This Protestant Irish Renegade Minister was chased out of town by his Irish congregation, and ended up on the high seas. He was known for his great handlebar mustache and his tendency to “continue to preach the gospel” to his crew between his forays of looting, murder, and mayhem.
Captain Donahue had a special hatred for the English and caused total chaos to their importing and exporting trade. Not an English ship was safe anywhere on the seven seas. As Donahue's rampage continued, what few survivors remained always reported that as Captain Donahue's ship would sail away you could hear across the waters a bellowing voice retorting, “Praise God for this bounty!”