Things to do - O'Connell theory

• The theory of O'Connell descent

• The top theory is that:
  • George Cashel's mother is a sister of Mary O'Connell.
  • She has an affair in 1807-1808 with a Blennerhassett man.
  • She gives birth in mid 1808. The baby is adopted and baptised in July 1808.

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Mary O'Connell's sisters

• Looking for everything on any sister of Mary O'Connell.
• Have done first pass of the main O'Connell letters for 1808.
• No mention of a sister giving birth in 1808.
• However, note: (a) there are only a few letters for the year, (b) no letters when the couple are together, and (c) there is no mention of any sister other than Elizabeth, even though at least one other sister existed.

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Search all documents for new surnames

• Search all O'Connell related documents for:
  • Blennerhassett / Hassett
  • Cashel
  • Ford
  • Lalor
  • O'Mara

• DONE: All new surnames in my core Blennerhassett wills.
• DONE: All "Tuohy" in [Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell].
• DONE: Read all 1808 in [Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell].

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Inbox

• Henry Blennerhassett will 1816
• Ellen Blennerhassett will 1836

• Having trouble fleshing out Stephen Cashel family. Just nothing on them.

• 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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Newspapers

• Bishop funeral 1828.

• 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.

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NLI

• O'Connell papers at NLI

• Search for (might be in UCD):
  • Ellen Fitzsimon says Miss Tuohy is mentioned in a letter from Daniel O'Connell, 13 April 1806, from Cork.

• 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.

• Search for 13 Apr 1806 letter above.
• And events above.

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LR

• See original Tuohy 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 Mar-May 1969 says there was a marriage settlement of November 1803 when Ellen O'Connell married Henry Blennerhassett. He says he has seen it.
• 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.