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Brian “Barney” O'Donnell Jr.

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Brian “Barney” O'Donnell Jr.

Birth
Aphort, County Donegal, Ireland
Death
22 Jan 1944 (aged 85–86)
Aphort, County Donegal, Ireland
Burial
Leahgarrow, County Donegal, Ireland Add to Map
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Section- B Plot- 172
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Barney O' Donnell Jr was born about 1858 in Aphort on Arranmore Island, County Donegal, Ireland. His parents were Barney O'Donnell Sr. and Bridget (Conaghan) O'Donnell.

He was a fisherman as a young man and into his thirties, up to the time of his marriage in 1891. He married Sile O'Donnell in St. Peter's Church, Dungloe. (Sile's name was pronounced "Sheila" and translated into English as Celia or Cecelia, sometimes Cecily. She was the daughter of Neil and Nancy O'Donnell of Innisfree Island.) After marriage Barney remained in Aphort and was more of a farmer but was also the coxswain for the Arranmore lifeboat.

Barney and Sile had 9 children:
1. Charles (1891-1978)
2. Annie (1896-1986)
3. Mary (1898-1989)
4. Neil (1900-1994)
5. Brigid (1903-1984)
6. Sophie, aka Sophia (1905-2005)
7. Ellen (1907-1995)
8. Sarah (1909-1965)
9. Barney III aka Bernard (1912-1966)

Barney died aged 86 in Aphort and is buried in Arranmore Cemetery with his wife Sile and their eldest and youngest sons, Charles and Barney III.
Barney O' Donnell Jr was born about 1858 in Aphort on Arranmore Island, County Donegal, Ireland. His parents were Barney O'Donnell Sr. and Bridget (Conaghan) O'Donnell.

He was a fisherman as a young man and into his thirties, up to the time of his marriage in 1891. He married Sile O'Donnell in St. Peter's Church, Dungloe. (Sile's name was pronounced "Sheila" and translated into English as Celia or Cecelia, sometimes Cecily. She was the daughter of Neil and Nancy O'Donnell of Innisfree Island.) After marriage Barney remained in Aphort and was more of a farmer but was also the coxswain for the Arranmore lifeboat.

Barney and Sile had 9 children:
1. Charles (1891-1978)
2. Annie (1896-1986)
3. Mary (1898-1989)
4. Neil (1900-1994)
5. Brigid (1903-1984)
6. Sophie, aka Sophia (1905-2005)
7. Ellen (1907-1995)
8. Sarah (1909-1965)
9. Barney III aka Bernard (1912-1966)

Barney died aged 86 in Aphort and is buried in Arranmore Cemetery with his wife Sile and their eldest and youngest sons, Charles and Barney III.

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