William ran a shop on Cashel Street, Clonmel. He was a coal merchant, Bacon curer & sold milk which he got from his cows which grazed where the current playing pitches of Clonmel Og are. During the winter when the cows were dry some were moved to a field in Graigue. I do not know if he inherited or bought this property yet. It is still standing, it is the building before the new carpark, I think its called 'Suir Island Carpark'.
William O' Donnell contributed to Burkes History of Clonmel book and is listed at the back of the book as a sponsor. He also contributed monies towards purchasing diamonds or something for the Sisters of Mercy Tabernacle, which is currently in Clonmel Museum.
Maybe he had a bit of an entrepreneur streak in him or could not wait around for the father to hand over the farm! His father Andrew is listed in Bassetts Directory 1889 as a farmer in Shanballyard & William in Cashel Street. I suppose when he died Edmond was the one left on the farm.
There is still the question of why Catherine's father is stated as dead & the fact that William & Edmonds father did not die until 1897. What do you think of my theory that it is a typo by the person inserting it on the computer? Do you have a copy of the original marriage cert or just the one off rootsireland.ie, like I have?
No I do not have a birth cert for William, I think he may have been born just a tad to early, but maybe all records have not been copied, I'm just going by rootsireland.
The Edmond & Eleanor were dead by 1901, see my previous message.
Just looking at marriage certs.
Edmond (witness Patrick O' D) & Williams (witness Willaim O' D) siblings are
Margaret married 22-Apr-1879 (Kate O' Donnell witness, sister?)
Ellen married 17-Sep-1872 (Catherine O' Donnell witness, your Cath. MAYBE!!)
*Catherine witness is Ellen (same as above?)
Guess**John married 17-Mar-1886 (Address given as Clonmel & occupation as Shopkeeper, maybe working with William in shop?)
