Fachtna was born on 8th October 1902 in Shannon Square (now Emmet Square), Clonakilty, County Cork.
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He was the son of Patrick O'Driscoll and Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (née Collins).
He was recorded in Carrigroe, County Cork, living with his father, on the 1911 Census.
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He married Elizabeth McNamara on 22nd February 1933 in Donnybrook, County Dublin.
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He passed away on 26th July 1938 at 4 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin
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and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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Sources
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Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie, birth of Fachnan Michael O'Driscoll, 8 October 1902, Registration District/Office: Clonakilty; entry 8 of the 'copied register' of the Birth Register Books, signed and dated 31 October 1902 by W. Bennett, Registrar. (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1902/01884/1732669.pdf : accessed 22 August 2022).
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Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie, marriage of Fachtna O'Driscoll and Elizabeth McNamara, 22 February 1933, Registration District/Office: Dublin; entry 171 of the 'copied register' of the Marriage Register Books, signed and dated 22 February 1933 by Joseph J. Mathews. (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1933/08975/5248268.pdf : accessed 22 August 2022).
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Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie, death of Fachtna Collins-O'Driscoll, 26 July 1938, Registration District/Office: Dublin; entry 172 of the 'copied register' of the Death Register Books, signed and dated 5 August 1938 by M. Peppard, Asst Registrar. (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1938/04761/4276218.pdf : accessed 22 August 2022).
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Monumental inscription. Glasnevin Cemetery. 26 July 1938 (b. 1902) Collins-O'Driscoll, Fachtna Michael. Photographed by: Feargal Hennigan: taken 5 August 2022.
See also:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70734451/fachtna-michael-collins-o'driscoll: accessed 22 August 2022), memorial page for Fachtna Michael Collins-O'Driscoll (8 Oct 1902–26 Jul 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70734451, citing Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).
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Hi David, do you have any dates or locations for Patrick Driscoll and his family? Did he live in County Cork, Ireland at any time? If so, you can add him to Category: O'Driscoll's in Cork and Category: Clan O'Driscoll. You have to put double brackets around these categories if you add them into the biographies when you write them.
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