Tuesday 31 May 2016

Irish in Spain (VIII): Two Irish Ladies Who Died in Cádiz in 1759

On 4 January 1759, Ana Donovan (also written once as Inés Donovan, so perhaps actually Agnes?) aged 54, native of Kilkenny, died in Cádiz, her burial taking place the next day. On 30 January 1759 Maria Dodd, aged 47, native of the parish de "Butifinensis" in County Cork, Ireland, the widow of "Guillermo Shee" (William Shea) was buried.

SOURCE: Cathedral of Cádiz (Sagrario), Burials, Book 16, Pp. 14 and 17 verso