Spanish Knights of Irish Origin, The Count of Berehaven, Brigadier Daniel O’Sullivan, Governor of Coruna, born Bantry, West Cork, sponsor of Dionisio O Calaghan born Madrid 1718, Grandmother Margaret McCarthy, born Cork, Captain Daniel O Sulivan, Spanish Service born Inchiclogh, Bantry, sponsor Juan McKenna born Madrid 1714, Alexandra O’Neill born Madrid 1765.

Spanish Knights of Irish Origin, The Count of Berehaven, Brigadier Daniel O’Sullivan, Governor of Coruna, born Bantry, West Cork, sponsor of Dionisio O Calaghan born Madrid 1718, Grandmother Margaret McCarthy, born Cork, Captain Daniel O Sulivan, Spanish Service born Inchiclogh, Bantry, sponsor Juan McKenna born Madrid 1714, Alexandra O’Neill born Madrid 1765. From Micheline Walsh, for the Irish manuscript Commission, 1978. The Irish emigres on the Continent had to prove their noble status to enter the various nobilities. An example is the Genealogy compiled by the O’Neills to be allowed enter the Spanish Aristocracy: https://durrushistory.com/2014/03/27/discovery-of-lost-vellum-manuscript-documenting-oreillys-genealogy-of-breffni-cavan-over-1000-years-in-munich-2008-irish-presence-in-cuba-18th-century-and-irish-named-street-escape-castro-emba/

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