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Geoffrey O'Connell

Geoffrey O'Connell.
He mar Elizabeth Conway.
He died 1722.
They had issue:

1. Maurice O'Connell.
   Conformed to the Established Church in 1730.
   He mar 1731 to Jane Blennerhassett [descendant of Edward III].
   He died 1738.
   They had issue:

   
   

   1. Thomas O'Connell, MD,
      of Rathkeale and Tralee,
      born c.1735.
      See wikitree.
      He mar 2ndly to Ellen Tuohy [dau of Edward Tuohy and Ellen FitzMaurice].
      He died 1785.
      He had issue by 2nd wife:

      
      

      1. Mary O'Connell.
         She mar 1802 to Daniel O'Connell, "The Liberator" and had issue.

      2. (dau) O'Connell.
         She mar Patrick O'Mara [of Co.Limerick] and had issue.

         
         

      3. Elizabeth O'Connell.
         She mar James O'Connor [or Connor].
         They had issue:
         1. Elizabeth O'Connor, born 1800.
            She mar 1817 to Capt. Richard Leyne and had issue.

   
   

2. Charles O'Connell, born c.1714.
   He died 1784.
   He had issue.

   
   

3. Elizabeth O'Connell,
   born before 1723.
   [Burkes Irish, 1976] has her incorrectly as daughter of Charles instead of sister.
   She mar 1745 to Jeremy Leyne and had issue.

O'Maras that appear in [Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell].

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Sources yet to be consulted

• Ms. 13,660 in [NLI]. Letters of Daniel O'Connell to Margaret O'Mara, 1844-1845.
  • Margaret O'Mara is Margaret Callan, widow of attorney Thomas O'Mara (died 1843), a friend of O'Connell.
  • See [Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell], letter 784, vol.2, p.213.