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Resources and Links in this Section organised by the following catagories:
Census Records
Land Records & Maps
Directories
Places
People & Families
Libraries, Museums & History Groups
Schools, Workhouses, Institutions, Occupations
Irish Genealogical Project- Donegal- lots of links NEW
Various Co. Donegal links NEW
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DONEGAL LAND RECORDS & MAPS
Townlands, Parishes, etc.
Counties are made up of parishes and parishes are made up of a group of townlands. If you are doing any research in Ireland these divisions become extremely important.
For further information:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/land/townland.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townland
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.php?filename=townlands
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To find Townlands, Parishes, etc. in Ireland: www.seanruad.com
(be sure to change default setting from exact match to find part of a word)
Also: www.logainm.ie/?menuItem=about&uiLang=en NEW
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Civil Parishes and Townlands:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhilchey/DonegalMain.html
Map of Townlands, Civil Parishes and Baronies (lovely coloured map):
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhilchey/DonegalMain.html#Civil%20Parish%20Map
1851 - list of civil parishes: Aghanunshin, Allsaints, Aughnish, Burt, Clonca, Clondahorky, Clondavaddog, Clonleigh, Clonmany, Convoy, Conwal, Culdaff, Desertegny, Donagh, Donaghmore, Donegal, Drumhome, Fahan Lower, Fahan Upper, Gartan, Glencolumbkille, Inch, Inishkeel, Inishmacsaint, Inver, Kilbarron, Kilcar, Killaghtee, Killea, Killybegs Lower, Killybegs Upper, Killygarvan, Killymard, Kilmacrenan, Kilteevoge, Leck, Lettermacward, Mevagh, Mintiaghs or Barr of Inch, Moville Lower, Moville Upper, Muff, Raphoe, Raymoghy, Raymunterdoney, Stranorlar, Taughboyne, Templecarn, Templecrone, Tullaghobegly, Tullyfern, Urney
Clonmany Civil Parish map:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhilchey/MClonmany.html
Co. Donegal landlords: www.donegallibrary.ie/memory/landlords.htm
1835 Abercorn Estate Townlands:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/1835abercorn.htm
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DONEGAL DIRECTORIES
1824 Pigot's Directory
1846 Slater's Directory
1857 Slater's Directory- Ballybofey, Ballyshannon, Donegal Town
1862 Thom's Almanac & Official Directory- Co. Donegal
1880 Belfast & Ulster Directory: Ballyshannon, Donegal, Lifford
1910 Ulster Towns Directory- Ardara, Ballybofey, Ballyshannon, Buncrana, Donegal,
Dunfanaghy, Falcarragh, Glenties, Killybegs, Letterkenny, Lifford, Moville, Raphoe, Rathmullen.
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SCHOOLS, WORKHOUSES, INSTITUTIONS, OCCUPATIONS
Co. Donegal School Records
Ardbatt, Ardlaghan & Teevogue Schools
Workhouses- Ballyshannon, Donegal, Dunfanghy, Glenties, Inishowen, Letterkenny, Milford, Stranorlar (left Side of Page - Workhouse Locations, Irish Poor Law Unions, Donegal):
Workhouses in Co. Donegal sent orphan girls to Australia under [url=http://www.rootschat.com/links/06dy]Earl Grey scheme
Lifford Courthouse
The Congested District Board [CDB] was established by the British Government in 1891 to encourgae economic and social development in the 'congested' districts of the West, North West and South West of Ireland. The article mentions a Mr Wrench, who was a member of the board, having a meeting with Alexander Morton who owned a textile business in Darvel, Ayrshire at a horse show in Belfast in 1897. As a result of their meeting, the following year, Alexander opened a carpet factory, employing four hundred workers, in Killybegs.
Donegal-born Men in Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) 1840-1880
Garda Siochana Museum & Archives
Co. Donegal Railway records
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