Donal IV O'Donovan, (or Anglicized as Daniel O'Donovan) ( ga, Domhnall Ó Donnabháin), The

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, of Clancahill (died 1705), was the son of

Donal III O'Donovan Donal III O'Donovan ( ga, Domhnall Ó Donnabháin), The O'Donovan of Clancahill, born before 1584, was the son of Helena de Barry and Donal II O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill. From the inauguration of his father in 1584 to the date of his ...

, The O'Donovan of Clancahill, and Gyles (Sheela)

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, daughter of Elis Lynch and Sir Roger Gilla Duff O'Shaughnessy, The O'Shaughnessy.

Career

;Patriot Parliament O'Donovan was MP for

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, Ireland, in

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of 1689, along with his kinsmen

Jeremiah O'Donovan Jeremiah O'Donovan ( ga, Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin), The O'Donovan of Clan Loughlin, Lord of Clan Loughlin, was MP for Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland, in James II's Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish ...

, The O'Donovan of Clan Loughlin, and Daniel O'Donovan. Following the Parliament, Donal was outlawed in 1691. At the time he was outlawed, he was characterised as a gentleman, of Benlahane, an archaic spelling of Bawnlahan, then the family seat. Donal's grandson, Daniel, son of Richard, changed the name of the family estate from Bawnlahan to Castle Jane when he married (at age 60) Jane Becher, who was then 15.

O'Donovan's Infantry Regiment

O'Donovan served during the Siege of Cork, as Deputy Governor of the 1200 strong garrison of Charles Fort,

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under

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. His regiment also appears later in the preparations for the Siege of Limerick.

Marriages and issue

Although it is likely that Donal IV was Catholic, as he was a member of the House of Commons of the James II Parliament in 1689 and subsequently outlawed, neither of his wives was

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. This may have contributed to his success in avoiding confiscation of his remaining lands. From his tenure his branch made a massive shift to anglicize and conform, inevitably ruining their reputation (which was already low due to his grandfather's surrender and re-grant of clan lands) but which facilitated their retention of property during the Penal Laws. He was first married to Victoria Copinger, daughter of Captain Walter Copinger of Cloghan, by whom he had a daughter, Helena, who married her 2nd cousin Conn (Cornelius) O'Donovan of

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, ancestor of the present O'Donovan, Lord of Clancahill. Secondly, he married in 1665 Elizabeth Tonson, daughter of Major Richard Tonson (ancestor of

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), by whom he had: ;Daughters * Sarah, married Samuel Morris of Skibbereen * Honora, married Richard O'Donovan * Catherine, married

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of Mallow * Elizabeth, married Daniel O'Leary of Glassheen ;Sons *

Richard I O'Donovan Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

* Daniel, who died young * Barry, who died young * Cornelius (Conor), married Honora, daughter of O'Sullivan MacFineen Duff. He died in 1737. According to O'Hart he was called ''Conchobhar-na-Bhuile'', or "of the madness", and had his residence at Achres in the parish of Drimoleague.O'Hart, p. 201 ** Richard *** Cornelius, died 1841, last descendant in the male line ** Honoria, born 1741

Ancestry

Notes

References

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Donal Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

O'Shaughnessy family Year of birth unknown Irish MPs 1689