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That is really interesting. I have seen errors before. Sometimes it happens in transcription. So it is possible that it is the mother that was dead. The main item that convinces me that Andrew, Catherine and Edmund are related is the documented link to Shanballyard. Does the Andrew on the death cert have Shanballyard as his address?.  Where is William documented as being from Shanballyard?. When did he die?

Here is the full extent of what I know. Shanballyard is a 322 acre townland within what was the District Electoral Division of Ballyclerahan. This is in the Barony of Iffa and Offa and the Civil parish of Inishlounacht. In 1850 Andrew O'Donnell was a tenant farmer there with 11 acres. The landlord was John Scully who also lived there.  In 1825 from the Tithe list there was a James Scully living there and a William Donnell (spelt Danniel /Daniel). As these are not Irish names typically found in the area and are phonetically very similar to Donnell it is reasonable to assume that it is Donnell. From her marriage certificate Catherine was Andrew's daughter.

Tracking forward to the 1901 census we find that Edmund O'Donnell aged 40 is the head of family and owner of a farm in Shanballyard. His first born son is named Andrew and there was an Edmund O'Donnell born in 1861 whos father was Andrew. There is no address on the Birth Cert so it is hard to be sure if it is the same Andrew. It says he was baptized in Ardfinnan Parish which is 10km from Shanballyard and his mother is Ellen Wall.  Based on the census data I would assume that Edmund is Catherine's younger brother.

I can't find any trace of Andrew O' Donnell who died 8-Sep-1928 aged 68 or his wife Eleanor in either the 1901 or 1911 Irish census which is odd. In the past I have found that ages on death certs can be fairly suspect. Do you have a town land for them?

I don't have any more information on Catherine's siblings but here is what I can get from the censuses. Shanballard I think is a misspelling of Shanballyard. Looking at Griffiths Valuation there was an entry for Andrew O'Donnell in 1850 in Shanballyard

see Griffiths Valuation Entry http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&PlaceID=1180076&county=Tipperary,%20south%20riding&barony=Iffa%20&%20offa,%20east&parish=Inishlounaght&townland=%3Cb%3EShanballyard%3C/b%3E

In the 1901 and 1911 Censuses there is an Edmund O'Donnell living in Shanballyard aged 40 who would be the right age to be a sibling of Catherine. Also his first born boy is called Andrew which would imply his fathers name was Andrew

see 1901 Census entry http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1901&surname=o%27donnell&firstname=&county=Tipperary&townland=Shanballyard&ded=Ballyclerahan&age=&sex=&search=Search&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&birthplace=&language=&deafdumb=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=

and

1911 Census entry http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1911&surname=o%27donnell&firstname=&county=Tipperary&townland=Shanballyard&ded=Ballyclerahan&age=&sex=&search=Search&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&birthplace=&language=&deafdumb=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=

In 1826 tithes there is a William Donnell in Shanballyard
see: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/tipp/InishlounaghtTithes.htm

Catherine and  Patrick Keating of Kilnaracy were my great grandparent on my mothers side