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Ireland County Donegal

General County Research Information[edit | edit source]

Further information about County Donegal is available at the GenUKI site.

Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information[edit | edit source]

A map of the Civil Parishes of County Donegal is available at Irish Times site.

A map of the Catholic Parishes of County Donegal is available at the Irish Times site.

Civil Parish - Church of Ireland	Barony	Poor Law Union	Catholic Parish^[1]	Catholic Diocese^[1]
Aghanunshin	Kilmacrenan	Letterkenny	Aghanunshin	Raphoe
Allsaints	Raphoe	Letterkenny	All Saints, Raymoghy, and Taughboyne	Raphoe
Allsaints	Raphoe	Londonderry	All Saints, Raymoghy, and Taughboyne	Raphoe
Aughnish	Kilmacrenan	Letterkenny	Aughnish	Raphoe
Aughnish	Kilmacrenan	Millford	Aughnish	Raphoe
Burt	Inishowen West	Londonderry	Burt, Inch, and Fahan	Derry
Clonca	Inishowen East	Inishowen	Malin	Derry
Clondahorky	Kilmacrenan	Dunfanaghy	Dunfanaghy	Raphoe
Clondavaddog	Kilmacrenan	Millford	Clondavaddog	Raphoe
Clonea	Inishowen East	Inishowen	Clonleigh	Derry
Clonea	Inishowen West	Inishowen	Clonleigh	Derry
Clonleigh	Raphoe	Strabane	Cloneigh	Derry
Clonmany	Inishowen East	Inishowen	Clonmany	Derry
Clonmany	Inishowen West	Inishowen	Clonmany	Derry
Conwal	Kilmacrenan	Letterkenny	Conwal and Leck	Raphoe
Conwal	Kilmacrenan	Millford
Conwal	Kilmacrenan	Stranorlar
Conwal	Raphoe	Letterkenny
Conwal	Raphoe	Stranorlar
Convoy	Raphoe	Stranorlar	Raphoe	Raphoe
Culdaff	Inishowen East	Inishowen	Culdaff	Derry
Desertegny	Inishowen West	Inishowen	Buncrana	Derry
Donagh	Inishowen East	Inishowen	Carndonagh or Donagh	Derry
Donaghmore	Raphoe	Strabane	Donaghmore	Derry
Donaghmore	Raphoe	Stranorlar	Donaghmore	Derry
Donegal	Tirhugh	Donegal	Donegal	Raphoe
Drumhome	Tirhugh	Ballyshannon	Drumhome	Raphoe
Drumhome	Tirhugh	Donegal	Drumhome	Raphoe
Fahan Lower	Inishowen West	Inishowen	Buncrana	Derry
Fahan Upper	Inishowen West	Londonderry
Gartan	Kilmacrenan	Dunfanaghy
Gartan	Kilmacrenan	Letterkenny
Glencolumbkille	Banagh	Glenties
Inch	Inishowen West	Londonderry
Inishkeel	Banagh	Glenties
Inishkeel	Boylagh	Glenties
Inishmacsaint	Tirhugh	Ballyshannon
Inver	Banagh	Donegal
Kilbarron	Tirhugh	Ballyshannon
Kilbarron	Tirhugh	Glenties
Kilcar	Banagh	Glenties
Killaghtee	Banagh	Donegal
Killaghtee	Banagh	Glenties
Killea	Raphoe	Londonderry
Killybegs Lower	Banagh	Glenties
Killybegs Lower	Boylagh	Glenties
Killybegs Upper	Banagh	Glenties
Killygarvan	Kilmacrenan	Millford
Killymard	Banagh	Donegal
Kilmacrenan	Kilmacrenan	Dunfanaghy
Kilmacrenan	Kilmacrenan	Letterkenny
Kilmacrenan	Kilmacrenan	Millford
Kilteevoge	Raphoe	Stranorlar
Leck	Raphoe	Letterkenny
Lettermacaward	Boylagh	Glenties
Mevagh	Kilmacrenan	Millford
Mintiaghs or Barr of Inch	Inishowen West	Inishowen
Mountcharles	Banagh	Donegal
Moville Lower	Inishowen East	Inishowen
Moville Upper	Inishowen East	Inishowen
Muff	Inishowen West	Inishowen
Muff	Inishowen West	Londonderry
Raphoe	Raphoe	Letterkenny
Raphoe	Raphoe	Strabane
Raphoe	Raphoe	Stranorlar
Raymoghy	Raphoe	Letterkenny
Raymoghy	Raphoe	Londonderry
Raymoghy	Raphoe	Strabane
Raymunterdoney	Kilmacrenan	Dunfanaghy
Rossory	Banagh	Enniskillen
Stranorlar	Raphoe	Stranorlar
Taughboyne	Raphoe	Londonderry
Taughboyne	Raphoe	Strabane
Templecarn	Tirhugh	Donegal
Templcrone	Boylagh	Glenties
Tullaghobegly	Kilmacrenan	Dunfanaghy
Tullyfern	Kilmacrenan	Millford
Urney	Raphoe	Strabane

Occupations[edit | edit source]

collected by Ffolliott, Rosemary. Game Licences in North-West Ulster in 1802. Continuing list of Game Certificated printed originally in the Londonderry Journal of 24 Aug. 1802, covering Londonderry, and Co. Donegal. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.VIII, no. 2. 1976, pages 84-86, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v7-8.

Census Substitutes[edit | edit source]

A Muster Rolle of ye Province of Ulster, dated 1630, serves as a census substitute. An abstract is available for free online:

Mervine, William M. "The Scotch Settlers in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland: A Contribution to Pennsylvania Genealogy," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 36 (1912):257-272. digital version at Internet Archive - free.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

To view a list of Donegal web sites, visit FHLFavorites.info for some great sites.

Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Donegal

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ryan, James G. Irish Records: sources for family and local history. USA: Ancestry.com, 1997. FHL 941.5 D23r

[Ryan-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ryan, James G. Irish Records: sources for family and local history. USA: Ancestry.com, 1997. FHL 941.5 D23r

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 | Kilmacrenan
 | Letterkenny
 | Aghanunshin
 | Raphoe
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 | Inishowen West
 | Londonderry
 | Burt, Inch, and Fahan
 | Derry
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 | Inishowen East
 | Inishowen
 | Malin
 | Derry
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 | Kilmacrenan
 | Dunfanaghy
 | Dunfanaghy
 | Raphoe
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 | Kilmacrenan
 | Millford
 | Clondavaddog
 | Raphoe
 |-
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 | Raphoe
 | Strabane
 | Cloneigh
 | Derry
 |-
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 | Raphoe
 | Stranorlar
 | Raphoe
 | Raphoe
 |-
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 | Inishowen East
 | Inishowen
 | Culdaff
 | Derry
 |-
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 | Inishowen West
 | Inishowen
-|
+| Buncrana
-|
+| Derry
 |-
 | [[Donagh, Donegal|Donagh]]
 | Inishowen East
 | Inishowen
-|
+| Carndonagh or Donagh
-|
+| Derry
 |-
 | [[Donaghmore, Donegal|Donaghmore]]
 | Raphoe
 | Strabane
-| rowspan="2" | <br>
+| rowspan="2" | Donaghmore<br>
-| rowspan="2" | <br>
+| rowspan="2" | Derry<br>
 |-
 | [[Donaghmore, Donegal|Donaghmore]]
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 | Tirhugh
 | Donegal
-|
+| Donegal
-|
+| Raphoe
 |-
 | [[Drumhome, Donegal|Drumhome]]
 | Tirhugh
 | Ballyshannon
-| rowspan="2" | <br>
+| rowspan="2" | Drumhome<br>
-| rowspan="2" | <br>
+| rowspan="2" | Raphoe<br>
 |-
 | [[Drumhome, Donegal|Drumhome]]
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 | Inishowen West
 | Inishowen
-|
+| Buncrana
-|
+| Derry
 |-
 | [[Fahan Upper, Donegal|Fahan Upper]]