Philadelphia- The Evening Bulletin Oct.8,1918 page#23 GALLAGHER.- Oct.7, Annie (nee McHugh), wife of the late Hugh Gallagher, formerly of County Donegal, Ireland. Relatives and friends, also St. Agatha's Sacred Heart and Alter Society and Knight's of St.John's NO.36 invited to funeral Fri. 10am 3903 Olive st. W.Phila. Int. St.Denis cem. Ardmore. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

The Hugh Wallis website is up and running again Bob Cdn ==================================== Removed all format from Ancestry message. ====================================== Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support center. Below is a summary of your request and our response. Please reply to this message if your issue has not been resolved. Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you. Subject Lose of Link Discussion Thread Response (Michael) 10/13/2008 03:42 PM Hi, I'm sorry for the trouble you had with this. We are in contact with the webmaster for this site, and we expect the site to be re-enabled shortly. Mike RootsWeb Support Customer ([email protected] [email protected]) 10/12/2008 10:12 PM http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm The above link is one of most used by those searching for items on the IGI. Have you removed Hugh Wallis link or is there a problem with the link. This link has been operating from RW for many years and not likely he would remove it unless forced to do so Awaiting your reply Bob http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hiflyte/

Hope this helps someone. Janice Name: FERRY, Mary Date Of Death: February 22, 1922 Time: 5:45 A.M. Place Of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residence: 2422 N. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA, Ward 28 Gender: Female Race: W Age: 87 Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Ferry, Moses Date Of Birth: August 20, 1834 Place Of Birth: Ireland Mother's Name: O'Brien, Ellen Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Father's Name: McGady, William Father's Birthplace: Ireland Cause Of Death: Cardiac Arethemia Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: None Funeral Home: Kohler Doctor: Francis J. Lammer, 2266 N. 19th Street Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Francis J. Lammer, 2266 N. 19th Street Date Of Burial: February 22, 1922 Place Of Burial: South Bethlehem, PA Date Recorded: February 23, 1922 Source Of Record: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Certificate of Death Certificate No.: 12971-4310 Additional Comments: Mary (McGady) Ferry was a native of Donegal, Ireland. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Hope this helps someone. Janice Name: FERRY, Maurice (aka Moses) Date Of Death: June 27, 1900 Time: Place Of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residence: 2008 W. Boston Ave, Ward 28, Philadelphia, PA Gender: Male Race: W Age: 84 Marital Status: Married Spouse: McGady, Mary Date Of Birth: Unavailable Place Of Birth: Ireland Mother's Name: not provided, not provided Mother's Birthplace: Unavailable Father's Name: not provided, not provided Father's Birthplace: Unavailable Cause Of Death: Bronchitis Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Unavailable Funeral Home: A.D. Kohler, 1503 W. Susquehanna Avenue Doctor: M.F. Prendergast, 2435 Columbia Avenue Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Unavailable Date Of Burial: June 30, 1900 Place Of Burial: St. Michael's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pennyslvania Date Recorded: 1900 Source Of Record: Return of a Death in the City of Philadelphia, Physicians Certificate Certificate No.: 28326 Additional Comments: Maurice/Moses Ferry was taken by Pennsylvania RR to Bethlehem, PA for burial, arriving at the Bethlehem Station at 11:11a.m. He was born in County Donegal, Ireland. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Hope this helps someone Janice Name: Friel, John Date Of Death: January 21, 1934 Time: 7:20a.m. Place Of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residence: 2310 Madison Square, Philadelphia, PA Gender: Male Race: W Age: 87 Marital Status: Widower Spouse: Friel, Alice Date Of Birth: 1847 Place Of Birth: Ireland Mother's Name: O'Donnell, Mary Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Father's Name: Friel, James Father's Birthplace: Ireland Cause Of Death: Sclerosis orf Coronary Vessels Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Retired Funeral Home: Charles B. Gallen Doctor: Theo J. English Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Mary Friel Date Of Burial: January 24, 1934 Place Of Burial: Cathedral Cemetery Date Recorded: January 23, 1934 Source Of Record: Pa. Dept of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Certificate No.: 574-1574 Additional Comments: John was born in Kill, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal, Ireland Johns wife was Alice McGuigan of Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland Informant on death certificate was Johns daughter Mary Friel **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

I wrote to several places, but so far got one answer to contact this place for information. Janice Contacts Donegal County Archives Service Contact details: Address: Archives Service, Donegal County Council, Three Rivers Centre, Lifford, County Donegal. Tel: +353 74 9172490 Fax: +353 74 9142290 E-Mail: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) In a message dated 10/13/2008 12:47:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Janice Can you share where you wrote ? I would like to get records of the schools in Donegal the names of which I have kept below. Especially Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuali in Donegaltown. My grandmother, Agnes Craig (born 1879 in Donegal Town), went to school in the town during the dates you mentioned. If I can get them, I would post them on Bob's and Lindel's site. Thanks Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:53 AM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Primary school records > > These are what is available and I have written to the approiate people and > hopefully I will get an answer soon. If the cost isn't too much, I will > order > the records for Mountcharles and post them on Bob's & Lindel's sites. > Janice > Primary Schools (mainly rolls and registers) collected to date: > c.1855 – 1990’s (dates and volume and types of records held vary > considerably): >tnacart > * Cill na mBaird/Killymard (Donegal) > * Clar Robertson (Donegal) > * Tulaig Sneachta (Donegal) > > * Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuala (Donegal Town) > > **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your > destination. > Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES > AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Janice Can you share where you wrote ? I would like to get records of the schools in Donegal the names of which I have kept below. Especially Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuali in Donegaltown. My grandmother, Agnes Craig (born 1879 in Donegal Town), went to school in the town during the dates you mentioned. If I can get them, I would post them on Bob's and Lindel's site. Thanks Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:53 AM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Primary school records > > These are what is available and I have written to the approiate people and > hopefully I will get an answer soon. If the cost isn't too much, I will > order > the records for Mountcharles and post them on Bob's & Lindel's sites. > Janice > Primary Schools (mainly rolls and registers) collected to date: > c.1855 – 1990’s (dates and volume and types of records held vary > considerably): >tnacart > * Cill na mBaird/Killymard (Donegal) > * Clar Robertson (Donegal) > * Tulaig Sneachta (Donegal) > > * Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuala (Donegal Town) > > **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your > destination. > Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES > AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

These are what is available and I have written to the approiate people and hopefully I will get an answer soon. If the cost isn't too much, I will order the records for Mountcharles and post them on Bob's & Lindel's sites. Janice Primary Schools (mainly rolls and registers) collected to date: c.1855 – 1990’s (dates and volume and types of records held vary considerably): * Scoil Mhuire (Creeslough) * Kildarrach * Mas-an-Eas * Dunfanaghy * Faugher * Glassan * Glendowan * Stramore * Creevy * Ellestrin * Gortnacart * Lifford Endowed Schools * Ray (Raphoe) * Creevy * Ellistrin * Gortnacart, Ardara * Thorr, Gweedore * Dore, Gweedore, NS * Dunlewy NS * Scoil Phadraig, Bunbeg * Scoil Naomh Fiachra, Kilmacrenan * Scoil Michael O'Cleirigh (Ballyshannon) * Coolmore NS (Ballyshannon) * Scoil Carraig Na hCorna (2) NS (Ballyshannon) * Scoil Bearaic (Ballyshannon) * Castlefinn (2) National School * Donaghmore NS (Liscooley) * Scoil Cholmcille (Fintown) * Shallogans / An tSealgain (Fintown) * Beal-an-Ath-Moir (Fintown) * Glenleigham / Gleann-Leitin (Fintown) * Ceann Garb (Fintown) * Glenmaquin (Lurgybrack) NS * Dumhaigh / Dumhai (Lettermacaward) * Lettermacaward * Croagh / Cruac NS (Dunkineely) * Calhaim / Ceallseim NS (Dunkineely) * Dunkineely National School * Min Beannaid (Burtonport) * Acres / Na hAcrai / Ailt an Corrain (Burtonport) * Meenmore (Burtonport) * Ardbane NS (Mountcharles) * Glencoagh NS (Mountcharles) * Naomh Peadar NS (Mountcharles) * Muintir Naois (Mountcharles) * Lettermore NS (Inver) * Scoil Iosagain NS (Buncrana) * Naomh Colmcille NS (Buncrana) * An Croi Ro-Naofa/ Sacred Heart Convent School (Buncrana) * Cockhill Boys NS (Buncrana) * Tullydish / Naomh Baoithin (Buncrana) NS * Scoil Mhuire/ St. Mary's (Ramelton) * Killycreen/ Na Coilleadh Crine (Ramelton) * Cruachan N.S (Ramelton) * Tank / Ramelton No. 2 (Ramelton) * Castleshanaghan * Droimin (Ramelton) * Donegal NS, The Glebe * Cill na mBaird/Killymard (Donegal) * Clar Robertson (Donegal) * Tulaig Sneachta (Donegal) * Naomh Mura Fahan * Fahan Mura Iochtar and Uachtar * Carrowreagh (Fahan) * Dooey National School * Drumoghill National School * Caiseal Mhuire NS (Fanad) * Ballymichael NS (Fanad) * Scoil Bhrid (Fanad) * Ballymore C. of I. NS (Creeslough) * Newtowncunningham NS * Doochary NS * Dungloe NS * Kincasslagh NS * Ballyraine NS (Letterkenny) * Termon NS * Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuala (Donegal Town) **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

I found this site while search schools. There are roll books out there..This information would be a great help to our research. I have written to the archlvist to get an answer and when I do I will post it _http://www.donegalcoco.ie/NR/rdonlyres/5481D609-5702-4DCD-BDEB-250E1BA5B8D9/0 /ArchiveCollectionTeachersGuide.pdf_ (http://www.donegalcoco.ie/NR/rdonlyres/5481D609-5702-4DCD-BDEB-250E1BA5B8D9/0/ArchiveCollectionTeachersGuide.pdf) Primary School records The County Archives holds a large number of archives from primary schools School roll books: giving names and numbers of pupils and class, date of birth of pupil Registers: giving date of entrance of pupil to school, pupil's name in full, pupil's date of birth and residence, occupation of parent/guardian, place where pupil last attended school. Janice Friel **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

_http://www.lostschoolfriends.ie/find.php?province=Donegal&schtype=primary_ (http://www.lostschoolfriends.ie/find.php?province=Donegal&schtype=primary) I found this while searching for schools. Janice **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

_Click here: Dictionary of Ulster Biography_ (http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsMac2.htm) While searching for schools, I came across this site that may help someone. Janice **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

_Click here: Lost School Friends Ireland_ (http://www.lostschoolfriends.ie/find.php?province=Donegal&schtype=primary) Bob Found this site that shows schools. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Bob It seems that Seamus MacManus was from Mountcharles. MacManus was born in the village on 31st December 1868. Seamus became a teacher in the local Glencoagh School, and by 1898. Janice In a message dated 10/12/2008 7:05:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Prior to 1857 many children in these areas attended Erasmus Smith Schools and pay schools In my search have discovered that schools associated with the Erasmus Smith Trust were established in Donegal at the following locations: Bunbeg Buncrana Bundoran Burtonport Carrickfin Fahan Glencolumbkille Inver Lifford Mount Charles Stranorlar Tubberkeen Will do some more digging on subject. In 1857 the Marquis granted a site for a new school at Glencoagh and for the 100 years most kids in this area attended the school. It is now a private home or such. I suspect that my mother attended the Glencoagh school but unable to confirm this at the moment Bob Cdn In a message dated 10/12/2008 7:05:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Prior to 1857 many children in these areas attended Erasmus Smith Schools and pay schools In my search have discovered that schools associated with the Erasmus Smith Trust were established in Donegal at the following locations: Bunbeg Buncrana Bundoran Burtonport Carrickfin Fahan Glencolumbkille Inver Lifford Mount Charles Stranorlar Tubberkeen Will do some more digging on subject. In 1857 the Marquis granted a site for a new school at Glencoagh and for the 100 years most kids in this area attended the school. It is now a private home or such. I suspect that my mother attended the Glencoagh school but unable to confirm this at the moment Bob Cdn ========================================= [email protected] wrote: <SNIP>...What would have been the school for anyone who was living in the Glen, Beefpark or Mountcharles back in the early 1830/40. Or would they even go to school?... ========================================= **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Janice, He was my Grandmothers teacher and they met in Detroit Michigan or Windsor Ontario at a book signing or such sometime after she came to Canada, so after 1926 probably in the 30s She walked up to him and he just said "Agatha Griffith" my uncle repeated this to me a number of years back. My mother often mentioned him living in the Glass House at the end of town and his brother stayed with my GF for a very short time at their house in Mountcharles. All from my Mom. Bob Cdn =================== [email protected] wrote: > Bob > It seems that Seamus MacManus from Mountcharles. MacManus was born in > the village on 31st December 1868. Seamus became a teacher in the > local Glencoagh School, and by 1898. =============================

Well, its been quite a while since my last update to the list, so its about time I posted one..........so I've been told! First, here's my website address (I usually forget to include it!) - Donegal Genealogy Resources - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/ The biggest, newest project I added is - Arranmore Island Resources - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/arranmore.htm The 1901/1911 census is complete and there's an index to those census too, 1851 census search forms, land records, maps, events (such as the 1935 Arranmore Disaster), births, marriages & deaths, maps and headstone inscriptions (lots done but still lots to go) I updated a few sections I had gotten behind with - these are what is online or what I have to transcribe, for graveyards & schools - 39 Donegal Graveyards - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/mis.htm - if you have headstone inscriptions to be added to the graveyards already online, want to have your email address linked to any particular inscription, or have any transcripts of other Donegal graveyards you would like to see posted on the website, please email me 25 schools - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/school.htm Now, to get anyone started or educated a bit more on Donegal research, I have Boyd's book on Donegal Family Research in PDF form - it can be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/genbooklet.pdf and on the main page of my website. Its well worth a read! These are the parishes I have enough on to warrant their own section - this means that I have at least all, or almost all, of the 1901 census for the parish - Allsaints Clondahorky Clondavaddog Conwal / Glenswilly Gartan (complete 1901/1911 + index) Glencolumbkille Gweedore Inishkeel Killea Kilmacrenan / Termon Kilteevoge (complete 1901 + index) Leck Lettermacaward (complete 1901 + index) Muff Raymunterdoney Taughboyne Templecrone / Arranmore Island (complete 1901/1911 + index to Arranmore Island) Tullaghobegly / Gweedore (complete 1901) Tullyfern To be added to parish projects - Aghanunshin Burt If you have an interest in any of those parishes and/or have anything which can be added to them, I would love to hear from you. Other records to be added (this means I have them but they're not transcribed yet) - Workhouse registers, mostly covering 1840s to 1870 - - Glenties (admissions) - Letterkenny (admissions) - Milford (only punishment register) - Strabane (Donegal admissions only) Dispensary registers (clinics people attended when they were ill) - - Dunfanaghy medical relief register (1892-99) - Letterkenny dispensary register (1840s-50s) Petty Sessions (1850s) - Dunfanaghy - Glenties Old Age Pension Applications - 1851 census search forms 1850-1950s Cancelled Valuation books for Clondahorky and Raymunterdoney (these are actually almost done - just need to put them all into web pages) Here are some of the latest additions which can be found at - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/ Incumbered Estates - 1856 Sale of Derryreel East & West, Clondahorky Old Glenties Graveyard Inscriptions & Edenfinfreagh Graveyard Inscriptions, Inishkeel Parish 1901 Census for Tullaghobegly Parish complete, with the addition of Keeldrum Upper & Glashagh Letterkenny Petty Sessions July/August 1858 Trenta Presbyterian Graveyard Getting Started with your Donegal Family Research Booklet added Vaccination Register, Milford Dispensary District, 1853-64 (for 8 Kilmacrenan Parish townlands, including Kilmacrenan Village) Losset National School Register 1893 to 1911 - Boys & Girls Letterkenny Dispensary Register - Gartan people, Jul 1847-Nov 1848 Non-Catholic Marriages, Templecrone, 1845-63 Updated Resources Held at the Donegal County Archives & Library Galwolie Census, Notes, Maps & Photographs Added (anyone with interest in this townland, please email me) These are two new/newish Websites I use and recommend - Placenames Database of Ireland (great for finding those pesky townlands which aren't in the 'official' list of townlands & to get the Irish form of the townland name) - http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en Ask About Ireland - Griffith's Valuation (compete for Donegal, searchable by name/townland, view original valuation and location maps) - http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php As you can see, I'm pretty busy with all of that so I want to let everyone know that if you email me, I WILL read your email and I WILL try to answer it in good time - I MAY even answer quickly if your query is an easy one or your timing is good (!) - but if I'm taking too long, PLEASE email me again and tell me to hurry up (nicely!) - I won't mind at all.............its just that I've found the best thing for me to do when transcribing/updating/etc is to not check emails for a couple of days - I get too distracted! I sometimes get too tired to answer many emails too, or real life gets in the way. I often feel guilty that I've not answered emails - alot - but I do read them all and I will help if I can! I think thats it, though I probably left something out - as usual! Just remembered! The IrelandGenWeb Project now has the 1864 Ireland Birth Index complete and online! It can be found at http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ All the best, LIndel

Marilyn Ann, I just had a quick look through 'Letterkenny Past and Present' by Sam Fleming and was sure that there would be plenty about the local schools but sadly, that is not the case. There is however a little bit about places of higher education in the town. I would suspect that not many would have the opportunity to attend those though, at the end of the nineteenth century. The building of St. Eunan's College (for boys) commenced in 1904 and it opened in 1906. However, before St. Eunan's was built a school for higher education was established in the Literary Institute, around 1872-76. According to Fleming, 'The Loreto Convent was probably the first institution for higher education to be established in Letterkenny'. The Loreto Nuns were invited to Letterkenny in 1849 so presumably, the school was built shortly afterwards. I realize this is not what you are looking for Marilyn but it may be of use to someone on the list. I am sure that there are some comprehensive sources of information out there about the Letterkenny schools. P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "marilyn anne love" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:49 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Letterkenny Schools

Members, Have uploaded the last of the Frosses Cemetery gravestone photos. They are a selective extraction from the Frosses Old Cemetery. I have no details on any of the residents other than what is on the headstones http://bobs-ireland.spaces.live.com/?lc=1033 Bob Cdn =========================

Prior to 1857 many children in these areas attended Erasmus Smith Schools and pay schools In my search have discovered that schools associated with the Erasmus Smith Trust were established in Donegal at the following locations: Bunbeg Buncrana Bundoran Burtonport Carrickfin Fahan Glencolumbkille Inver Lifford Mount Charles Stranorlar Tubberkeen Will do some more digging on subject. In 1857 the Marquis granted a site for a new school at Glencoagh and for the 100 years most kids in this area attended the school. It is now a private home or such. I suspect that my mother attended the Glencoagh school but unable to confirm this at the moment Bob Cdn ========================================= [email protected] wrote: <SNIP>...What would have been the school for anyone who was living in the Glen, Beefpark or Mountcharles back in the early 1830/40. Or would they even go to school?... =========================================

While you don't list any of the names I'm researching I just thought I'd mention that my family is also found in Leck Cemetery and I look forward to finding out where the children of that time went to school. I found my family living in Bunnagee in the parish of Leck where some of their neighbors who were mentioned in the parish records and as godparents of the children, were: Friel, McGarvey, Strain, Dunlevy, Rodden, Kane, McElwee, Kenedy, Hegarty, Duffy, McGee, McCarron, Glackin, Taylor, and Kelley as well as Patrick Doherty, Mary Dougherty, Matthew Doherty, Jane Doherty, Catherine Doherty (wife of James Hegarty), William & Mary (Rodden) Brown and their children John, Edward & Sara Brown, Hugh Brown, Robert Brown. I research the Brown/Doherty family and the children of that family would have been in school from about 1868 (depending on the age when a child might have started school) until the last child (might have) started school in 1885. Kathy > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > I have just found my long searched for Great-Grandfather James > Sweeney, Jan 9, 1876. Baptised as James Langan. The name change was > what threw me for a bit. The Langans who are probably the fathers side > (as yet unproven) are buried in Leck Cemetary, Oldtown. > > I am wondering where a child, born in Letterkenny, Donegal in 1876, > would go to school. Any ideas before I order a gadzillion of school > register films throught LDS library. > > thanks for all the great travel ideas. got them filed for next years' > trip to donegal. > > cheers > > marilyn ann love > calgary alberta canada > > researching: > Langan/Sweeney > Coll/Fearns/Ferrands > Connor/McBride/Smith > Boyce/Buchanan/Burke/Butler > Donegal/Scotland/Australia > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Letterkenny Schools > From: > "P.J." <[email protected]> > Date: > Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:37:27 +0100 > To: > "marilyn anne love" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > To: > "marilyn anne love" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > > Marilyn Ann, > > I just had a quick look through 'Letterkenny Past and Present' by Sam > Fleming and was sure that there would be plenty about the local > schools but sadly, that is not the case. There is however a little bit > about places of higher education in the town. I would suspect that not > many would have the opportunity to attend those though, at the end of > the nineteenth century. > > The building of St. Eunan's College (for boys) commenced in 1904 and > it opened in 1906. However, before St. Eunan's was built a school for > higher education was established in the Literary Institute, around > 1872-76. According to Fleming, 'The Loreto Convent was probably the > first institution for higher education to be established in > Letterkenny'. The Loreto Nuns were invited to Letterkenny in 1849 so > presumably, the school was built shortly afterwards. > > I realize this is not what you are looking for Marilyn but it may be > of use to someone on the list. I am sure that there are some > comprehensive sources of information out there about the Letterkenny > schools. > > P.J. >

Members, For those researching in the Mountcharles area I have added 33 graves to the photo site. This batch is for Frosses New Cemetery the old cemetery is next. Frosses is a few Km from Mountcharles, in years gone-bye most RCs in this part of Inver Parish were buried or married at this church. These are selective photos and only cover a small number of graves. It was raining and the ground was extremely wet, in fact while doing the old cemetery my foot went through the ground and into one of the graves - ( I yelled at CJ that I was going inside for a visit-----) had to return to my B&B and change socks and clothes . Sometimes one needs high rubber work boots to do this job. Hope the file helps someone out there. http://bobs-ireland.spaces.live.com/?lc=1033 Bob Cdn ====================================================