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Cill Charthaigh - Kilcar

 

KILCAR, or KILKARAGH, a parish, in the barony of BANNAGH, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER, 5 miles (W.) from Killybegs; containing 4319 inhabitants. St. Carthach, whose festival is kept on the 5th of March, is supposed to have presided over a monastery here so early as 540. According to the Ordnance survey, it comprises 18,883 statute acres, about one-sixth of which are arable, the remainder bog and mountain land. Agriculture is in a very backward state, and there is not a single tree in the parish. Fairs are held quarterly for cattle, yarn, and flannel. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Raphoe, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £125. The church is a small handsome building, erected in 1828. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe of 840 acres. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a large new chapel. The parochial school, in which are about 100 children, is endowed with a grant from Col. Robertson's fund; and there are three other schools and a dispensary.

(Extract from A Topographical Dictionary Of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837)

 

Last updated 10 Aug 2019

 

Births, Marriages and Deaths

• Births
  • Birth Newspaper Notices
  • Index to Gara/O'Gara Birth Registrations, Glenties District
• Marriages
  • Civil Marriage Registrations 1864 - 1870
  • Marriage Newspaper Notices
• Deaths
  • Death Newspaper Notices
  • Index to Gara/O'Gara Death Registrations, Glenties District

Books

• Books with Kilcar Content

Census

• 1841/51 Census
  • Census Search Forms/Old Age Pension Applications
• 1901 Census
  • 1901 Ballymacphadin
  • 1901 Ballymoon
  • 1901 Bavan
  • 1901 Bogagh Glebe
  • 1901 Cashelcarn
  • 1901 Coguish
  • 1901 Croaghbeg
  • 1901 Crowanrudda
  • 1901 Crowanrudda Beg - nil return
  • 1901 Crowbane
  • 1901 Crowdoo
  • 1901 Croweighter
  • 1901 Crowkeeragh
  • 1901 Crowlar
  • 1901 Crownasillagh
  • 1901 Cuskry Glebe
  • 1901 Derrylahan
  • 1901 Drumnafinnagle
  • 1901 Drumreagh
  • 1901 Dundawoona Point - nil return
  • 1901 Gortalia
  • 1901 Inishduff
  • 1901 Keenaghan
  • 1901 Kilbeg
  • 1901 Kilcar Townland
  • 1901 Kilcar Village
  • 1901 Kilcasey
  • 1901 Kill
  • 1901 Largymore
  • 1901 Lergadaghtan new
  • 1901 Letter
  • 1901 Meenboy
  • 1901 Meentakeeraghan
  • 1901 Meenychanon
  • 1901 Muckros
  • 1901 Newchurch Glebe
  • 1901 Old Church Glebe - nil return
  • 1901 Roelough
  • 1901 Roxborough Glebe
  • 1901 Shalwy
  • 1901 Shannagh
  • 1901 Strabrinna Lower
  • 1901 Strabrinna Upper
  • 1901 Straleel
  • 1901 Straleel Glebe - nil return
  • 1901 Stranakirk
  • 1901 Tawny
  • 1901 Umuskan
  • Complete 1901 census online at NAI Census Website
• 1911 Census
  • 1911 Dundawoona Point - nil return
  • 1911 Old Church Glebe - nil return
  • 1911 Straleel Glebe - nil return
  • Complete 1911 census online at NAI Census Website

Churches

• Roman Catholic
  • Teach Pobail Chárha Naofa

Events

• Famine in Kilcar 1883

Families

• Byrne
• Byrne (Glencolumbkille & Kilcar)
• Cannon
• McNelis
• Molloy

Headstone Inscriptions

• Church of Ireland
  • St Matthew's
• Roman Catholic
  • St Cartha's (New)
  • St Cartha's (Old)
    • Photographs

Land

• 1665 Hearth Money Roll
• 1796 Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlements List
• 1829-31 List of Persons who Applied to Register Freeholds
• 1834 Tithe Applotment Book
• 1857 Griffith's Valuation index
• 1857 Griffith's Valuation online

Links

• Áislann Chill Chartha
• Coguish - History & Heritage
• Kilcar Genealogy
• SW Donegal Irish Genealogy

Maps

• Parish
  • Parish Map & Data (Bob Hilchey)

Media

• Photographs
  • Flickr
  • Geograph
• Video
  • Kilcar (Donegal Cottage Holidays)

Researchers

• Ann - Hamill, Askin, McGinley, and Carr from Kilcar - Email
• Cheri - Dunleavy from Kilcar - Email
• Jim - O'Byrne from Derrylahan - Email
• Joe - Dorrian from Croaghbeg - Email
• Kay - McHugh from Bavan, McGinley from Umusken - Email
• Peter - Brown from Kilcar - Email
• Terry - Carr, Gallagher, Hagerty from Kilcar - Email

Resources

• LDS Resources

 Townlands

English	Irish	Area
Ballymacphadin	Baile Mhic Pháidín	256
Ballymoon	Baile Mún	309
Bavan		395
Bogagh Glebe	An Bogach	596
Cashelcarn	Caiseal Charna	247
Coguish	An Chógais	1,087
Croaghbeg	An Chruach Bheag	208
Crowanrudda	Cró na Roda	1,040
Crowanrudda Beg	Cró na Roda Beag	435
Crowbane	An Cró Bán	1,359
Crowdoo	Dúchró	1,112
Croweighter	Cróibh Íochtair	1,236
Crowkeeragh	Cró Chaorach	913
Crowlar	Cróibh Láir	919
Crownasillagh	Cró na Saileach
Cuskry Glebe	Cuiscrigh	203
Derrylahan	Doire Leathan	640
Drumnafinnagle	Droim na Fiongaile	178
Drumreagh	Droim Riach	189
Dundawoona Point		9
Gortalia	Goirt Sháile	133
Inishduff		3
Keenaghan	Caonachán	194
Kilbeg	An Chill Bheag	214
Kilcar	Cill Charthaigh	233
Kilcasey	Cill Chathasaigh	452
Kill		207
Largymore	An Leargaidh Mhór	252
Lergadaghtan	Leirg an Dachtáin	94
Letter	Leitir	191
Meenboy		199
Meentakeeraghan	Mínte Caoracháin	92
Meenychanon	Mín Uí Chanann	471
Muckros	Mucros	213
Newchurch Glebe	Glaidhb an Teampaill Nua	2
Old Church Glebe	Glaidhb an tSeanteampaill	1
Roelough	An Rualach	130
Roxborough Glebe	Port Eachrann	500
Shalwy	Na Sealbha	182
Shannagh	An Seanach	309
Strabinna Lower	Srath Bruithne Íochtarach	188
Strabinna Upper	Srath Bruithne Uachtarach	211
Straleel	Srath Laoill	855
Straleel Glebe	Glaidhb Shrath Laoill	3
Straleel North	Srath Laoill Thuaidh
Stranakirk	Srath na Circe	310
Tawny	An Tamhnaigh	585
Umuskan	Iomascan	401

 

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