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Early Census Data
1841 - 22 people (9 males & 13 females) and 3 houses
1851 - 11 people (6 males & 5 females) and 1 houses
1861 - 12 people (5 males & 7 females) and 2 houses
Population evicted by Landlord in April 1861 - Nil return in census 1871 - 1911
As I couldn't find a census for this townland, here you will find known residents of Drumnalifferny in the mid 1800s
1833 Tithe Applotment Book
| Ward Anthony Lifferny |
| Ward James Lifferny |
| Ward John Lifferny |
| Ward William Lifferny |
1847 - 1848 Letterkenny Dispensary District Register
| Date | Name of Patient | Age |
| 1848, Nov 30 | McAward, Bryan | 1½ |
| 1847, Aug 9 | McAward, Daniel | 20 |
| 1848, Nov 30 | McAward, Daniel | |
| 1848, Jun 26 | McAward, Nelly | 19 |
| 1847, Sep 6 | Ward, Grace | 40 |
| 1848, Jan 3 | Ward, Margaret | 22 |
| 1848, Apr 13 | Ward, Mary | 22 |
| 1848, Mar 13 | Ward, Peggy | 10? |
1857 Griffith's Valuation
John McWard
Mary McWard
Post-1861 Evictions
Letterkenny Workhouse
| 12 Apr 1861 | Ward | Mary Snr | F | 66 | House keeper | Widow | RC | Tolerable Clean | Drumnalifferny |
| 12 Apr 1861 | Ward | Darby | M | 19 | Labourer | Single | RC | Clean | Drumnalifferny |
| 12 Apr 1861 | Ward | Mary Jnr | F | 26 | Servant | Single | RC | Tolerable Clean | Drumnalifferny |
Passenger list Abyssinian Arrived Sydney Australia 29 May 1862
| WARD | PATRICK | 16 | DRUMNATIFFINEY | RMN CATH |
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