There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. [48], As the ice sheet thinned, topography became the dominant force driving the direction of ice and meltwater flow. The population of the county is 158,755 according to the 2016 census. County Donegal was the worst affected part of Ulster during the Great Famine of the late 1840s in Ireland. Until around 1600, the O'Donnells were one of Ireland's richest and most powerful native Irish ruling families. : This Donegal name is from MacColl, Gaelic Mac Colla, the name of a galloglass family introduced there from Argyllshire in the sicteenth century. MARGARET, the wife of PATRICK, died leaving the two young sons.PATRICK married MARY MCBRARIETY and from that union four children were born; County Donegal County Donegal Civil Parishes A map of civil parishes of County Donegal with links to townland maps for each parish is available at freepages on RootsWeb. County Dublin Most common names: Kelly. The River Erne, along with other Donegal waterways, has been dammed to produce hydroelectric power. or the Lough Swilly Company for short). County Donegal is known for its textiles, whose unique woollen blends are made of short threads with tiny bits of colour blended in for a heathered effect. Tended more to quote Pynnars Survey. The chief undertaker families to benefit under the new settlement were the families of Cole, Blennerhasset, Butler, Hume, and Dunbar. It has a deeply indented coastline forming natural sea loughs, of which both Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle are the most notable. The most senior O'Donnell family today (according to the office of the Chief Herald) is that of John O'Donel (deceased), Blackrock, Co. Dublin, namely Fr. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified, From the Earliest Times to the 20th Century : Irish Family Surnames with Locations & Origins Including English, Scots, & Anglo Norman Settlers and Settlements. [25] Historic deforestation left Donegal devoid of forest cover by 1900. Donegal is Ireland's fourth-largest county (after Cork, Galway and Mayo), so perhaps all this diversity isn't so surprising. Craig Stewart crashed the Volkswagen Golf he was driving at Altaghderry, Carrigans on September 7, 2019 after leading Gardai on a chase from Burt. Thirty-four constituencies voted against the amendment and four voted in favour, two of which were Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West. Such athletes include Danny McDaid in the World Cross-Country Championships in 1979, Bridie Lynch who won medals in the World Paralympic Games in 1992 and 1996,[75][76] Gary Murray who came 8th in the European Junior Cross-Country Championship of 1999, and Mark English who won medals in the European 800m Championships in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019. In modern Irish, Donegal has produced a number of (sometimes controversial), authors such as the brothers Samus Grianna and Seosamh Mac Grianna from The Rosses and the contemporary (and controversial) Irish-language poet Cathal Searcaigh from Gortahork in Cloughaneely, and where he is known to locals as Gr na gCnoc (Guru of the Hills). Francis Alison was one of the founders of the College of Philadelphia, which would later become the University of Pennsylvania. : [64] Voters in the county also rejected both the Fiscal Treaty and the referendum on children's rights and state care in 2012. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford the county town. [58] There are three Irish-speaking parishes: Gweedore, The Rosses and Cloughaneely. Baptism Records, Donaghmore, Co. Donegal, 1840-45; All Saint's (Raymorky, Taughboyne, St. Johnston), Donegal. Email: connie.duffy@iconicnews.ie. Added to all this, in the late 20th century County Donegal was adversely affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. My McClure is associated with the townlands of Cloghroe, Wilsons Fort, Killynure, Convoy and Findrum. Catherine Brogan (1869-) Patrick Brogan (1870-) son of Edward Brogan, moved from Drumconor to Drumagraa after father died and living with siblings in census records below Biddy Brogan (1875-) Patrick Brogan (1877-) Daniel Brogan (1877-) Anne Brogan (1880-) Michael Brogan (1888-) Griffith's Valuation (1857 in Donegal Union, including Drumagraa) Singer Daniel O'Donnell has become a popular ambassador for the county. These family Clans are rooted back to pre Plantation days a time when society was organised around kinship groups. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Malin Head - Ireland's most northerly point on the Inishowen Peninsula. The family can trace back its origins to the parish of Kilteevoge but Inishowen is now considered the homeland of the clan. According to "A Topographical and Historical Map of Ancient Ireland," compiled by Philip MacDermott, M.D., the following were the names of the principal families [1] in Ireland, of Irish, Anglo-Norman, and Anglo-Irish origin, from the eleventh to the end of the sixteenth century: However, the railway network within County Donegal was completely closed by 1960. The County Donegal lasted until 1960 as it had largely dieselised its passenger trains by 1951. 2003. Although this is a good book for the names of Donegal families I was disappointed personally, it did not give as much information as i expected on the families. The Gallaghers can trace their family roots back to the early centuries A.D.. "The O'Gallaghers are the senior and most royal family of all the Kinel-Connell (the ancient rulers of what is today the greater part of Co. Donegal, Ireland)", said John O'Donavan, the great Irish historian of the nineteenth century. County Donegal is one of the most beautiful counties of Ireland. Other acts to come out of Donegal include folk-rock band Goats Don't Shave, Eurovision contestant Mickey Joe Harte and indie rock group The Revs. These include Ulster Qualifying League Two side Letterkenny RFC, whose ground is named after Dave Gallaher, the captain of the 1905 New Zealand All Blacks touring team, who have since become known as The Originals. Donegal Irish has a strong influence on learnt Irish across Ulster. Valleys such as these were the last areas to retain glaciers as temperatures rose. A map of the Catholic Parishes of County Donegal is available at the Irish Ancestors site. +353 (0)87 9454096 info@donegalancestry.com. [13], Located in the northwest corner of Ireland, Donegal is the island's northernmost county. Until around 1600, the O'Donnells were one of Ireland's richest and most powerful native Irish ruling families. McKee Families from Donegal - with Roots in Galloway. My data base includes many McClure families of Co. Donegal including the unrelated McClure of Ballnashannagh. Fianna Fil and Sinn Fin emerged as the two dominant parties in the 2019 local elections, holding 22 of the 37 seats between them. The old links were ranked 28th, Murvagh 36th and Sandy Hills 38th. Ulster Qualifying League Three sides include Ballyshannon RFC, Donegal Town RFC and Inishowen RFC. Unable to add item to List. County Donegal is named after the town of Donegal (from Irish Dn na nGall'fort of the foreigners')[7] in the south of the county. Please try again. The first vote was to allow rural constituencies to elect a disproportionate number of TDs. [35], The majority of Donegal has a temperate oceanic climate (Kppen climate classification: Cfb), with upland areas in the Derryveagh and Blue Stack ranges classified as oceanic subpolar (Kppen climate classification: Cfc). In May 1991, the prominent Sinn Fin politician Councillor Eddie Fullerton was assassinated by the PIRA's opponent, the Ulster Defence Association at his home in Buncrana. McClure of Co. Donegal family researcher. To this day, Irish people in Ireland and around the world can proudly tell you the name of the clan to which they belong. The Ballymanus mine disaster occurred on 10 May 1943 on a beach at Ballymanus, County Donegal, when local villagers attempted to bring ashore an unexploded marine mine. The Leenan Fault is a large strike-slip fault that bisects the county from Lough Swilly to Donegal Bay, and dozens of tremors have been recorded along the fault since the late 19th century, although none have been larger than a magnitude 3 on the Richter scale. Below are some of my books that today have record of, the families in Donegal. Following this, the county was broken up into four separate constituencies North Donegal, South Donegal, East Donegal and West Donegal which persisted until independence. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! The six acts bidding to represent Ireland at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest have been revealed. John Crowley, William J. Smyth and Mike Murphy (Editors). Donegal, the fourth largest county in Ireland, has attracted the attention of many when it bagged the number one spot in the "Cool List" of National Geographic, UK.The beautiful landscape of this county makes it a rich source of inspiration and refreshment for travellers. Established in 1866 as a drapers, this historic tweed company offers hand weaving demonstrations and a made-to-measure service, as well as countless traditional Irish tweed products made in colours inspired by Donegal's landscape - from purple heather to moss green. In 1607 the senior Gaelic Chiefs of Ulster ( Neill, Donnell and Maguire) left Rathmullan to recruit support in Spain but they never reached their intended destination and instead remained exiled. County Donegal was the home of the once-mighty Clann Dlaigh, whose best-known branch was the Clann Domhnaill, better known in English as the O'Donnell dynasty. Duncan Campbell (1660-1726), of Scottish ancestry, was born and lived on a farm called Drumaboden, at Rathmelton, Donegal County, Ireland. The last boundary change of a barony in Donegal was in 1851 when the barony of Inishowen was divided into Inishowen East and Inishowen West. She and James were both laid to rest in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Corning, Steuben NY. It marked the destruction of Ireland's ancient Gaelic aristocracy following the Tudor re-conquest and cleared the way for the Plantation of Ulster. By using this website you consent to the use of cookies. You can reach the Irish Roots Cafe on Twitter; Facebook; www.IrishRoots.com; and by mail at our U.S. location: Leave a message on our Phone (816) 256-3360. for personal non-commercial use only. He also bears Sullivan, Buckley, Kilmartin, Llewellyn and, A one of a kind resource, Mike is the most published. Sea levels in the area began to stabilise around 5,000 years ago, and the balance of erosion and deposition along Donegal's coastline resulted in the development of many sandy beaches and spits interspersed with jagged sea cliffs.[50]. In May 2018, Donegal was the only county in Ireland to vote against the repeal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution which had acknowledged the right to life of the unborn. [38] However, due to its exposed coastal location, the climate at Malin Head is not representative of most of the county. It is named after the town of Donegal. ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW. Despite a nearly 3% increase in votes, Fine Gael did not win any additional seats in 2019. The vast majority of its land border (93%) is shared with three counties of Northern Ireland: County Tyrone, County Londonderry and County Fermanagh. You may wish to compare this list (below) with Wikipedia's list of baronies in Donegal. In 2007, Donegal won only their second national title by winning the National Football League. The smallest rural townlands in Donegal are just 1 acre in size, most of which are either lough islands or offshore islets (Corragh Island, Bishop's Island, Juniper Island, O'Donnell's Island, etc.). Vast swathes of the county were devastated, with many areas becoming permanently depopulated. My McClure is associated with the townlands of Cloghroe, Wilsons Fort, Killynure, Convoy and Findrum. From the earliest times to the modern era, old Irish, Scots, English and Welsh families in Donegal are included here along with local history.. Illustrations include. Such people include Daniel O'Donnell, Phil Coulter, Shay Given, Packie Bonner, Pat Crerand, Seamus Coleman and the Brennan family. , Below we find a resource which gives families, from earlier periods, including the Norman, Donegal has a special connection to the Annals, of Ireland by the Four Masters, as it was compiled. Gweedore is the largest Irish-speaking parish, with over 5,000 inhabitants. Joseph Gallagher, County Donegal Heritage Officer, sits on the National Thatch Steering Committee and welcomed this ring-fenced funding for thatched structures in Donegal. Please try again. The patron of Clans of Ireland is President Michael D. Higgins. The partition of Ireland in the early 1920s had a massive direct impact on County Donegal. There are several rugby teams in the county. Until 2014, there were town councils in Letterkenny, Bundoran, Ballyshannon and Buncrana. Contact details for Donegal County Archives Service are: Donegal County Archives Service, Donegal County Council, Three Rivers Centre, Lifford, County Donegal. The most northerly part of the island of Ireland is the location for three peninsulas: Inishowen, Fanad and Rosguill. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The modern County Donegal was shired[9] by order of the English Crown in 1585. The smallest barony is Inishowen West, at 77,149 acres (312.21km2). (Debug. The pond, proposed by Councillor Gerry McMonagle, would enhance empty green space in the park. This meant that all goods had to be transhipped at Derry and Strabane. [24], The forested area in the county extends to 55,534ha (137,228 acres), the 4th highest total forest cover in Ireland. Learn More About the Irish Hedge School online at: http://web.mac.com/irishpat/IrishRootsCafe/Hedge_School.html, http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=196090855, British professor says Irish are making their tea wrong, NYPD Emerald Society president suspended without pay after failing drug test, US congressmen call for "full implementation" of the Good Friday Agreement, Irish faithful flock to Co Kerry church to see Padre Pio relic, Irish whiskey exports reached record high of 1 billion in 2022, Go green this St. Patricks Day with these healthy recipes, U2 is from Ireland, not Scranton, which was a surprise to Billie Eilish, WATCH: Irish rowers set new world record for fastest Atlantic crossing. Annual rainfall in the county ranges from around 850mm (33in) in the lowlands of north-eastern Donegal to over 2,000mm (79in) in western mountainous areas. sent on a mission from his monastery in Donegal. There are 2,787 townlands in Donegal and an additional 47 historic town boundaries. Other courses of note are Murvagh (located outside Donegal Town) and Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) located in Downings (near Carrigart). Other notable athletes from Donegal include Paul Dolan, Caitriona Jennings and Brendan Boyce each of whom has represented Ireland at the international level. Modern exponents include the Inishowen playwright and poet Frank McGuinness and the playwright Brian Friel. Train services along the BelfastDerry railway line run, via Coleraine railway station, to Belfast Lanyon Place and Belfast Great Victoria Street railway stations. This had declined to 114,000 by 1961. [39] Precipitation exceeding 1mm (0.04in) will fall across all areas of Donegal on over 150 days per year. [21] The Slieve League cliffs are among the highest sea cliffs in Europe, while Malin Head is the most northerly point on the island of Ireland. In contrast Valentia Island, a similarly placed coastal station in the southwest of Ireland records just 3. The other main aim is as an 'Information Board' for McGinleys around the world to connect with each other and to help each other in developing their family trees etc. The Catholic parish boundaries define the limits to Kilcar, and Kilcar is much like a township in the midwestern United States, with the village of Kilcar at its center. Toland was also instrumental in the spread of freemasonry throughout Continental Europe. The project was plagued with setbacks and closed in 1870, just ten years after its completion. Donegal County Council sends three representatives to the Northern and Western Regional Assembly. The surname Fitzgerald translates directly as "son of Gerald." . Irish monthly record wind speeds for March, June, July, September, November and December have all been set at Malin Head. The county is the most mountainous in Ulster consisting chiefly of two ranges of low mountains; the Derryveagh Mountains in the north and the Blue Stack Mountains in the south, with Errigal at 751 metres (2,464ft) the highest peak, making it the 11th-highest county top in Ireland. The town councils were abolished in June 2014 when provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 was commenced[60] and their functions were taken over by Donegal County Council. ), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: Clan Chiefs, Scottish Feudal Barons (107th Edition, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, 2003) There are 8 baronies in Co. Donegal that we know about. Elections to the County Council take place every five years. The teenagers, who cannot be named due to their age . Lifford, Donegal Historical Description LIFFORD, an assize town (formerly a parliamentary borough) and parish, in the barony of RAPHOE, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER, 1 mile (W.) from Strabane, and 102 (N. by W.) from Dublin, on the road from Strabane to Letterkenny; containing 5941 inhabitants, of which number, 1096 are in the town. Something went wrong. That's according to Labour Party councillor Angela Feeney, who made her opinion known at the latest MD meeting, which was held on Friday, January 6. Donegal County Council wishes to appoint an historian to carry out research which will result in a booklet of four essays and two lectures on the history of the Famine in Donegal. Five youths have appeared in court after the car they were in failed to stop for police in County Donegal and crossed into Northern Ireland. County Donegal has a long literary tradition in both Irish and English. Like other areas on the western seaboard of Ireland, Donegal has a distinctive fiddle tradition which is of world renown. For 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy 14 March 1865. A joint effort between the Irish and Northern Irish governments restored the canal in the late 20th century, and the ShannonErne Waterway reopened in 1994.[22]. This geographic isolation from the rest of the Republic has led to Donegal people maintaining a distinct cultural identity[14] and has been used to market the county with the slogan "Up here it's different". COMMON SURNAMES OF COUNTY DONEGAL By the 10th century Irish surnames, almost all of which derive from forenames, were being used such as O'Neill (O'Neill-'descendant of Niall') and O'Donnell (O'Domhnaill-'descendant of Domhnaill'). John O'Gallagher 1735-1792 BIRTH 1735 Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland DEATH SEP 1792 Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA 4th great-grandfather. NEW At one period during the Middle Ages the entire north west of Ireland was controlled by either the Boyles, O'Dohertys or O'Donnells. [26] The county contains extensive tracts of blanket bog which are concentrated in western and upland regions. My husband is very pleased with this book thank you. They descend from the same line as the O'Donnells. This website is a means of our reaching out to and connecting with our broad DonegalDiaspora in all parts of the world. (, Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014 (. CONNOLLY, Anne - formerly of Rockhill, Ballintra, Co. Donegal and Dublin, peacefully at Sligo University Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. , Library Binding New Letterkenny Cricket Club Joins North West League", "Bridie Lynch: She thumbed home carrying two Paralympic Silver Medals", Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Census 2006 Irish language stats for the county, Donegal County.com & Dn-na-nGall.com Bi-lingual County Site, On an Irish Jaunting Car through Donegal and Connemara (1902), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=County_Donegal&oldid=1129684483, The typical native tree species found in Donegal are, Many species of terrestrial and flying mammals live in the county, including. You will be amazed at how vast and majestic their woodlands, lakes, and mountains are. You must be a member of the Ireland XO community to add content to the database. They retained their status in the Premier Division in the 2016 season. Over 1000 families are given in Donegal, continuing and expanding the information found in volume one of the series 'The Book of Irish Families, great and small'. Please try again. [42] Of these, the most expansive sections are the Lower Carboniferous limestones and sandstones of south Donegal, the Devonian granite of the Donegal batholith, which extends for about 75 km northeast to southwest from Ardara to Fanad Head, and quartzo-feldspathic Dalradian rocks from the Precambrian era, which cover much of the rest of the county. Higher education within the county is provided by the Letterkenny campus of the Atlantic Technological University (formerly the Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LYIT, popularly known locally as 'the Regional', established in the 1970s). Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Hugh, a Franciscan Friar, at present based in Killiney, is head of the O'Donnells. Additionally many old Irish names were translated, or 'mistranslated' into English from the original, gaelic. The musicians will perform on a special Late Late Show in February to battle it out for the chance to represent their country in Liverpool this May. The Government of Ireland Act 1920 reformed the four constituencies into a single entity covering "the administrative county of Donegal". In fact, they are a direct line to our ancestry an ancestry which has spread across the globe and that has reached into many areas of life including politics, music, entertainment, education, sport, literature and much more. . Instructions on how to trace and find your ancestors in Donegal are included, along with a helpful address list and bibliography. 13 Part Time Work From Home Ireland jobs available in Killygordon, County Donegal on Indeed.com, updated hourly. Ulster Scots is often spoken in both the Finn Valley and The Laggan district of East Donegal. All families Gallagher family from Co. Mayo Gallagher Y-DNA and Royal Ancestry A genealogical Y-DNA 37 marker test by one of Edward's descendants reveals the expected Gaelic origins. The Donegal Gaeltacht has traditionally been a very popular destination each summer for young people from Northern Ireland. This added further to the economic and social difficulties of the county. It has been labelled the 'forgotten county' by its own politicians, owing to the perception that it is ignored by the government, even in times of crisis. There is more info, including, placenames and history in the links below each book. As the, Gaelic culture was coming apart and the plantations, were coming to Ulster, Brother Michael OClery was. The Redcastle Hotel: nice getaway - See 2,674 traveler reviews, 1,190 candid photos, and great deals for The Redcastle Hotel at Tripadvisor. This history is the history of the surname McGinley, a small clan who originate in the north of Co.Donegal, Ireland. Since 1984. Around 65 per cent of Donegal's forests are publicly owned. The medieval genealogies of Ireland tell us that the Mac Lochlainn, anglicized McLaughlins of Donegal are descendants of a mysterious figure from the 11th century called Lochlainn. The 23rd Amendment permitting the State to join the International Criminal Court in 2001 received the lowest support in Donegal, with just 55.8% of voters backing the proposal, compared with 64.2% nationally. As it is very trendy to list the Top 10 or Top 100 families, I think you can make a Top 100 list of your own from. Next in seniority is Hugo O'Donnell, Duke de Tetuan, Madrid, Spain. 167421). Deeply regretted by her niece Aisling; nephews Michael, Patrick, Andrew and Eoin, grand-nieces, grand-nephews and all It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. February 7, 1998 Kilcar The Cannon family and many of their Irish relatives are from Kilcar, a small town in southwestern County Donegal. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. [44], Donegal is the most seismically active part of Ireland. Dined alfresco in the . : The Dil constituency of Donegal constituency (5 TDs) covers almost the entire county, with the exception of a small area in southern Donegal around Bundoran and Ballyshannon, which is part of the SligoLeitrim constituency.[61][62]. His first album "Irish Song: traditional and Sean Ns" is at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelcolaughlin. Mike descends from the OLoughlins of Kilfenora, County. There are 16 clubs in the Donegal Senior Football Championship, with many others playing at a lower level.[73]. 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