In 1878, Connell Cannon, cattle dealer, formerly of Drimkeelan and now of Donegal, was a member of the Grand Jury at the Donegal Quarter Sessions. Another member of the jury was Connell’s brother-in-law Jerome Boyce. Magistrates on the bench included… Continue reading

Connell Cannon, cattle dealer, Donegal Town, originally of Drimkeelan, is reported in the Londonderry Journal of 30 March, 1874, as having been appointed Inspector of the Live Stock Insurance Company of Great Britain. The principal agent for the company was… Continue reading

In 1874, Connell Cannon, originally of Drimkeelan, now a cattle dealer in Donegal Town, was back in court, this time sitting as juror on a manslaughter trial reported in the Derry Journal of 8th March 1877. See below for a… Continue reading

The year after he made his contribution to the Donegal Relief Fund, Connell Cannon, originally of Drimkeelan, now a cattle dealer in Donegal, secured a victory in the Donegal courts when he successfully appealed his conviction for coursing (the pursuit… Continue reading

One of the earliest newspaper references to a member of the Cannon family of Drimkeelan. Connell Cannon, the site author’s great-great-grandfather, born in the mid 19th century, left Drimkeelan to go into business as a cattle dealer in Donegal town.… Continue reading

This blog is about the Cannon family who lived at Drimkeelan House, Mountcharles, County Donegal, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The first of these Cannons we find recorded in public records is Catherine Cannon who married a customs officer… Continue reading