Descendants of John McDonagh, prepared by Meahal "Michael" Duffy ↗

Mother's maiden name was Morrisroe.

• Edward (Montana) Duffy.
• Ann Duffy. She married James Hunt. They had four children:
  • Jimmy Hunt.
  • Ann Hunt.
  • Peggy Hunt.
  • Daughter.
• Mary Duffy. She married Pat Harrington.
• John Bernard Duffy. He had two sons and one daughter. One of his sons was named William. The other son became a policeman.

Born in 1880 in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland.

Last name may have been spelled "Torpey".

Died September 13, 1910 of tuberculosis in Sale, county of Chesire, England.

Born in 1880 in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland.

Married Patrick Torpey on March 19, 1903 in St. Joseph's Chapel on Hope Road in Sale, county of Cheshire, England.

She remarried _________ Griffen after the death of Patrick Torpey.

The information regarding her second marriage and second family that is presented in this family tree is derived from the list of the descendants of John McDonagh that was prepared by Meahal "Michael" Duffy. See page 2 thereof. ↗

Married Mary Ann Coleman, the daughter of John Coleman.

Catherine "Kate" McDonagh married Matthew Garvey. They did not have children. She lived in Rockaway Beach, New York as an adult and died in Queens, New York.

Catherine "Kate" McDonagh and Matthew Garvey

• John McDonagh.
• Patrick McDonagh.

• Winnifred Duffy. She married John McKeon and they had six children.
• Annie Duffy. She married John McCormack and they had three children.
• Molly Duffy.
• Edward Duffy. He married Lea ____. He died in Australia in 1984.
• Second son.

• Mary Ann Duffy was born in 1905 in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland.
• She died on March 14, 1980 in Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland.
• She married Thomas Michael Scanlon. They had six children.
• Thomas Michael Scanlon died on April 14, 1972 in Ireland.

All born in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland:

• John "Sonny" Duffy. Died May 25, 1990.
• Michael (Australia) Duffy.
• Patrick (England) Duffy. Died August 4, 1949.
• Teen Duffy.

• Anne Griffin.
• Paddy Griffin.

• Jack McDonagh.
• Malachy McDonagh.
• Moya McDonagh (pictured below).
• Thomas McDonagh.
• Michael McDonagh. He married Madilyn Murphy. They had five children.
• Patrick McDonagh.

Moya McDonagh, First Communion

(l. to r.) First cousins Moya McDonagh and Mary "Mae" Ellen Torpey, Ireland, mid 1970s

• Margaret, born about 1927, who suffered from hyperkyphosis. She died in her 20s.
• Terence, born about 1929, who worked in the merchant marines. Terence married Aileen _______ and they had two children, Bonnie and Christopher.

• Jerome (or Gerard) Cominos, born about 1921.
• Alice Cominos, born about 1923.
• Peter Cominos, born about 1932. He married Alice (Tilly?) and they had four children.

• John McKeon.
• William McKeon. He married Patricia _____.
• Helen McKeon. She married ____ Peterson.
• Josephine McKeon. She marrried ____ O'Driscoll.
• Mary McKeon. She married ____ Walsh.
• Shiela McKeon. She married Gene Kelly (not the dancer).
  (These six are children of Winnifred Duffy and John McKeon.)


• John McCormack. He married Noreen ____.
• Martin McCormack.
• Raymond McCormack.
  (These three are children of Annie Duffy and John McCormack.)

For information on the children and grandchildren of the following individuals, see the "Progeny" link above Edward Joseph Duffy.

All born in New York, New York:

• Edward Joseph Duffy (February 28, 1935 - December 5, 2001) married Eileen Mary Cronin. They had three children and nine grandchildren.


Eileen Mary Cronin and progeny

• James Patrick Duffy (June 25, 1936 - November 28, 2022) married Patricia Perry (October 17, 1941 - September 16, 2021) on December 5, 1965. They had two children and two grandchildren.


(l. to r.) James Patrick, Deena, Patricia (née Perry) and Jay Edward Duffy

• Kevin John Duffy (b. August 4, 1941) married Bernadette Eileen Myles (June 19, 1945 - March 24, 2013)
  (Obituary ↗)
  on April 16, 1966. They had two children and three grandchildren.
• Meahal "Michael" Daniel Duffy
  (Obituary ↗)
  (April 18, 1944 - March 10, 2022) married Sandra Hixon Smith (b. October 10, 1945) on June 13, 1970. They had three children and six grandchildren. Meahal also had a son with Joanne Richmond and their son had six children. It would be an omission, trifling indeed, but nonetheless unpardonable, to fail to note that Meahal's petite affaire de coeur with Joanne preceded his entry into holy matrimony with Sandra (unlike, for example, Donald Trump - he of the strong Christian values - who raw-dogged it with porn star Stormy Daniels a few months after the birth of his son Barron).
• Brian Anthony Duffy (b. August 23, 1948) married seriatim Danielle Beaulieu (with whom he had no children), Connie Stavros (with whom he had two daughters) and Mimi Mathieson (née Hofsommer) (with whom he had no children).

• Michael McDonagh. He married Susan ____ and they had two children.
• Malachy McDonagh. He had four children.
• Gerald McDonagh.
• Vincent McDonagh.
• Bridget McDonagh

• Bonnie Kenny. She married Patrick Hammond and theyd had two children, Meagan and Michael.
• Christopher Kenny.

• One child of Jerome (or Gerard) Cominos
• Four children of Alice Cominos
• Four children of Peter Cominos and Alice (Tilly?)
• Arlene Cominos.
• Michael Cominos.
• Robert Cominos.
• Timothy Cominos.

• Jamie McDonagh.
• Christopher McDonagh.
  (These two are children of Michael McDonagh and Susan ____.)


• Benjamin McDonagh.
• Bernadette McDonagh. She married Andrew York and they had three children.
• Gerard McDonagh.
• Vincent McDonagh
  (These four are children of Malachy McDonagh.)

• Meagan Hammond, born in 1987.
• Michael Hammond, born in 1989.

• Christina York.
• Rachel York.
• Sean York.