Individual Details
Anne (Annie) MCDONNELL
(Abt 2 Mar 1879 - 10 May 1964)
Very sadly, all eight children of Annie and her husband, Jack, died as children or young adults. According to family sources, Annie and Jack were first cousins and this was the reason for their children's poor health and early deaths. However, this does not tie in with other information I have gathered about the family: Jack's parents' surnames were Gordon and Coughlin and Annie's parents' surnames were McDonnell and Fitzgerald so they could not have been first cousins. However, Annie's maternal grandmother's surname was Gordon so perhaps Annie and Jack were second cousins.
Later in her life, after the deaths of Jack and their children, Annie devoted herself to financing the education of young men who wished to become priests.
Later in her life, after the deaths of Jack and their children, Annie devoted herself to financing the education of young men who wished to become priests.
Events
| Birth | Abt 2 Mar 1879 | Charlestown, Co. Mayo | |||
| Christen | 4 Mar 1879 | Kilbeagh, Co. Mayo | |||
| Marriage | 16 Aug 1908 | University Church, Dublin - John (Jack) Patrick GORDON | |||
| Death | 10 May 1964 | Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin |
Families
| Spouse | John (Jack) Patrick GORDON (1883 - 1934) |
| Child | Kathleen GORDON (1909 - 1914) |
| Child | John (Jay) P. GORDON (1910 - 1933) |
| Child | James (Jim) GORDON (1911 - 1917) |
| Child | Michael GORDON (1913 - 1917) |
| Child | Eithne GORDON (1918 - 1918) |
| Child | Mary GORDON (1920 - 1925) |
| Child | Angela GORDON (1923 - 1924) |
| Child | Denise Bride GORDON (1924 - 1943) |
| Father | Michael Alexander MCDONNELL (1850 - 1924) |
| Mother | Catherine (Kate) FITZGERALD (1853 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Ellen (Ellie) MCDONNELL (1876 - 1937) |
| Sibling | James (Jimmy) Patrick MCDONNELL (1877 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Bridget (Bea) MCDONNELL (1883 - ) |
| Sibling | John (Jack) Joseph MCDONNELL (1884 - 1900) |