Daniel and Catherine O'Driscoll arrived in South Texas with Irish colonists in 1834, receiving land grants from both Mexico and later from the Republic of Texas. Daniel fought in the battle at San Jacinto which won Texas its independence from Mexico. Upon returning from the American Civil War, Daniel's sons, Robert and Jerry Driscoll, embarked on their ranching careers and accumulated vast holdings that covered several counties.

J. Frank Dobie wrote about the lives and exploits of the early South Texas vaqueros, or cowboys , in his book, "A Vaquero of the Brush Country." He tells of the early cattle days, the unfenced open range, the long horn cattle, the Indian conflicts, and the cattle drives up the Chisolm Trail to Abilene, Kansas. He mentions the Driscoll brothers in one story about a roundup of "mossy horns" by Refugio ranchmen. "Robert Driscoll, although among the younger men of the outfit, was unanimously chosen as boss, and no better choice could have been made. He was not only an expert vaquero and genuine cowman, but also a good manager." Thus the name, "Dos Vaqueros" or "Two Cowboys", the name given the Rooke Ranch hunting and guest operations. Guests may now share this colorful family legacy.

Dos Vaqueros Ranch Resort
P.O. Box 1035
Refugio, Texas 78377
Phone: 361-543-4905