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Commander Thomas McDonnell (1788-1864)
Commander Thomas Mcdonnell (1788-1864) Michael O’Halloran’s wife Mary McDonnell is believed to have been connected to one of the two lines of the Antrim clan of McDonnells who were living in Clare at this time. Both were Church of Ireland and both regarded themselves as reasonably close kinsmen of the Antrim branch. The quest is […]