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This website is a compilation of 18th to early 20th century resources, provided to assist amateur genealogists with their family history research in Donegal

It is the work of myself and other researchers. If you would like to contribute any records to this website, it would be very much appreciated!

 

There are now more than 2,735 pages of transcriptions online, with more to come!

You will find project pages, where a large collection of records have been compiled on a subject/event or parish, as well as general indexes to BDM, census or land records, where full or partial transcriptions have been compiled. There are also maps, photographs and indexes to all available records and published works.

I have been researching my Donegal ancestors for many years - the research is difficult and a lot of the records hard to navigate, but once you understand these available records, you can put together a good family history. Donegal records are limited however - civil registration didn't start until 1864 for the general population, church registers in the mid 1800s, though a lucky few start earlier; and very few 19th century census exist; the earliest universally available is 1901.


ALL records on this website are in the public domain and should all be free of copyright. If there are any records which you believe are under copyright, or have been reproduced here without permissions/the correct acknowledgements, please contact me with the details of the file.

 

This website is totally FREE to access and is intended to be used by amateur genealogists researching their Donegal roots.

If you would like to copy sections of any records for your family history, please advise the submitter of the record/s and request permission to do so.

 

Copying of anything contained within this website for commercial purposes is not permitted

The copying & selling of any of these records for your own profit is expressly forbidden (I do know who you are!)

 

Please note that I cannot undertake research for anyone, even if I'd like to!

Aside from this research being much more enjoyable & satisfying if you do it yourself, the more time I spend on queries,

the less time I have to transcribe and add records to this website

Everything you need is in the links below & contained within this website, especially in the How To section under General

 

Getting Started With Your Donegal Family Research

Genealogy Toolkit

 

 

 

 Resources -

 

 General -

 

 Projects -

Births, Deaths, Marriages & Wills

Archive & Library Resources

Donegal Relief Fund

Census Records

Books

 Researchers -

Commercial Directories

County, Parish & Townland Websites

Surnames A to K / Surnames L to Z

Convicts

How & where to get Records

 Extra -

Donegal Families

Irish Names/Place Names in Donegal

Derryveagh Evictions 150th Anniversary 2011

Famine & Famine Relief

Life in Donegal

Donegal Books Collection

Headstone Inscriptions

Maps and Parish & Townlands Lists

Donegal Holiday 2008

Land Records

New Donegal Photographs

Donegal Holiday 2010

Occupation-related Indexes

Old Donegal Photographs

Donegal News Media

School Records

Research Addresses Webrings & Links
Ship's Passenger Lists    

 

 

 Parish Projects -  
These are on-going projects - information & records are still being added for each Parish

Aghanunshin

Fahan Lower

Kilteevoge

Allsaints Fahan Upper Leck
Aughnish

Gartan

Lettermacaward

Burt

Glencolumbkille

Mevagh

Clonca Inch Mintiaghs or Barr of Inch

Clondahorky

Inishkeel

Moville Lower

Clondavaddog

Inishmacsaint

Moville Upper

Clonleigh Inver Muff
Clonmany Kilbarron Raphoe
Convoy Kilcar Raymoghy

Conwal & Glenswilly

Killaghtee

Raymunterdoney

Culdaff Killea

Stranorlar

Desertegny Killybegs Lower

Taughboyne

Donagh Killybegs Upper Templecarn
Donaghmore Killygarvan Templecrone & Arranmore
Donegal Killymard Tullaghobegly & Gweedore
Drumhome Kilmacrenan & Termon Tullyfern
    Urney

 

 

Additions, Updates & News - 4 Feb 2012

 

Please note that my health isn't the best at the moment, so there will be delays in replying to any emails

I do read them all though, and will help out with any queries when I can

 

Donegal Famine Relief from the Londonderry Standard 1847

Personal Notices Relating to County Donegal Emigrants to the Colony of Victoria, Australia 1871 - 1908

Personal Notices Relating to County Donegal Emigrants to the Colony of Victoria, Australia 1852 - 1870

My Donegal Books Collection updated

Valuation Books for 9 Inishkeel Townlands, submitted by Maureen

Valuation Books for 7 Templecrone Townlands, submitted by Maureen

New Book - St. John's Point, County Donegal: In Former Days and Now by Brid Ward

Letters From Donegal 1933-44 - Herron, Breslin, Boyle, Friel, Kenny, Lyons (Killybegs Lwr & Killaghtee)

New Book - A Cottage in Donegal, Mary Doherty's Story - Eva Doherty Gremmert

 

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Lindel Buckley

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