Category Archives: Irish Genealogy
Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture Posted
Small-Leaved Shamrock hosted the 8th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture. The topic was Back to School: Family Historians Set Goals for Irish Research. I submitted the article Getting My Irish Ancestors Back to Ireland. I set up a plan for tracing my Dolan family so that I might one day get …
The Problem with Patrick Dolan’s Obituary
Again on the trail of the Dolan family… I have Patrick Dolan’s obituary, which started this whole mess, I mean, adventure. The obituary proves that Patrick Dolan is my gr gr gr Uncle, but it leaves much to be desired in sorting out his unknown brother. The only facts it presents is that he is …
Figuring out when John Dolan Died
In my last post about my Dolan research I wrote about how my Dolan’s were getting all tangled up with the Kelly surname. I’ve been following the family of John Dolan and Bridget Kelly who lived in San Mateo, California according to the 1880 census. Bridget (Kelly) Dolan’s obituary told me that she was a …