Things to do - O'Connell theory

The theory of O'Connell descent suggests George Cashel's mother may be an upper class woman in the O'Connell/Tuohy family.

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Search all documents with new terms

• Search all Blennerhassett related documents for new terms:
  • Tuohy
  • O'Connell
  • O'Mara

• Search all O'Connell / O'Connor / Leyne related documents for:
  • Cashel
  • Tuohy
  • Blennerhassett / Hassett
  • O'Mara

• DONE: All "Tuohy" in [Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell].

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Inbox

• Kitty Tuohy in 1806 newspapers
  • DONE: Searched Tuohy in 1806 in Irish Newspaper Archives.
  • To do: See original Limerick Chronicle.
  • To do: Other Limerick, Kerry, Munster newspapers.

• Henry Blennerhassett will 1816
• Ellen Blennerhassett will 1836

• The only O'Connell in Cashel records:
  • Witness of Agnes Cashel marriage 1870 is Bridget A. O'Connell.
  • A Cashel cousin invited in from another county? Not necessarily. She might be witness from the groom's side (Sheahan) since one already exists from the Cashel side.
  • Cannot find her in O'Connell tree.

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NLI

• O'Connell papers at NLI

• Search for these (might also be in UCD):
  • Ellen Fitzsimon says Miss Tuohy is mentioned in a letter from Daniel O'Connell, 13 April 1806, from Cork.
  • Card in Maurice R. O'Connell papers says Kitty Tuohy is mentioned in letters of 22 Mar 1806 and 26 Aug 1806.
  • Rowan Cashel is mentioned in letter of 28 Mar 1816.

• Events:
  • Richard Francis Blennerhassett duel with Daniel O'Connell's brother, John O'Connell, Jan 1813.
  • Rowan Cashel trial, Mar-Apr 1816. Defended by Daniel O'Connell.

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UCD

• O'Connell papers at UCD
• UCD letters seem to have quite a few of the letters we want.

• Events:
  • Richard Francis Blennerhassett duel with Daniel O'Connell's brother, John O'Connell, Jan 1813.
  • Rowan Cashel trial, Mar-Apr 1816. Defended by Daniel O'Connell.

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LR

• See original Deed of 1 May 1792. Not online at LDS.

• O'Connell to O'Mara deeds
• O'Connell to Cashel deeds
• O'Mara to Cashel deeds

Henry Blennerhassett marriage settlement 1803, and related deeds

• Basil O'Connell in letters of 6 Mar 1969 and 12 Apr 1969 says there was a marriage settlement of November 1803 when Ellen O'Connell married Henry Blennerhassett.
• He thinks it would be under Blennerhassett or O'Connell or even Tuohy.
• He thinks "Splinter" got a share of the settlement. He thought "Splinter" was son of Ellen but it seems he is nephew of her late husband.

• DONE: All Henry Blennerhassett as grantor
  • DONE all Henry Blennerhassett as grantor deeds registered in 1802-1816.
  • Some are Henry Blennerhassett MD.

• Search for O'Connell to Blennerhassett, Tuohy and others in 1803 and this period.
• Search for Tuohy to Blennerhassett, O'Connell and others in 1803 and this period.