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Domhnach Mór - Donaghmore
DONAGHMORE, a parish, in the barony of RAPHOE, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER; containing, with the post-town of Castlefin, 13,257 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Finn, and comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 46,378 statute acres, of which 45,630 are applotted tinder the tithe act, and valued at £14,331 per annum, and 330 are water. More than one-third is mountainous and uninhabited; and, with the exception of a small portion of woodland, roads, and water, the remainder is good arable and pasture land. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Derry, and in the patronage of the Lighton family. The tithes amount to £1440. The glebe-house is a comfortable residence; the glebe comprises 750 acres. The church, situated near Castlefin, is a plain old edifice, towards the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have recently granted £273 : there is also a chapel of ease opened for divine service in 1833. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church; there are three chapels, situated respectively at Crossroads, Castlefin, and Sessaghoneel. The Presbyterians have three places of worship, two in connection with the Synod of Ulster, namely, one at Donaghmore of the first class, and the other at Raws; and one belonging to the Seceding Synod. There are eight schools, in which about 300 boys and 250 girls are instructed; and nine pay schools, in which are 620 boys and 220 girls, and 10 Sunday schools, with six classes of adults established by one of the curates, who instructs 180 males and 80 females.
(Extract from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837)
Last Updated 10 Aug 2019
Births, Marriages and Deaths
Baptisms
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Census
- 1841/51 Census
- Census Search Forms/Old Age Pension Applications
1901 Census
- 1911 Census
Churches
- Church of Ireland
- Presbyterian Church
- Roman Catholic
Church Registers
- Roman Catholic
- NLI Catholic Parish Registers (free online)
Families/People
- Gillespie of Meenlougher
- Kerrigan, Seamus of Castlefin (1917-2009)
- Mitchell of Castlefin
- Stevenson Data
Headstone Inscriptions
- Church of the Ascension, Meenglass
- Donaghmore Presbyterian Graveyard (not complete) currently being updated
- St Anne's Church of Ireland Graveyard, Crossroads
- St Mary's RC Graveyard, Sessiagh (O'Neill) (not complete)
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Graveyard, Crossroads
History
- Parish of Donoughmore Memoir 1836 (Finn Valley Website)
Land
- 1665 Hearth Tax Roll
- 1826 Tithe Applotment Book
- 1827-33 Civil Bill Ejectments
- 1829-31 Applications to Register Freeholds in the Barony of Raphoe
- 1857 Griffith's Valuation
- 1876 Landowners
Links
Maps
- Ordnance Survey 1835
- Parish
- Parish Map & Data (Bob Hilchey)
- Town Plan
- Castlefinn (map 1)
- Castlefinn (map 2)
News (Old)
Registers
- School Registers
Researchers
Bates - Ballynacor - Hayley - Email
Denniston - Ballynacor - Hayley - Email
Elliott - Ballyarrell - Jimmy - Email
Harper - Killygordon, Lower Road, The Garrison - Hayley - Email
Knox - The Craiggs - Hayley - Email
McCreary/McCreery - Dromore, Ardnagannagh, Drummurphy, Castlefinn, Crossroads - Hayley - Email
Patterson - Ardnagannagh - Hayley - Email
Snodgrass - Castlefinn - Jerrian - Email
Tait - Labadoo - Hayley - Email
Temple - Cavan Upper - Gayla - Email
Wilkie / Wilkey - Castlefinn - Jerrian - Email
Wilson - The Garrison - Hayley - Email
Wisely - Mounthall, Ballybofey, Ballynacor - Hayley - Email
Resources
- Resources held on Microfilm with the LDS
Townlands
English Irish Area Ardnagannagh Ard na gCanach 195 Avaltygort An tAbhallghort 197 Ballyarrell Baile Uí Fheargail 862 Ballybun Baile Buna 327 Ballygonigan 154 Ballynacor Béal Átha na Cora 700 Ballynaman Baile na mBan 114 Belalt Béal Ailt 593 Blairstown 289 Bohanboy 394 Breaghy 160 Calhame Calhaem 296 Carn An Carn 904 Carnowen Carn Eoghain 1,672 Carranadore Ceathrú na nDobhar 136 Carrick 397 Carrickmagrath Carraig Mhic Craith 888 Carricknamanna Carraig na Manach 689 Carricknashane 134 Carrickshandrum 185 Cashelin 207 Castlefinn Caiseal Fhinn 152 Castlefinn Town Caisleán na Finne Cavan Lower 434 Cavan Upper 578 Cloghard An Chloch Ard 89 Clonyreel 224 Cooladawson 130 Corcam 60 Corcullion Corr Chuilinn 67 Corgary An Corrdhoire 341 Corlea 477 Cornabrogue 131 Corradooey 888 Corraffrin Corr Aifrinn 781 Croaghonagh Cruach Eoghanach 3,860 Cronalaghy Cruach na Locha 1,221 Demesne An Diméin 130 Donaghmore Glebe 221 Dooghan 119 Dreenan An Draighneán 295 Dromore 144 Drumcannon Droim Ceanannáin 160 Drumevish Droim Aibhéise 392 Drumfergus 154 Drummurphy 383 Dungorman Dún Gormáin 254 Edenamoghil Éadan na mBuachaill 269 Edenmore An tÉadAn Mór 258 Egglybane 385 Garrisonhill 195 Glencovet 169 Gleneely Gleann Aola 292 Goland An Gabhlán 762 Gortahork 286 Gortfad 262 Gortnamuck 582 Grahamsland 284 Kilcaddan 193 Killygordon Cúil na gCuirridín 409 Killygordon Town Kiltown 206 Kinletter 828 Knock An Cnoc 280 Knockrawer 46 Leaght 588 Liscooly Lios Cúile 127 Lismullyduff Lios Mullaigh Dhuibh 778 Lisnabert 130 Lisnamulligan 260 Magheraboy An Machaire Buí 321 Magherareagh 217 Magherashanvally 271 Meenagolan 1,147 Meenahinnis 247 Meenahoney 183 Meenbog An Mhín Bhog 4,444 Meenlougher Mín Luachra 328 Meenreagh 1,738 Monellan Maigh Nialláin 381 Mountainpark 106 Mounthall 591 Mullaghaneary 293 Mullanboy 57 Mullingar 91 Navenny. Neamhnaigh 340 Owennagadragh 460 Raws Lower 236 Raws Upper 455 Rushyhill 208 Sallywood 391 Scotland 46 Sessiagh Seisíoch 103 Sessiagh (Allison) Seisíoch 123 Sessiagh (Long) Seisíoch 208 Sessiagh (O'Neill) Seisíoch Uí Néill 224 Stranamuck 104 Taughboy 484 Tawnacrom An Tamhnach Chrom 190 Tievebrack An Taobh Breac 307 Tievecloghoge Taobh Chlochóige 1,511 Tirinisk Tír an Uisce 252 Tirnagushoge or Bicketstown 140 Trusk An Trosc 1,326 Whitehill 68
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