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Name |
Tilly (Matilda?) |
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Born |
About 1894, probably near Newport, Co. Mayo, Ireland |
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Parents |
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Siblings |
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Married |
· Married to Frank O’Donnell |
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Children |
· Unknown |
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Died |
· December 15, 1983 in Sandhill |
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Birth and Baptism |
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Immigration & Naturalization |
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Census Records |
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City Directories |
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Church Records |
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Death Records |
Buried in Killeen Cemetery · In loving memory of FRANK O’DONNELL Sandhill died 7th May 1980 aged 87 years. And his wife TILLY Cumann Na m-Ban died 15th Dec. 1983 aged 89 years. |
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Obituary |
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Occupation |
· Farmer’s wife |
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Residences
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· Sandhill
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Other Documentation |
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Stories and Notes |
· Cumann na mBan, the ‘League of Women’, was formed in 1914 as an auxiliary corps, to complement the Irish Volunteer Force (IVF). Its recruits were from diverse backgrounds, mainly white-collar workers and professional women, but with a significant proportion also from the working class. Although it was otherwise an independent organization, its executive was subordinate to that of the Volunteers. On 23 April 1916, when the IRB Military Council finalized arrangements for the Easter Rising, it integrated Cumann na mBan, along with the Volunteers and Citizen Army, into the ‘Army of the Irish Republic |
