• MS 13,650 (23). Apr-Sept 1811.
• MS 13,650 (24). Mar-Apr 1812.
• MS 13,650 (25). Aug-Oct 1812.
• MS 13,650 (26). Mar 1813. Some withheld for conservation.
• MS 13,650 (27). Apr 1813.

• MS 13,650 (28).
• MS 13,650 (29).
• MS 13,650 (30).
• MS 13,650 (31).
• MS 13,650 (32).

To be consulted - priority

Problems

• MS 13,638(3). Part of the pedigree of Daniel, Count O'Connell. Withdrawn due to condition.
• MS 13,638(4). Genealogical materials on the O'Connell family and genealogy of Maurice O'Connell of Dublin. Withdrawn due to condition.

To be consulted - more

Microfilm

• n.3092, p.2713. Typed copies of O'Connell correspondence, 1812-1848.
• n.2717, p.1621. Letters of Daniel O'Connell to his wife, 1817-36.
• n.2718, p.1622. Letters of Daniel O'Connell and other family members, 1750-1846. Same entry here.
• n.2719, p.1623. Documents and letters relating to the Fitzsimon and O'Connell families, 1793-1904.
• n.3624, p.3242. Manuscript entitled "Kerry clans and confiscations" by "Rev. Charles James O'Connor Kerry", 1854.

Mss

• Ms. 13645 (25-27). Letters from Daniel O'Connell to members of his family, mainly his wife and his son, Maurice, 1792-1846. 3 folders.
• Ms. 20,739. Letters of Daniel O'Connell to his wife, 1804. 1 folder.

• Ms.13,638(5). Letters, rentals & legal documents relating to the O'Connell family preserved at Derrynane.
• Ms. 13,644. Letters to Daniel O'Connell, Jr., from his mother Mary O'Connell, mainly dated 1831-32. Some of these are printed in [Bishop, 1998].
• Ms. 13645: (1). Letters to Daniel and Mary O'Connell from their son, Morgan, 1816-46.
• Ms. 13,645 (7). Four letters to Mary O'Connell, wife of Daniel O'Connell, 1824-31.
• Ms. 13645 (11-15). Letters to and from Maurice O'Connell, 1809-50. Correspondents include Daniel and Mary O'Connell.
• Mss. 13,646 (1-4). Miscellaneous O'Connell family correspondence, mainly early 19th century.
• Ms. 13,651. Letters to Daniel O'Connell from Mary O'Connell, March 1815-1830.

• Ms. 17,882. O'Connell family letters, 1816-1830.
• Ms 33,723. Letters between Daniel O'Connell and Mary O'Connell, 1811-1834.
• MS 49,976/39. Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell. 6 folders.
• MS 49,976/40. Correspondence of Mary O'Connell. 2 folders.

More

• MS 3635. Illustrated commonplace book connected with the O'Connell family, c. 1875. "Withdrawn due to condition."