O'DONNELL
early names in Newfoundland by E.R. Seary
O'DONNELL
early names in Newfoundland by E.R. Seary
DONNELLY
a variant of the surname of Ireland (O) Donnelly, O'Donnghaile, Ireland
donn-brown-galvalour. (MacLysaght)
Traced by MacLysaght to Co Tyrone.
Early instances in Newfoundland:
Martin Domilly, servant of Harbour Main, 1755 (MUN History);
Thomas Donnelly, labourer of St John's, 1779 (co 194-34);
Timothy Donnolly, of St Mary's Bay, 1804 (D'Alberti 14);
Pat Donnelly, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1807 (NFLD Archives HGRC);
James Donnelly from Piltown (Co Kilkenny) married at St John's, 1830 (NFLD Archives BRC);
John Donnelly, captain of the Earl Grey, Spaniard's Bay, 1937 (Newfoundlander 2 Feb 1837);
William of Harbour Grace, 1857 (Newfoundlander 18 June 1857);
John, master mariner of Carbonear, 1871 (Lovell).
Modern status; Scattered especially at St John's
O'DONNELL
a surname of Ireland, O Domhnaill (MacLysaght) See
O' Donald
Traced by MacLysaght in Cos Clare, Donegal and Galway.
Early Instance in Newfoundland:
James R O'Donnel, clergyman of St John's, 1794-5, "12yrs in NFLD," that is , 1782-3 (Census 1794-5);
Thomas O'Donel from Fetheard (Co Tipperary) married at St John's 1793 (NFLD Archives, BRC);
William O'Donnal, of Ragged Harbour (now Melrose), 1815, of Riders Harbour, : 1816 (NFLD Archives KCRC);
Michael O'Donnell alias Michael Clarke, from Modiling (Co Waterford), of Paradise (unspecified), died 1816 (Royal Gazette 16 July 1816);
Joanna O'Donnal, of Catalina, 1821 (NFLD Archives KCRC);
John O'Donnel, of Greenspond, 1823 (NFLD Archives KCRC);
John O'Donnell, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1824 (NFLD Archives HGRC);
Edward O'Donnell or O'Donald, of Isle Valen, deceased 1828 (Newfoundlander 11 Sept 1828,16 July 1829);
Catherine O'Donnoll, of Bonaviste, 1831 (NFLD Archives KCRC);
John O'Donnell, of Placentia, 1838 (Newfoundlander 6 December 1838);
John F., Cahir, Tipperary of St John's, deceased 1855 (Newfoundlander 16 August 1855);
Catherine, of Harbour Grace, 1866 (NFLD Archives HGRC);
Rev. R, of Burin 1871 (Lovell)
Modern status: Scattered, especially at St John's
Place name: O'Donnells 47-04-53-34
Source
Seary, E.R. ( 1998) Edited by William Kirwan. Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland. McGill-Queen's University Press
