Rosie O’Donnell’s Irish Ancestry ~ PART 1

www.irishholocaust.org Roseann “Rosie” O’Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, singer, author and media personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family Vacations. O’Donnell, the third of five children, was born in Bayside, Queens, New York and raised in Commack, Long Island, New York. She is the daughter of Roseann Teresa (née Murtha), a homemaker, and Edward Joseph O’Donnell, an electrical engineer who worked in the defense industry. O’Donnell’s father had immigrated from County Donegal, Ireland during his childhood, and her mother was Irish American; O’Donnell was raised Catholic. Four days before her 11th birthday, on March 17, 1973, O’Donnell’s mother died of breast cancer. O’Donnell lost her mother to cancer as a pre-teen and has stressed the importance of protecting children and supporting families throughout her career. Rosie O’Donnell has always known she was Irish — but why did her family leave their homeland and how did they land in North America?Those are just two questions Rosie sets out to answer this episode of Who Do You Think You Are? From their 20th-century home in New Jersey to her ancestors’ former life in Ireland, Rosie discovers the hardships they faced, experiences the lives they led, and learns how blessed she is today, thanks to her ancestors.The show …

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