I am Marié de Vries a descendant of DR.Geoffrey O'Connell who were captured in France during the Reign of Terror 1793. He apparently was a Cousin/Nephew of Daniel O'Connell and Count Charles O'Connell. (Still to be confirmed). He had a medical practice in France at that time. He was later released from the Bastille and returned to Hillgrove, Kerry, Ireland near the now Cahirciveen Town. He married late in his life to Elizabeth Ann Ross b.in Kent, England. They moved to Hillgrove where their three children Michael 1804, John 1811 and Elizabeth Ann 1813 were born and baptised. We believe that the reason why he moved to Hillgrove, is that his sister Honora was married to John Primrose who owned the farm Hillgrove. Primrose was a land agent for Daniel O'Connell. The Hillgrove house overlooked the birthhouse of Daniel and although Hillgrove House was demolised you can still see the ruin of Daniels Birthhouse at Carhan from where the Hillgrove House was originally built. He died soon afterwards. His wife remarried a Charles Eager who already had family in South Africa and they as a family relocated in South Africa. We are in possession of the death certificates of Michael and John O'Connell his sons, whereupon their place of birth is given as Hillgrove, Kerry, Ireland. On Elizabeth Ross O'Connell's gravestone here in South Africa is inscribed that she is the relict of Dr. Geoffrey O'Connell. On my last visit to Ireland in 2014, I found that Hillgrove was no longer a farm but a suburb near Cahirciveen. My research also led me to believe that our Dr. Geoffrey could possibly be related to a Geoffrey Maurice O'Connell of Ballybracklodge, Waterville b 1728 and died 1820 at the age of 93. If there are any O'Connell Relatives of this remarkable old man, I would be so grateful to make contact. He could have been their grandfather or an uncle. There is also the rumour that Dr. Geoffrey as well as his father were doctors and possibly had practices in Cork. I will be grateful for any help. Thank you.