McDonnell Family
(from left) Angie, Paddy, daughter Shivaun,[John
Clarke],son Pat
April, 1999
Paddy McDonnell, the son of Mary Ann Clarke, is
the second cousin of twins,
John L. and Chester Clarke and their sister,
Catherine Moench
and all of their generation in America.
They are the grandchildren of brothers
Francis [in America] and Patrick (#3) [in Ireland]
Clarke
Shivaun Sheehan and brother, Pat McDonnell are third cousins
of those Americans, who are the children of that generation.
The McDonnell farm in County Louth is within a
few
miles of the Clarke farm in Cloughreagh, County
Meath.
Pat McDonnell works both farms today.