by KathleenLyons | Jun 5, 2023 | Future Gatherings
We’ll soon be getting together in Bantry for the 2023 O’Donovan Gathering! Registration and kickoff celebrations start on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Maritime Hotel. Event plans are in place, with boat excursions, a barbecue and banquet as major...
by KathleenLyons | Mar 6, 2023 | Future Gatherings
Three months to go! Excitement is building for the 2023 Clan O’Donovan Gathering in Bantry, West Cork Ireland. Having been thwarted multiple times due to the global pandemic, O’Donovans and Donovans will be assembling soon, to share stories, learn more...
by KathleenLyons | Feb 19, 2023 | Future Gatherings
The O’Donovan with Minister Sile De Valera at the 2000 O’Donovan Clan Gathering. From 14-18 June, 2023, O’Donovans and Donovans will gather in person in West Cork to celebrate our family connections and share a pint or a pot of tea with extended...
by KathleenLyons | Jul 29, 2022 | Future Gatherings
The 2023 O’Donovan Clan Gathering dates have been set: 14-18 June 2023! As plans become solidified, we will share details, deadlines and travel options with you. Our Headquarters hotel, The Maritime in Bantry, is now taking bookings for the 2023...
by KathleenLyons | Apr 19, 2021 | Travel Tips
O’Donovan family members worldwide have been anticipating our in-person Clan Gathering, originally scheduled for June of 2020. We can only hope that with vaccination becoming widespread, our ability to move around the globe and safely engage with its citizens...
by KathleenLyons | Mar 8, 2021 | Future Gatherings
Registration is now suspended for the Worldwide O’Donovan Clan Gathering, until we have clarity on events taking place in Ireland as a result of Covid-19. We hope descendants of the noble Clan O’Donovan will eventually gather in West Cork to celebrate our...
by KathleenLyons | Apr 19, 2020 | Future Gatherings
Unfortunately, due to the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, we have had to postpone the 2020 O’Donovan Clan Gathering. We are hopeful that the Gathering will take place in the future, and have tentatively scheduled our events from Tuesday, 8 June through...
by KathleenLyons | Mar 10, 2020 | Future Gatherings
An O’Donovan Gathering offers many exciting possibilities: meet fellow clan members, explore beautiful West Cork; travel further afield within Ireland, to Dublin and Wicklow, Galway and Connemara, Donegal and Ulster. Or venture to one or more European countries...
