About the Author

Joseph F. O'Callaghan

Joseph F. O’Callaghan, the author of both the O’Callaghan History and the O’Callaghan Novel, is a retired professor of Medieval European History at Fordham University in New York, and is now in his nineties. Although he published numerous books concerning the history of Medieval Spain, he has also pursued a lifelong interest in the history of the O’Callaghan family.

The roots of his family are deep in Ireland and especially in County Cork. His father came from Dromcummer on the Blackwater River and his maternal grandfather, Michael O’Sullivan, originated in Ardnagashel on Bantry Bay. Margaret Leonard, his paternal grandmother came from County Cork and his maternal grandmother, Margaret Ellard, from County Wexford.

Articles by Joseph F. O’Callaghan

Here is a list of the articles that appeared in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological society. They can be accessed at Cork Historical & Archeological Society. You can search for an author or a title and the text should appear.

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