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Cluain Dabhaodóg - Clondavaddog
CLONDEVADOCK, or CLONDEVADOGUE, a parish, in the barony of KILMACRENAN, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER, 15 1/2 miles (N. by E.) from Letterkenny; containing 9595 inhabitants. This parish, which comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 27,367 1/4: statute acres, of which 627 3/4 are water, is situated on the north-western coast; it comprehends the greater part of the peninsular district of Fannet, or Fanad, extending northward into the ocean, and terminating in the points called Maheranguna and Pollacheeny.
The surface is for the most part occupied by mountains of considerable altitude, among which Knockalla is 1196 feet above the level of the sea: these are separated by deep and narrow vales, of which the soil is tolerably good, consisting of a brown gravelly mould, sometimes inclining to clay, on a basis of white gravel, brownish or reddish clay, slate of various colours, and sometimes soft freestone rock. The parish contains about 60 quarter lands of good arable and bad pasture, with much waste and barren land: many acres have been covered and destroyed by the shifting sands. The point of Fannet is in lat. 55° 15' 50" (N.) and lon. 7° 39' (W.): it is on the western side of the entrance of Lough Swilly, and a lighthouse has been erected on it, of which the lantern has an elevation of 90 feet above the level of the sea at high water; it consists of nine lamps, displaying a deep red light towards the sea, and a bright fixed light towards the lough or harbour, and may be seen in clear weather from a distance of 14 nautical miles. The seats are Croohan House, the residence of R. H. Patton, Esq.; Greenfort, of H. Babington, Esq.; and Springfield, of M. Dill, Esq.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Raphoe, and in the patronage of the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin: the tithes amount to £463.5.4 1/2. The glebe-house was built by aid of a loan of £100 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1795; the glebe comprises 240 acres, of which 160 are uncultivated. The church is a plain structure, towards the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently granted £371.10.3. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and contains two large chapels. There are five schools, one of which, the parochial school, is partly supported by annual donations from the rector and the late Col. Robertson's school fund. In these about 250 boys and 130 girls are instructed; and there are two pay schools, in which are about JO boys and 11 girls, and five Sunday schools.(Extract from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837)
Last Updated 21 Jun 2009
Births, Marriages and Deaths
RC Marriage Register 1847 to 1865 - Sorted by Groom; Sorted by Bride
Census
Note1: Census in green are online (select them to go to the transcription)
Note2: Census in black are ones I have, but have not yet transcribed. Email if you would like any of these and can't wait!
Note3: See below for a list of the 31 townlands I am missing, out of the total of 117 townlands for this Parish
1901 Aghadreenan new
1901 Ballina new
1901 Ballycallan - 1911 Ballycallan
1901 Ballyhiernan
1901 Ballykinard
1901 Ballymagahy South
1901 Ballymagowan Lower - 1911 Ballymagowan Lower
1901 Ballymagowan Upper - 1911 Ballymagowan Upper
1901 Ballynashannagh
1901 Ballynaslost
1901 Bunnaton
1901 Carngarrow
1901 Carrowreagh
1901 Cashel Glebe
1901 Cloghfin1901 Clooney & Gortnamona
1901 Cooladerry - nil return
1901 Croaghan
1901 Doaghcrabbin
1901 Doocarrick
1901 Drumnacraig
1901 Fallaneas
1901 Gortnatraw South
1901 Laddan new
1901 Leat More
1901 Lurgacloghan
1901 Maghernalaght
1901 Meentagh
1901 Meentaghconlan
1901 Meentaghmore
1901 Muineagh
1901 Murren
1901 Pollet
1901 Rathgory
1901 Rinboy
1901 Rinmore
1901 Seedagh
1901 Tirevlin
1901 Tirlaydan
1901 Tonbane Glebe
1901 Tully
1901 Tullyconnell
1901 Tullynadall
1901 Census I am missing - Aghadaghly, Ardglass, Ballymagahy Mountain, Ballymagahy North, Ballynawall and Drum, Ballyroosky Island, Carran, Upper & Lower, Carrowkeel Glebe, Carryblagh, Cashelpreaghan, Claggan, Coolback, Corry, Croaghan Island, Croaghross, Dargan, Doaghbeg Town, Drumany, Duntinny, Golamore & beg Islands, Gortnacor, Green Island, Greenfort Demesne, Greenfort Island, Killavee, Kindrum, Legboy, Lurganboy, Newtown Springfield, Springfield, The Hassans. If you have any of these or can get them, please Contact Me
Churches
- Catholic Chapels
- christ the redeemer, leatbeg, portsalon (Church of Ireland)
- Church of The Immaculate Conception, Ballyheerin (Roman Catholic)
- St Columba's Church, Tamney & Massmount (Roman Catholic)
- St Mary's Church Fanavolty, Tamney (Roman Catholic)
- St Patrick's Church, Ballinacrick (Roman Catholic)
Families
Graveyards
Land
- 1834 Tithe Applotment Books (Araherinabin, Ballymichael & Ballyoor)
- 1857 Griffith's Valuation (index)
- !857 Griffith's Valuation (detailed)
Links
Maps
- Cooladerry Mountain (complete with 1857 Griffith's Valuation)
- Gortnatraw North
- Magherawarden (complete with 1857 Griffith's Valuation) new
- Townland Map - at Bob Hilchey's site
Registers
Researchers
- Babington from Greenfort - Alex
- Coll from Arryheernabin - Carl
- Deeney from Magherawarden - Aloysius
- Doherty from Ballyheerin - Julie
- Foster from Drumfad - Alan
- Friel from Tullyconnell - Anne Marie
- Friel and other families from Fanad Head - Donal
- Gallagher from Falltybanes - Tracy
- McCarry, McCary - Jean
- McCoach - Pam
- McConigley from Faltybanes - Tracy
- McKamey/Makemie - Jen
- McMackin, McMieken - Jean
- Moore from Umrycam - Alex
- Morrow from Muineagh - Alex
- Patton from Croaghan - Alex
- Sweeney from Arryheernabin - Carl
- Sweeney from Ballyheerin - Julie
Resources
Townlands
Townland Area Aghadaghly 96 Aghadreenan 536 Ardglass 85 Arryheernabin 434 Arryheernabin Town Ballina 83 Ballinbrocky and Ballincrick 449 Ballincrick/Ballinbrocky 449 Balloor 425 Ballybolagan and Drumavohy 350 Ballycallan 604 Ballyheerin 291 Ballyhiernan 825 Ballyhork 243 Ballykinard 103 Ballymagahy Mountain 140 Ballymagahy North 126 Ballymagahy South 197 Ballymagowan Lower 267 Ballymagowan Upper 340 Ballymichael 166 Ballynashannagh 214 Ballynaslost 303 Ballynawall and Drum 108 Ballyroosky 289 Ballyroosky Island 8 Ballyroosky Town Bunnaton 587 Carlan Lower 257 Carlan Upper 389 Carngarrow 313 Carran, Upper & Lower 309 Carrowkeel Glebe 307 Carrowreagh 465 Carryblagh 218 Cashel Glebe 130 Cashelpreaghan 232 Claggan 112 Cloghfin 253 Clooney & Gortnamona 144 Cooladerry 129 Cooladerry Mountain 186 Coolback 132 Corry 334 Croaghan 314 Croaghan Island 17 Croaghross 312 Dargan 134 Doagh Beg 564 Doagh More 800 Doaghbeg Town Doaghcrabbin 198 Doocarrick 97 Drum & Ballynawall 108 Drumany 85 Drumavohy and Ballybolagan 350 Drumfad 282 Drumfad Lower 170 Drumfad Upper 166 Drumnacraig 199 Duntinny 135 Fallaneas 124 Faltybanes 100 Fanavolty 216 Glinsk 684 Golamore & beg Islands 1 Gortnacor 119 Gortnamona and Clooney 144 Gortnatraw North 282 Gortnatraw South 807 Green Island 1 Greenfort Demesne 145 Greenfort Island 2 Killavee 43 Killhill and Rosskirk 561 Kindrum 219 Kinnalough 331 Knockbrack 226 Laddan 137 Leat Beg 641 Leat More 188 Legboy 86 Lurgacloghan 246 Lurganboy 82 Lurganbrack 295 Magheradrumman 324 Magherawarden 675 Maghernalaght 98 Meentagh 274 Meentaghconlan 252 Meentaghmore 269 Moross 309 Muineagh 253 Murren 388 Newtown Springfield 122 Pollet 164 Rathgory 92 Rinboy 183 Rinmore 315 Rosnakill 320 Rosskirk and Killhill 561 Seedagh 180 Sessiagh 101 Shannaghdoo 364 Springfield 341 Tawny 237 The Hassans 1 Tirevlin 51 Tirlaydan 465 Tonbane Glebe 143 Toome 357 Tully 166 Tullyconnell 295 Tullynadall 117 Umrycam 314
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