Morning Tara
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My mothers marriage certificate states her father as Patrick O'Donoghue (O'Donohoe) deceaded. Profession, Soldier in the Irish Republican Army.
Her birth certificate states,
Father, Patrick O'Donoghue, soldier, Dublin.
Mother, Sarah O'Donoghue nee Brennan, signature of informant Mary Brennan mother of Sarah, Shillelagh Wicklow.
After looking up the 1901/11 Irish census i found the O'Donoghue/Brennan Families and then found the marriage of Patrick and Sarah.
I then found records of a birth for Patrick O'Donoghue in Macroom which matched the records i had.
I wrote to the military archives in Dublin, gave them copies of all the paperwork i had and they sent me the army records of my Patrick O'Donoghue born in Macroom Co Cork, discharged for Bigamy.In amongst the paper work they sent me, there was an odd record for a Patrick O'Donohoe born Killarney Co Kerry who was a corporal aged 23. His army number is 11651 the same as my grandfather. Iam going to write to them today, asking if there has been a mix up with the records because there can't be two Patrick O'Donoghues/ Donohues born in different places, with the same army number.
Going to be away from the computer for a while, so please don't think i'm ignoring your replies.