Donal IV, or Daniel O'Donovan , The O'Donovan

O'Donovan

O'Donovan or Donovan is an Irish surname, as well as a hereditary Gaelic title. It is also written Dhonnabháin in certain grammatical contexts, and Donndubháin, being originally composed of the elements donn, meaning lord or dark brown, dubh, meaning dark or black, and the diminutive suffix án...

, of Clancahill (died 1705), was the son of Donal III O'Donovan

Donal III O'Donovan

Donal III O'Donovan , The O'Donovan of Clancahill, born before 1584, was the son of Helena de Barry and Donal II O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill...

, The O'Donovan of Clancahill, and Gyles (Sheela) O'Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy

Ó Seachnasaigh, O'Shaughnessy, collectively Uí Sheachnasaigh, clan name Cinél nAedha na hEchtghe, is a family surname of Irish origin.The name is found primarily in County Galway and County Limerick...

, daughter of Elis Lynch and Sir Roger Gilla Duff O'Shaughnessy

Roger Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh

Sir Ruadhri Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh , Chief of the Name, 1583–1650.-Biography:Ó Seachnasaigh was married to Elis Lynch at the time of his father's death, by whom he had his heir, Sir Dermot, and a daughter, Gyles...

, The O'Shaughnessy.

Career

Father's estates

Accused of High Treason

Patriot Parliament
O'Donovan was MP for Baltimore

Baltimore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Baltimore was a potwalloper constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1801.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was based in the town of Baltimore in County Cork.-Potwalloper:...

, County Cork

County Cork

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, in James II

James II of England

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's Patriot Parliament

Patriot Parliament

The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...

 of 1689, along with his kinsmen Jeremiah O'Donovan (MP Baltimore)

Jeremiah O'Donovan (MP Baltimore)

Jeremiah O'Donovan , The O'Donovan of Clan Loughlin, Lord of Clan Loughlin, was MP for Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland, in James II's Patriot Parliament of 1689, alongside his kinsmen Daniel O'Donovan of Clancahill and Daniel O'Donovan .Obtaining letters patent from Charles II, his extensive...

, The O'Donovan of Clan Loughlin, and Daniel O'Donovan (MP Doneraile).

O'Donovan's Infantry Regiment

O'Donovan served during the Siege of Cork

Siege of Cork

The Siege of Cork took place during the Williamite war in Ireland in the year of 1690, shortly after the Battle of the Boyne when James II attempted to retake the English throne from King William III....

, as Deputy Governor of the 1200 strong garrison of Charles Fort

Charles Fort (Ireland)

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, Kinsale

Kinsale

Kinsale is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon and has a population of 2,257 which increases substantially during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak and...

 under Sir Edward Scott.

His regiment also appears later in the preparations for the Siege of Limerick (1691)

Siege of Limerick (1691)

Limerick in western Ireland was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland . The city, held by Jacobite forces was able to beat off a Williamite assault in 1690. However, after a second siege in August-October 1691, it surrendered on terms....

.

See also D'Alton, pp. 708 ff.

Marriages and issue

It is uncertain if Donal IV was really Catholic or actually Protestant (if he cared), but he can be regarded as the first "English" O'Donovan of Clancahill because neither of his wives was Gaelic

Gaels

The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....

. This probably contributed to his success in avoiding confiscation of his remaining lands. From his tenure the entire family made a massive shift to anglicise, inevitably ruining their reputation among the majority of their surviving Gaelic peers around the world. But this would allow the O'Donovans to survive the Penal Laws.

He was first married to Victoria Copinger, daughter of Captain Walter Copinger of Cloghan, by whom he had a daughter, Helena, who married her 2nd cousin Conn (Cornelius) O'Donovan of Montpellier

Montpellier

-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....

, ancestor of the present O'Donovan, Lord of Clancahill.

Secondly, he married Elizabeth Tonson, daughter of Major Richard Tonson (ancestor of Baron Riversdale

Baron Riversdale

Baron Riversdale, of Rathcormuck in the County of Cork, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 13 October 1783 for William Tonson, who had earlier represented Rathcormack and Tuam in the Irish House of Commons. His eighth son, the third Baron , was Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert....

), by whom he had:

Daughters

• Sarah, married Samuel Morris of Skibbereen
• Honora, married ? Identical with (niece) Honoria below?
• Catherine, married ?
• (Elizabeth), married ?

Sons

• Richard I O'Donovan
• Daniel, who died young
• Barry, who died young
• Cornelius (Conor), married Honora, daughter of O'Sullivan
  O'Sullivan
  O'Sullivan or simply Sullivan is an Irish surname, associated with the southwestern part of Ireland, originally found in County Tipperary before the Anglo-Norman invasion, then in County Cork and County Kerry, which due to emigration is also common in Australia, North America and Britain...
  
   MacFineen Duff. He died in 1737. According to O'Hart he was called Conchobhar-na-Bhuile, or "of the madness", and had his residence at Achres in the parish of Drimoleague
  Drimoleague
  Drimoleague is a village on the R586 regional road at its junction with the R593 in County Cork, Ireland. It lies roughly halfway between the towns of Dunmanway and Bantry...
  
  .
  • Richard
    • Cornelius, died 1841, last descendant in the male line
  • Honoria, great grandmother of Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy
    Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy
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     and ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales
    Diana, Princess of Wales
    Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
    
    

His son Captain Richard I O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill, would marry Elinor FitzGerald

FitzGerald

The surname FitzGerald is a translation of the French-Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald . Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald. The name can also be used as two separate words Fitz Gerald...

, daughter of John FitzGerald, 13th Knight of Kerry

Knight of Kerry

Knight of Kerry, also called the Green Knight, is one of three Anglo-Irish hereditary knighthoods, all of which existed in Ireland since feudal times. The others are the White Knight and the Knight of Glin...

, by Honora O'Brien

O'Brien

The O'Brien dynasty are a royal and noble house founded in the 10th century by Brian Boru of the Dál gCais or Dalcassians. After becoming King of Munster, through conquest he established himself as High King of Ireland...

, daughter of Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare

Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare

Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare was the son of Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount Clare and Lady Catherine FitzGerald, a daughter of Gerald, 14th Earl of Desmond....

. Their issue was 1) Daniel V O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill, 2) Richard, who died unmarried, and 3) some daughters, the eldest of whom Elizabeth married Sylvester O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan or simply Sullivan is an Irish surname, associated with the southwestern part of Ireland, originally found in County Tipperary before the Anglo-Norman invasion, then in County Cork and County Kerry, which due to emigration is also common in Australia, North America and Britain...

, head of the sept MacFineen Duff of Derreenavurrig in Kerry, by whom she had numerous issue. The eldest son of Daniel V O'Donovan was Richard II O'Donovan

Richard II O'Donovan

General Richard O'Donovan II, The O'Donovan of Clancahill, born 1764 or 1768, was the son of Jane Becher, daughter of John Becher, and Daniel V O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill....

, the last Lord of Clancahill in the male line from Donal IV. But through Helena Donal IV is still an ancestor of all subsequent Chiefs of the Name

Chiefs of the Name

The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan...

 of O'Donovan.

Ancestry