Of Castles, Pirates and Kings:
The O'Driscoll Clans of Ireland

Ó hEidirsceoil - O'Driscoll

Drombeg Stone Circle or Druid's Alter
A Neolithic site in Skibbereen, County of Cork.

All photographs of Ireland on this page were kindly
contributed and described by Richard Watson

  My Irish ancestors were descended from the O'Driscolls

of West Cork, Ireland and this page about their

 beginnings is intended to honor them.

The O'Driscoll Clans were first in South Kerry,

then later West Cork, Corca Laoighde,

in the County of Cork, Southern Ireland.

Dún na Séad Castle in the town centre,
now an impressive ruin standing
on a rock overlooking the harbour.

Lough Hyne with the remains of Cloghane Castle,
the final home of Sir Fenen O'Driscoll,
is on an island to the right of centre.

My gg grandmother Mary Ann Driscoll Deal

was born in Kentucky April 2, 1843/Feb 4, 1843?

Her father Andrew Jackson Driscoll was born in Kentucky 1822?,

her mother Mary Donahue was in born OH ?1824,

they were married in Scott County, Indiana June 15, 1841.

Her brother was also named Andrew Jackson Driscoll.

(Driscoll, Andrew J., Private, Company K, 36th Indiana Infantry)

 

John Henry Deal born February 26, 1832 Mercer County, Kentucky

and Mary Ann Driscoll Deal were married December 25, 1857?

in Jefferson County, Indiana and were

the parents of my great grandmother

Mary Elizabeth Deal Nugent

John Deal Sr. died May 30, 1904 in Shelby County, Indiana.

His parents were both born in Pennsylvania.

Mary Ann Driscoll Deal died May 2, 1923 in Shelby County, Indiana.

John Henry and Mary Ann Driscoll Deal lived with their children

in Boggstown/London, in the Moral Township of

Shelby County, Indiana near many other Deal family members.

Several pictures of this area are here:  Indiana Deals

The O'Driscolls were among the first Clans of Ireland.

The Territories of Ancient Irish families

were rulers and Royalty who later became pirates 

as outsiders began invading their ancestral lands.

Many of the O'Driscoll Castles which were once home

to these proud people, remain standing today

in the areas surrounding the County of Cork.

Rincolisky, the O'Driscoll Castle
at Whitehall north of Baltimore

The entrance to Baltimore Harbour,
looking across to Sherkin Island

The O'Driscolls

Driscolls of Cork

The O'Driscoll Clan

The Name O'Driscoll

O'Driscoll Strongholds

The Baltimore O'Driscolls

Early History of the O'Driscolls

The Driscoll Family Homestead

The O'Driscoll Clan from Baltimore

The Mighty O'Driscolls - Medieval Times

The Territories of Ancient Irish Families

Baltimore Town Centre

Richard Watson cycling near Baltimore

County of Cork:

County Cork

Map of West Cork

A History of Cork

Cork County, Ireland

Cape Clear, West Cork

A History of Clonakilty, West Cork

Cork Ireland, Things to See and Do

Map of Ireland - CIA Factbook

Ireland in general

Irish History

Early History of Ireland

Irish History on the Web

Ireland's History in Maps

Irish Newspapers Online

Old Irish - Gaelic Surnames

http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/

An Alternative History of Celticism

A Political Study of Ancient Ireland

Desmond's Concise History of Ireland

Old Ireland, the Story of the Irish Race

Map of Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland