- Mysteries of Canada Stories by Region Stories by Author WHAT'S NEW Idea Centre Investigators Submit a Story Home The Donnellys of Biddulph Township by: Bruce Ricketts The temper of the Irish has been spoken of since time began, but I am not sure that anyone in Lucan, Ontario, could have predicted the Black Donnellys. The family of James and Johannah Donnelly emigrated from Tipperary, Ireland, to ...www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Ontario/donnellys.htm