Boyle/O’Brien
Hello! Unsure if this is allowed or not but I live on the east coast of Canada, my maternal grandfather was a Boyle and my maternal grandmother was an O’Brien. When my Mom’s first cousin died, I inherited all of her work into tracing our family. I’m talking 15 huge binders worth, she did amazing work. Turns out our Boyle’s are from Donegal! My Mom believes her O’Brien side is also from there but I don’t have the research to back that up (yet)! My mom is 4th generation here since they arrived from Ireland (making me 5th generation and proud of it)! I guess my question is- is the Boyle name still prevalent there? Is O’Brien?
My Mom went to Ireland a few years ago with a friend group so she didn’t make it to Donegal but I know I will end up there sometime soon! Thanks everyone! I hope you all know there is a massive community of us who “left” on the east coast of Canada reconnecting with our roots!!