Search billions of records on Ancestry.com
   
 

 


This website is a compilation of 18th, 19th & early 20th century resources, provided to assist amateur genealogists with their family history research in Donegal

It is the work of myself and other amateur researchers. There are now 2,073 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.

 

Getting Started With Your Donegal Family Research

 

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

 Donegal News Media

Headstone Inscriptions

Life in Donegal

 Webrings & Links

Land Records

Maps and Parish & Townlands Lists

  

Occupation-related Indexes

New Donegal Photographs

  

Passenger Lists

Old Donegal Photographs

  

School Records

 Research Addresses  

 

 

 Parish Projects -  
These are on-going projects. The online parishes are shown with green links & the remainder will be added eventually

Aghanunshin / Achadh nUinseann

 Fahan Lower / Fathain Íochtarach

Kilteevoge / Cill Taobhóg
Allsaints Fahan Upper / Fathain Uachtarach Leck / An Leac
Aughnish / Eachinis

Gartan / Gartán

 Lettermacaward / Leitir Mhic an Bhaird

Burt / An Bheart

Glencolumbkille / Gleann Cholm Cille

Mevagh / Míobhaigh soon
Clonca / Cluain Catha Inch / Inis Mintiaghs or Barr of Inch / Na Mínte

Clondahorky / Cluain Dá Chorcach

 Inishkeel / Inis Caoil

Moville Lower / Maigh Bhile Íochtarach

Clondavaddog / Cluain Dabhaodóg

 Inishmacsaint / Inis Maí Samh

Moville Upper / Maigh Bhile Uachtarach
Clonleigh / Cluain Lao Inver / Inbhear Muff / Magh
Clonmany / Cluain Maine Kilbarron / Cill Bharrainn Raphoe / Ráth Bhoth
Convoy / Conmhaigh Kilcar / Cill Charthaigh Raymoghy

Conwal / Conbháil & Glenswilly

Killaghtee / Cill Leacht Aodha

Raymunterdoney / Ráith
Culdaff / Cúil Dabhcha Killea / Cill Fhéich

Stranorlar / Srath an Urláir
Desertegny / Díseart Eignigh Killybegs Lower / Na Cealla Beaga Íochtaracha

Taughboyne / Teach Baoithín
Donagh / Domhnach Killybegs Upper / Na Cealla Beaga Uachtaracha Templecarn / Teampall Carna
Donaghmore / Domhnach Mór Killygarvan / Cill Gharbháin soon Templecrone / Teampall Cróine & Arranmore
Donegal / Dún na nGall Killymard / Cill Ó mBaird Tullaghobegly / Tulacha Beigile & Gweedore
Drumhome / Droim Thuama Kilmacrenan / Cill Mhic Réanáin & Termon Tullyfern / Tulaigh Fhearna
  Urney / An Urnaí  

 

Files Recently Added & Updated - 2 Jul 2009

 

1901 Census Forquar, Tullyfern

Ray Presbyterian Graveyard, Raymoghy

1901 Census complete for the Parish of Desertegny, including index

1901 Census Dunree, Desertegney

Raymoghy Parish Updated - Birth, Marriage & Death Notices and Drumoghill RC Marriages 1857-1864

Culdaff Parish Updated - Birth, Marriage & Death Notices

1901 Clondavaddog Census added - Aghadreenan, Ballina, Ladden

1901 Inishkeel Census - Ballymackilduff, Clogher West, Clooney, Crannogeboy, Lughveen, Scaddaman, Drumaghy

Doe Castle Graveyard added

Doe Graveyard, Creeslough added

Culdaff Parish Project added

New Book - Fadó, A Memoir of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness By Kevin O'Donnell

1901 Census Meenamullighan, Fahan Lower

Civil Bill Ejectments for the years 1827 to 1833, from the House of Commons Sessional Papers for Donegal

Headstone Inscriptions Raymoghy Graveyard

Headstone Inscriptions, Church of St. Finian and St. Mark, Kilmacrenan

Balleeghan Graveyard, Raymoghy, Heastone Inscriptions

Raymoghy Parish Project added

Clonmany Project added

Birth, Marriage & Death Notices for Kilmacrenan Parish

BIG News - The National Archives of Ireland now have the complete 1911 Census of Donegal Online!

Clonca Parish added

Fahan Upper Birth, Marriage & Death Notices

Fahan Lower Birth, Marriage & Death Notices

1841/51 Census Search Forms - Inishkeel Parish

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Graveyard, Carnaghan, Inch

Grange Graveyard, Burt, updated

 

Search this website

 

Basic Search


Advanced Search

 

 

I hope you enjoyed your visit!

Lindel Buckley

© 1998/2009 Donegal Genealogy Resources