Having read about the ubiquity of McCarthys in the area of Dunmanway, I am taking a long shot here.
I am trying to find living relatives in Ireland, descended from the following people, all of whom appear to have come from Dunmanway:
WILLIAM and JULIA (COLLINS) DONOVAN. Children included:
HANNAH (B. 1867)
MARY ELLEN (B. 1878)
ELIZA (B. 1864)
JOHN (B. ???)
When she got to Boston, Hannah married a man named Cornelius J. O'Sullivan, also born in Dunmanway: Cornelius's parents were CORNELIUS and JANE (GORMAN) O'SULLIVAN/SULLIVAN, married on Feb. 2, 1861 in Dunmanway, Cork, Ireland.
Among their children were:
ANNE (9/16/1865 - )
MICHAEL (8/12/1867 - )
CORNELIOUS J. (11/5/1869 - )
JANE (12/3/1871 - )
I cannot seem to trace any farther back from these names, and as I said, I am trying, too, to trace to the present time, to get in touch with at least one of their descendents.
Any help, any leads, any connections would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
TSL