O’Donohoe family genealogy

Of San Francisco, California

Arms: Quarterly—1st and 4th vert. two foxes combatant ar. in chief of the second an eagle volant sa.; 2nd and 3rd vert. two lions combatant supporting a dexter hand or. Crests: 1st, arm in armour holding sword entwined with serpent all ppr.; 2nd, out of a ducal coronet an oak tree, a snake entwined round trunk all ppr.

Annalists are not clear as to the origin or nature of the connection of this great Kerry sept of the O’Donoghoe with any in the lands of the Pale, or with Tipperary; but, that it was of an intimate character may be judged from the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 “O’Donoghue” genealogies, pp. 193-194, of Vol. I. of this Edition, as well as from what here follows:

In a Manuscript History of Holy Cross Abbey, co. Tipperary, written A.D. 1640, by Father Malachy Hartry, and now in the possession of the Most Rev. Dr. Croke, Archbishop of Cashel, the followiug entry occurs at page 64, in reference to the Cistercian Abbey of Jerpoint, co. Kilkenny:

Translated:

Rory O’Donohoe, a scion of the “O’Donohoe” family, ancient Lords of Glenflesk, in the county Kerry, settled in the county Meath, in the Commonwealth period, and there married Edith Rothwell. From that mar. descends Joseph A. Donohoe, Esq., of San Francisco, California, as follows:

1. Rory O’Donohoe, b. A.D. 1640, mar. Edith Rothwell, and had:

2. Donal O’Donohoe (b. 1674), who mar. Mary Grace, and had:

3. Hugh O’Donohoe, who fought on the side of King James II., at the Battle of the Boyne. This Hugh married Agnes De Brie, and had:

4. Milo Donoghoe, who was born 1745, and d. in exile. He married Eva O’Donnell, and had:

5. Andrew Donoghoe (b. 1770), who mar. Cecilia Brady, and had:

6. Patrick Donohoe, of Cranahan, county Cavan; b. 1793; who mar. Mary O’Reilly, and had:

7. Joseph A. Donohoe, Esq., of San Francisco, California; b. 1826, and living in 1886.