Johanna (McCarthy) O'Brien
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Johanna (McCarthy) O'Brien (1828 - 1916)

Johanna O'Brien formerly McCarthy
Born in Garralacka, Co. Cork, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 17 Jan 1850 in Rossletteri and Kilkeranmoremap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 88 in Tullineasky East, Co. Cork, Irelandmap
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Biography

There is an interesting story associated with Ireland’s traditional breakfast and Michael [Collins’s] family. It was his maternal grandmother Johanna O’Brien who had the original recipe for the now famous Clonakilty Black Pudding. There was a long tradition in country areas - having killed a pig to make black pudding for the family - to sell any surplus to the local butcher. The O’Brien’s black pudding was very popular with the people of Clonakilty and when Johanna was old, she decided to sell her precious recipe to a local butcher, Philip Harrington. When the Harringtons sold their business to Patrick McSweeny in 1968, they also passed on the O’Brien recipe. A nephew of Patrick’s, Edward Twomey, decided to start producing the black pudding commercially and it can now be bought in shops and supermarkets all over Ireland, as well as in delicatessens both in the United Kingdom and across Europe.[1]

Residence

Johannah, 82 yrs, House 9 in Tullineaskey East (Coolcraheen, Cork)[2]

Death

Johanna O'Brien died 25 Dec 1916 at Tullineaskey, Rosscarbery, Clonakilty, co Cork, farmer's widow, 90 yrs old, reported by cousin Ellen Wycherley. [3]

Obituary

MRS. JOHANNA O’BRIEN, CLONAKILTY

The death of Mrs. Johanna O’Brien, of Sam’s Cross, Clonakilty, Ireland, and mother of Bro. D. O’Brien, P.D.P. of the Hibernian Society, Sydney, on Christmas morning at an advanced age, removed one who was held in the highest esteem by all the countryside. It would be difficult to pay an adequate tribute to such a model Catholic and really fine type of Irishwoman of the good old stock. Deceased was a woman of grit and industry. Left a widow at an early age, Mrs. O’Brien managed in the face of many difficulties to rear and educate a family who were a credit to her and to the district. During her whole life she was an influence for good. The remains were removed to Lisavaird church on St. Stephen’s Day, and subsequently were interred at Castefricke [sic] in the presence of a vast multitude of people.

The chief mourners were: Daniel and Michael O’Brien, sons; Mrs. Timothy Donovan (Dublin), Mrs. John Twohig (Dublin), Mrs. James O’Brien (Gortygrinean), Miss Nan O’Brien, daughters; Mrs. D. O’Brien and Mrs. M. O’Brien, daughters-in-law; T. Donovan (Dublin), son-in-law; Mrs. P O’Driscoll (Carrigroe), Mrs. P. Powell (Cork), and Miss Mary O’Brien, granddaughters; John M. Collins, Michael Collins, and M. O’Brien, grandsons; L. Quirke (Carrigroe), Jeremiah Kingston (Carrigroe), Dan McCarthy (Saroo), Dan McCarthy and Tim McCarthy (Maulyregan), M. McCarthy, nephews; Miss E. McCarthy, Mrs. Jeremiah O’Sullivan (Carrigroe), Mrs. Michael O’Brien (Carrigroe), nieces; J. Holland (Clonakilty), grand-nephew; Mrs. J.J. O’Crowley (Clonakilty), Misses Nell and Katie Holland (Clonakilty), Miss Nora O’Brien (Carrigroe), grand-nieces; Fachtna Michael O’Driscoll, Fineen J. O’Driscoll, Mary J. and Margaret Eva O’Driscoll, Mary and Inagh Collins, great-grandchildren; Mrs. Wycherley (Ross), Patrick, Denis, William F., and Florence McCarthy (Garralacka), M. O’Hea, James O’Rea, Mrs. O’Sullivan (Froe), James Healy (Garralacka), John Myrane (Rind), Mrs. Murphy (Timoleague), Captain Murphy (Timoleague), M. O’Brien (Carrigroe), David, Jerome, and the Misses O’Brien (Tullineasky), Mrs. Moloney (Cahirmore), cousins.[4]

Sources

  1. Michael Collins: Himself by Chrissy Osborne
  2. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Coolcraheen/Tullineaskey_East/380521/
  3. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-perform-search.jsp?namefm=johanna&namel=obrien&location=&yyfrom=1916&yyto=1917&type=D&submit=Search&sort=&pageSize=100&century=&decade=&exact=&ddBfrom=&ddMfrom=&ddDfrom=&ddPfrom=&mmBfrom=&mmMfrom=&mmDfrom=&mmPfrom=&yyBfrom=&yyMfrom=&yyDfrom=&yyPfrom=&ddBto=&ddMto=&ddDto=&ddPto=&mmBto=&mmMto=&mmDto=&mmPto=&yyBto=&yyMto=&yyDto=&yyPto=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&locationP=&keywordb=&keywordm=&keywordd=&keywordp=&event=&district=
  4. obituary in "Catholic Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW) 8 March 1917, pg 20




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McCarthy-1234 and McCarthy-423 appear to represent the same person because: Location, spouse, and several children match (I have the baptismal records) but date of birth is one year apart
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