Bridget DONAGHY, 1893

Name
Bridget /DONAGHY/
Given names
Bridget
Surname
DONAGHY
Birth about 1893 41 24
Note: Age and location of birth based on information in the 1901 Irish census.
Death of a maternal grandfatherHugh McCOLE
November 18, 1893 (aged 0) Age: 66
Cause: Debility, no medical attendant for 8 years.
Birth of a brotherHugh DONAGHY
March 6, 1895 (aged 2 years)
Note: Birth date taken from civil registration. Derrybeg church records have him born 27 Feb 1895.
Death of a brotherHugh DONAGHY
April 15, 1897 (aged 4 years) Age: 2
Cause: Debility from birth.
Note: Not reported until 16 Nov 1897 when his grandmother Margery McCole advised authorities.
Birth of a brotherJames DONAGHY
January 8, 1898 (aged 5 years)
Death of a brotherJames DONAGHY
April 24, 1898 (aged 5 years)
Note: Death reported by Cecily Donaghy who was reported as wife of 45 year old farmer who died following a…

Death reported by Cecily Donaghy who was reported as wife of 45 year old farmer who died following a month of bronchitis without medical attention. It would appear that somehow there was a language misunderstanding between Cecily and person taking her information and given her illiteracy she was unable to read anything written and advise of mistakes. Death was recorded by the Assistant Register whose name was not found in other death registrations and may have been unfamiliar with the local dialect. Cecily reported 2 of the other children who died very young. James is not in the 2 census returns. In 1911 she reported having had 4 children die following birth which is consistent with James being one of them. James does not appear in other death records.

Birth of a sisterMary DONAGHY
March 17, 1899 (aged 6 years)
Note: Derrybeg church records indicate birth was 24 Feb 1899.
Death of a sisterMary DONAGHY
July 31, 1899 (aged 6 years) Age: 5 months
Address: Bronchitis 1 week, no medical attendant.
Birth of a sisterAnnie DONAGHY
August 21, 1900 (aged 7 years)
Note: Derrybeg church record reveals birth occurred on 24 Jul 1900.
Death of a sisterAnnie DONAGHY
January 5, 1901 (aged 8 years) Age: 5 months
Address: Bronchitis 7 days, certified.
Birth of a sisterFanny DONAGHY
September 16, 1901 (aged 8 years)
Note: Derrybeg church records reveal birth occurred on 9 Sep 1901.
Birth of a brotherEdward DONAGHY
January 1, 1903 (aged 10 years)
Note: Derrybeg church records have birth at 18 Nov 1902.
Birth of a brotherCharles DONAGHY
November 9, 1907 (aged 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMadge BOYLE
January 13, 1909 (aged 16 years) Age: 84
Cause: Senile decay
Birth of a sisterMaggie DONAGHY
April 19, 1909 (aged 16 years)
Note: Derrybeg church records has birth at 5 Apr 1909.
Birth of a brotherHugh DONAGHY
March 6, 1913 (aged 20 years)
Death of a brotherHugh DONAGHY
August 29, 1913 (aged 20 years) Age: 6 months
Cause: Marasmus - malnutrition
Death of a brotherCharles DONAGHY
September 2, 1936 (aged 43 years) Age: 28
Address: "On Carspairn to Daley Rd near Knockgrey Lodge gate".
Cause: "Natural causes, collapse from excess of alcohol."
Note: Death certified under wrong name (Donoghue) but certificate records correct information about Irish…

Death certified under wrong name (Donoghue) but certificate records correct information about Irish home and parental names, apart from surname. Death registered by police constable 2 days following death. No record of inquest found in newspapers. Several later articles in Irish papers indicating police were connecting his death with Donaghys in Carrickataskin. Death record amended on 21 Sept 1936 to indicate that his usual residence was Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland.

Death of a fatherEdward DONAGHY
September 17, 1936 (aged 43 years) Age: 84
Cause: senile decay
Death of a motherCecilia aka Sheila aka Sile McCOLE
February 26, 1955 (aged 62 years)
Note: Cecilia is reported to have died in the area around February 1953. However, she does not appear in…

Cecilia is reported to have died in the area around February 1953. However, she does not appear in registrations of death nor is there a tombstone. It is known that records were not entirely accurate and I have noted a number of mistakes in her children's records. However, there was a newspaper report of her death in 1955. Jan 2026 A death certificate now found showing that Sheila died at the County House, a place for babies, unmarried mothers, infirm and elderly in Stranorlar in 1955 in accordance with the newspaper report.

Burial of a motherCecilia aka Sheila aka Sile McCOLE
February 28, 1955 (aged 62 years)
Note: Some interesting local information found in the remainder of the article.
Death notice for Sheila Donaghy

Note: Finally found a record of death. Nothing found in civil death records.
Death of a brotherEdward DONAGHY
February 13, 1957 (aged 64 years) Age: 54
Address: Post mortem held 16 Feb.
Cause: cardiac failure
Death of a sisterBella DONAGHY
June 9, 1978 (aged 85 years)
Note: Bella's DOB in the US Social Security Death Index is the same as that in the Derrybeg parish registe…

Bella's DOB in the US Social Security Death Index is the same as that in the Derrybeg parish register.

Family with parents
father
18521936
Birth: about 1852Donegal, Ireland
Death: September 17, 1936Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
mother
Cecilia & Eddie
18681955
Birth: August 23, 1868 41 45Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
Death: February 26, 1955County House, Stranorlar, Donegal, Ireland
Religious marriage Religious marriageNovember 13, 1888St Eugene's Church, Limavardy, Londonderry, Ireland
2 years
elder sister
18911978
Birth: February 16, 1891 39 22Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland
Death: June 9, 1978Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, USA
3 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
18951897
Birth: March 6, 1895 43 26Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland
Death: April 15, 1897Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland
3 years
younger brother
18981898
Birth: January 8, 1898 46 29Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland
Death: April 24, 1898Carrickataskin, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, Ireland
14 months
younger sister
18991899
Birth: March 17, 1899 47 30Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland
Death: July 31, 1899Ardnagappary, Donegal, Ireland
17 months
younger sister
19001901
Birth: August 21, 1900 48 31Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
Death: January 5, 1901Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
13 months
younger sister
1901
Birth: September 16, 1901 49 33Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
16 months
younger brother
Cecilia & Eddie
19031957
Birth: January 1, 1903 51 34Carrickataskin, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, Ireland
Death: February 13, 1957Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
5 years
younger brother
19071936
Birth: November 9, 1907 55 39Carrickataskin, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, Ireland
Death: September 2, 1936Scotland
18 months
younger sister
1909
Birth: April 19, 1909 57 40Carrickataskin, Dunfanaghy, Donegal, Ireland
4 years
younger brother
19131913
Birth: March 6, 1913 61 44Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
Death: August 29, 1913Carrickataskin, Donegal, Ireland
Birth

Age and location of birth based on information in the 1901 Irish census.