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What (who) is O'Donovan family - definition
O'Donovan family
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FAMILY
Lord of Clancahill; Lord of Clann Cathail; Clan Aneslis; O'Donovan of Clancahill; O'Donovan; Clancahill
The O'Donovans are an Irish family. Their patronymic surname derives from Irish Ó Donnabháin, meaning the grandsons or descendants of Donnubán, referring to the 10th century ruler of the Uí Fidgenti, Donnubán mac Cathail.
Donal II O'Donovan
IRISH CHIEFTAIN
Donnell II O'Donovan; Donal II
Donal II O'Donovan (), The O'Donovan of Clann Cathail, Lord of Clancahill (died 1639), was the son of Ellen O'Leary, daughter of O'Leary of Carrignacurra,O Murchadha, Family Names, p. 127.
Donal III O'Donovan
IRISH SOLDIER
Donnell III O'Donovan; Donal III
Donal III O'Donovan (), The O'Donovan of Clancahill, born before 1584, was the son of Helena de BarryDaughter of William Barry of Barryroe, son of James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant and Donal II O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill. From the inauguration of his father in 1584 to the date of his own accession to the chiefship in 1639, the O'Donovan family had risen to become one of the most prominent Gaelic families remaining in all the province of South Munster or Desmond, from a position of semi-obscurity in the mid-16th century, although this was in part due to the misfortunes and sad decline of several once more prominent families, as happens in all ages.
