Comedian Rosie O'Donnell relieved to uncover her Irish roots!

Comedienne Rosie O'Donnell lost her mother when she was only 10 and wants to reconnect with her by tracing her Irish roots.

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[tableofcontentslsad]

There was no famine, there was plenty of food, it was just exported to England while the natives starved. It was only the potato crop that failed. Its the great hunger not the potato famine.

[DistinctiveThinking]

I also have Doyle in my ancestry. Robert Doyle married my Great grandmother'sister Annie daughter of James Thomas O'Brien.

[lisaainsworth]

My ancestor is called Ann Doyle too ☺️ I’m from Scotland but my ancestor Ann is from Ireland

[jgrey]

To blithely ignore the English crimes in the Famine is truly revolting.

[JediSimpson]

Whenever I find an Irish ancestor in my genealogy research, it’s basically a brick wall, unfortunately.

[acidrider]

That's funny I always thought she was Italian.

[Streichholzschachtel]

Wow, someone with the last name O’Donnell has Irish roots, fcking shocking

[gracemaerz]

There was no cabbage, carrot, turnip or other vegetable blight. We know what happened to those edible goods.