My first post so I hope I'm doing this correctly. My ancestor Bridget Gallagher came to the US at age 18 in 1909. On the ship's manifest she lists her hometown as Rocktown, Donegal. I can't seem to find this town/village on any map. Does anyone have any idea where Rocktown is located in Donegal? Thanks in advance. Barb Bradley

Thanks for the site Frank. The photos are great! Maureen From: "Frank McGonigal" <frank017@sympatico.ca> Of course you all know about Lindels great web site,but there's also this one with excellent photo's of Ramelton ( where my wife Frances,nee McGarvey comes from) and Donegal. http://www.ramelton.net/ Frank McGonigal Ont.Canada

Of course you all know about Lindels great web site,but there's also this one with excellent photo's of Ramelton ( where my wife Frances,nee McGarvey comes from) and Donegal. http://www.ramelton.net/ Frank McGonigal Ont.Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Miller" <ancabhan@taconic.net> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Dear Donegal > Your article touched me on this very rainy, dreary day ! > I especially related to the remark by the American gentleman. I am getting > ready to take off on my bi-annual trek to Ireland and my visit to my cousins > in Donegal is always the highlight! I savor the essence of Donegal, > especially the beaches and the people themselves. I cry when the time comes > to depart, as it seems my heart wants to stay there. > Thanks for sharing. > > Frances

Here's an article I came across from Pat Byrne's column in the Irish World newspaper from Sept 2003 Dear Donegal Going back to Donegal is like going back to fairyland. It is the mountains that make the place so strange and haunting, that raise the heart. And then the sea thundering in unhindered from the vast Atlantic gives the place an awe and power that few counties in Ireland possess. But it is the ordinary people of Donegal, I think, who give the place its unique and special warmth. There is something about the Donegal people that has remained unchanged in spite of all the upheavals in the world around them. They are the kind of people who welcome strangers and treat the passing world with a deference completely undeserved. No wonder so many war-weary, sectarian-saddened Belfast people head for Donegal when they want to get away from the awfulness of the knee-cappings and the kitchen-window assassinations of the Falls and the Ardoyne. I went there myself last week to let nature’s beauty and the gentle people work their magic on my mind and body. Donegal’s spell grips you as soon as you pass Letterkenny and see the mountains rising before you. You begin to feel at home and to relax after the dark uncertainty of Tyrone, where you don’t really know where you are. It is a return to the old decencies. We try to come to Donegal every year, to a spot on the northern coast between Creeslough and Port na Blath. Our view is of the camel’s hump of the Downings Peninsula beyond a wide inlet of blue water, framed by crescent-moons of beaches which are as unspoiled as if God had just created them. “It was love brought me here,” says the owner of a little man’s shop (Siopa Fir) in Falcarragh. “I talked a bit of Irish to the wife and learned it that way. And then the children came along and we talked to them.” Which, of course, is the best way to learn Irish or any language, marry one of the natives. You get so laid back in Donegal that you feel you have been here all your life. I looked out our big picture-window onto the long field where seven fat heifers grazed, taking their work seriously as they moved from one lush clump of grass to another, putting on the condition almost visibly as I looked. They looked at me, but got bored and returned to their work. I met a man on the beach from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and says he to me: “I’d settle for this any day, over that.” A major admission by an American. “We’re here for the day,” he added. ”I wish we were here for a month.’ Back in Creeslough, I went into a little shop and got talking to the owner about the Donegal football team. “They’re a brave wee team,” says he to me. “They could win it next year.” I had intended buying the newspaper, and he didn’t have one, so I was feeling a bit bad about not giving him any business. But he was as happy as a badger in rushes just talking to me. I think Creeslough folk are just happy to see strangers decorating their village and bringing their home place into the mainstream of greater Ireland. Driving out of Creeslough, I spotted something through the corner of my eye which you don’t see much of anywhere nowadays. A homemade signpost pointed its wooden finger to the attraction, which seemed to merit only one word, probably because everybody would have known about it. The word was: WAKE. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.754 / Virus Database: 504 - Release Date: 06/09/2004

Your article touched me on this very rainy, dreary day ! I especially related to the remark by the American gentleman. I am getting ready to take off on my bi-annual trek to Ireland and my visit to my cousins in Donegal is always the highlight! I savor the essence of Donegal, especially the beaches and the people themselves. I cry when the time comes to depart, as it seems my heart wants to stay there. Thanks for sharing. Frances ----- Original Message ----- From: "McFadden" <McFadden@ntlworld.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 4:12 AM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Dear Donegal > > Here's an article I came across from Pat Byrne's column in the Irish > World newspaper from Sept 2003 > > > Dear Donegal > Going back to Donegal is like going back to fairyland. > It is the mountains that make the place so strange and haunting, that > raise the heart. > And then the sea thundering in unhindered from the vast Atlantic gives > the place an awe and power that few counties in Ireland possess. > > But it is the ordinary people of Donegal, I think, who give the place > its unique and special warmth. There is something about the Donegal > people that has remained unchanged in spite of all the upheavals in > the world around them. > They are the kind of people who welcome strangers and treat the > passing world with a deference completely undeserved. > > No wonder so many war-weary, sectarian-saddened Belfast people head > for Donegal when they want to get away from the awfulness of the > knee-cappings and the kitchen-window assassinations of the Falls and > the Ardoyne. > > I went there myself last week to let nature’s beauty and the gentle > people work their magic on my mind and body. > Donegal’s spell grips you as soon as you pass Letterkenny and see the > mountains rising before you. You begin to feel at home and to relax > after the dark uncertainty of Tyrone, where you don’t really know > where you are. It is a return to the old decencies. > > We try to come to Donegal every year, to a spot on the northern coast > between Creeslough and Port na Blath. Our view is of the camel’s hump > of the Downings Peninsula beyond a wide inlet of blue water, framed by > crescent-moons of beaches which are as unspoiled as if God had just > created them. > > “It was love brought me here,” says the owner of a little man’s shop > (Siopa Fir) in Falcarragh. “I talked a bit of Irish to the wife and > learned it that way. And then the children came along and we talked to > them.” > Which, of course, is the best way to learn Irish or any language, > marry one of the natives. > > You get so laid back in Donegal that you feel you have been here all > your life. I looked out our big picture-window onto the long field > where seven fat heifers grazed, taking their work seriously as they > moved from one lush clump of grass to another, putting on the > condition almost visibly as I looked. They looked at me, but got bored > and returned to their work. > > I met a man on the beach from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and says he to > me: “I’d settle for this any day, over that.” A major admission by an > American. > “We’re here for the day,” he added. ”I wish we were here for a month.’ > > Back in Creeslough, I went into a little shop and got talking to the > owner about the Donegal football team. “They’re a brave wee team,” > says he to me. “They could win it next year.” > I had intended buying the newspaper, and he didn’t have one, so I was > feeling a bit bad about not giving him any business. But he was as > happy as a badger in rushes just talking to me. I think Creeslough > folk are just happy to see strangers decorating their village and > bringing their home place into the mainstream of greater Ireland. > > Driving out of Creeslough, I spotted something through the corner of > my eye which you don’t see much of anywhere nowadays. A homemade > signpost pointed its wooden finger to the attraction, which seemed to > merit only one word, probably because everybody would have known about > it. > The word was: WAKE. > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.754 / Virus Database: 504 - Release Date: 06/09/2004 > > > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > Try searching the Obituaries at Rootsweb: Interactive search > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obituary/obituary.pl > To browse through the archives of the list go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Visit my homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.com/~donegaleire > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Cass, You probably have this data from your disks or the local FHC but just in case Not much but my contribution to the cause. Bob Cdn. =========================================== BIRTH: DYKES, Jeremiah Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 12 Apr 1869 Birthplace: 150, Malin, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: James DYKES Mother: Margaret STEWART Source: FHL Film 101186 Dates: 1869 - 1870 =========================== MARRIAGE: DYKES, James Marriage Wife: Margaret STEWART Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1847 Recorded in: Cloncah, Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Husband's Father: James DYKES Wife's Father: John STEWART Source: FHL Film 101287 Dates: 1847 - 1847 ================================================= Three additional births from Counties near Donegal with one spelling variation DYKE, Martha Jane Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 26 Apr 1871 Birthplace: 323, Belfast No 3, Ant, Ire Recorded in: Antrim, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Thomas DYKE Mother: Jane TAYLOR Source: FHL Film 255817 Dates: 1871 - 1871 ------------------------------------------------------ DIKES, Izabella Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 25 Jun 1874 Birthplace: Sligo, Sligo, Ire. Recorded in: Sligo, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John DIKES Mother: Honor VERDON Source: FHL Film 255908 Dates: 1874 - 1874 --------------------------------------------------------- DYKES, John Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Aug 1875 Birthplace: Sligo, Sligo, Ire Recorded in: Sligo, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John DYKES Mother: Ann VERDON Source: FHL Film 255935 Dates: 1875 - 1875 ============================================ <SNIP> >So, Joe Dykes is descended from James Dykes of Malin in the Inishowen area. >James was born in 1821 and died in 1891. The wife of James was Margaret. > >

Muriel You have probably done this already. Have you tried a search of he husband's army records - it could give some clue as to where they married . www.nationalarchives.gov.uk although the on line summaries won't tell you a lot. I f the marriage was in England or Wales it could be on www.1837online.com It'a a pay per view site but not outrageously expensive unless you have no idea of the date of marriage. I see they have just added some more consular and service records. Rachel ----- Original Message ----- From: "muriel.sherlock" <muriel.sherlock@ntlworld.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:50 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] WW1 > Hi everyone. > > Looking for the maiden name of Margaret Rita Watkinson. > She was with the Royal Irish Service Corps and died of war injuries in > Lifford Hospital Dec 1919, aged 24 years. > Records show she married a soldier. No matter what I do I can't find her > maiden name. > There is a memorial to her in Trinity Presbyterian Church Letterkenny > Co.Donegal. > > She didn't married in Ireland. and despite looking at Irish marriages in > Civil Registration under the Army Act I have hit that brick wall. > > Has anyone any ideas > > Muriel > > >

Hi everyone. Looking for the maiden name of Margaret Rita Watkinson. She was with the Royal Irish Service Corps and died of war injuries in Lifford Hospital Dec 1919, aged 24 years. Records show she married a soldier. No matter what I do I can't find her maiden name. There is a memorial to her in Trinity Presbyterian Church Letterkenny Co.Donegal. She didn't married in Ireland. and despite looking at Irish marriages in Civil Registration under the Army Act I have hit that brick wall. Has anyone any ideas Muriel

Members, Ref. Jim McN's note on book. A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by: Brian Mitchell Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore Maryland Copyright 1986 Fifth Printing 1996 ISBN 0-8063-1152-5 Picked up "A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland", book from our local branch library. Many genealogical type books have to be ordered in from the main branch downtown and the good books (old, valuable) are not allowed out of the main branch and must be read in the Genealogy Reading Room at the the main library. Keeps control and ensures that they do not get up and take flight. As it turns out this book is held by main LDS/FHC branch library in town. The book is made up of maps covering all counties. Each county has three maps Donegal as example: 1. The Parishes of County Donegal 2. The Baronies of County Donegal 3. The Poor Law Unions of County Donegal Cork is subdivided into East, Middle, West. Below is the Intro page from the book. Most of this data is already available on the Net, two listed for reference, there are plenty more out there. http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=donegal http://www.geocities.com/emerald_ancestry/towns.htm Most of the maps and parish type books were printed before we all started using computers for genwork and immense value, since the advent of the PC and the proliferation of data on the net, they have limited appeal. Just about any Irish related site has some form of parish listing or maps or give a reference to a site. But all said and done I still have a hard time remembering all those names and townlands and a paper copy sure comes in-handy at times. Must be poplar since it is in its fifth printing. Bob Cdn. ==================================================== INTRODUCTION Ancestral research in Ireland requires familiarity with historical records and an understanding of how these records are organized. The geo­graphical dimension in Irish genealogy is of the utmost importance, as historical records were gathered by various administrative divisions. Books such as Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research, by Margaret Dickson Falley (1962; repr. by <http://repr.by/> Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1981) and Irish Genealogy-A Record Finder, edited by Donal Begley (Heraldic Artists Ltd., Dublin, 1981) have described in great detail both the nature of the records available and the administrative divisions. It is intended that this volume of maps be used in conjunction with the General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland (Alexander Thom, Dublin, 1861; repr. by <http://repr.by/> Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1984). This book will identify the county, barony, parish and poor law union of every townland in Ireland. The townland is the smallest and most ancient of Irish land divisions, and its identification is essential to researchers who' wish to pinpoint the precise origin of their ancestors. The townland was named at an early period, and it usually referred to a very identifiable landmark in the local area such as a mountain, a bog, an oak forest, a village, a fort or a church. The townland became standardized as a basic division in the seventeenth-century surveys by people with little knowledge of the Irish language. As a consequence many place names were either lost or had their meaning or construction altered. A record of townland names, shapes and sizes for all Ireland exists in the Maps of the Ordnance Survey completed in 1846 at the scale of six inches to one mile. There are 60,462 townlands in Ireland. It is not within the scope of this volume to map townlands. It is, however, the intention of this atlas to locate six major adminis­trative divisions; namely, counties, baronies, civil parishes, dioceses, poor law unions and probate districts. All main record sources are organized by at least one of these divisions.

Hello All, By following a hit in Google I came across a Doragh I'd never noticed before but this one was in Natal Province, South Africa. In trying to get more info I looked at a couple of web sites and noticed that there were quite a few Irish surnames appearing. If you think a branch of your family may have emigrated to South Africa then there are some rootsweb mailing lists and a very good site at Heather's South African Genealogy Help List - www.genealogy.co.za/natalwitness.html If you spot a Rev. W. Doragh anywhere, could you please let me know. All I've found out is he officiated at a marriage in Natal in 1881. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

I was at the FHC this evening and met Joe Dykes. Joe is not computer literate so I offered to ask the list for any information they may have. Joe was in Malin 2 weeks ago and found the family house in Malin, based on a picture taken in the early 1900's. He said he saw the house from a bridge from which the original picture had been taken. He asked someone how to get to the house - Oh, the Dykes house! He took a picture of the house and it's in amazingly good shape. Someone is taking care of it. He said there are still pictures hanging on the wall that he recognizes - felt like he was in a time warp. So, Joe Dykes is descended from James Dykes of Malin in the Inishowen area. James was born in 1821 and died in 1891. The wife of James was Margaret. Following the death of James, Margaret came to Philadelphia to one of the sons, James, and died of scarlet fever in the early 1900's. Joe has found her death notice and her grave. Joe could not find the grave of James in Malin. He's not sure if he was Catholic or Presbyterian. He spoke with the local Malin Presbyterian Church and they said they wouldn't have any records. He went to the local cemeteries and could not find the grave of James who died in 1891 in Malin. I told Joe I would print out any replies and leave them for him at the local FHC. Most of the birth record films for the Inishowen area are on file, so if anyone knows of any births later than Joe's great grandfather, James, in 1854, he will be able to retrieve the record easily. Cass McCready

Isn't it funny where you turn up information? I have just found a great document/webpage on the flora, fauna, land use etc of Northwest Donegal. It gives a good overview of the region, how and where people live. Great maps too! Go to . . . http://www.esb.ie/main/about_esb/infra_proj6_part5.jsp All courtesy of the ESB (electricity supply company) Slan Henry --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 27/08/2004

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We just returned (last night) from Ireland and survived the driving this time without any near misses. This trip, we invested in an automatic, which took away some of the frustrations of trying to shift gears with your left hand while trying to remember to stay on the left side of the road. I'm still on Irish time, woke up at 1:30 this morning. The weather was cool and often rainy, remains of the hurricanes we were told. Enjoy your trip . . . and the driving! - Jane

Carolyn and list-- The reason I asked about glassblowing pre-1836 is because 1836 is the first record (so far) for my Donegal emigrant Connell HARLEY in the US (it's when he gets married in Philadelphia). So, if his son Hugh learned glassblowing from an uncle (Connell was not a glassblower), the uncle would have had to have learned the trade in Ireland prior to c. 1836 -- assuming Connell and this unknown brother emigrated at about the same time. But writing that makes me realize I'm making a big assumption. I haven't identified all Connell's siblings yet, and haven't found emigration dates for any of the ones I do know (I've looked -- there are no matches for Connell, and too many Marys, Hughs, Daniels, etc., to know which are mine), and it's quite likely that his siblings came over at different times. So, it's possible that some emigrated after Connell -- so the 1836 date is flexible after all. All of which makes me ask if anyone has the OS Memoir for Donegal and can see what, if anything, it says re the glassblowing industry. Thanks, Carolyn, for making me rethink my date limitation! Claire K.

If you find any online and/or sources for these transcriptions, I hope you will share them with the list. My husband's paternal family comes from this area in County Donegal. We're always seeking new resources. We haven't as yet been able to find any graveyard transcriptions. Thanks. Joanne Some family names in County Donegal include: DUFFY, BARR, LYNCH, CASSIDY, FRIEL, DOHERTY, RYAN ----- Original Message ----- From: <Inishowen1305@aol.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Graveyards Fahan Buncrana > Is anyone aware of any transcriptions of the Catholic Church Graveyards in > Fahan or in Buncrana, Inishowen, County Donegal? > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe from the Donegaleire list send an email to DONEGALEIRE-L-request@rootsweb or DONEGALEIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com In the email put just the word unsubscribe. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Any reason why prior to 1836? I ask because the Ordnance Survey Memoirs or Donegal mention all local industries. The Survey of Donegal was taken in 1837. Carolyn on 27/8/04 10:29 pm, seekay@comcast.net at seekay@comcast.net wrote: > Hi again, > I've gotten some interesting off-list responses, but it seems no one really > knows anything re the possible locations in Donegal for a glassblowing > industry. Maybe it will help if I make the question more specific. Combined > with my earlier research, my tentative best guesses for my HARLEYs' origins > are 1) the Inver area, 2) the Annagry area, 3) the Ramelton area, or 4) the > central/southern Inishowen area (least likely). In each, I've found HARLEY > families that could potentially tie into mine for various reasons (mostly > coincidence of names). Does anyone know if any of these areas had a glass > blowing industry in the early 1800s (prior to 1836)? It seems unlikely, but I > could be wrong... > > Since the Inishowen location (I can't lay my hands on the data right now) was > not far from Derry city, and my emigrant's daughter married (in the US) > someone from Derry city, does anyone know if there was an established > glassblowing industry in Derry? Maybe my least likely possibility will turn > out to be right, after all... > > Thanks for your help. > > Regards, > Claire K. > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > Try searching the Obituaries at Rootsweb: Interactive search > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obituary/obituary.pl > To browse through the archives of the list go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Visit my homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.com/~donegaleire > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello Claire, Glass industry in Tyrone began 1771 http://www.crystalclear.u-net.com/about%20tyrone.html A brief history of Irish Crystal [history of glassmaking in Ireland] http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Crystal.html I put glass industry in Tyrone into google [no quotation marks] and got 16500 hits. Londonderry is only a few miles north of Strabane which is right on the Donegal-Tyrone border. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK seekay@comcast.net >Subject: Glassblowers in Donegal - specifics Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 it seems no one really knows anything re the possible locations in Donegal for a glassblowing industry. Maybe it will help if I make the question more specific. my tentative best guesses for my HARLEYs' origins are 1) the Inver area, 2) the Annagry area, 3) the Ramelton area, or 4) the central/southern Inishowen area (least likely). Does anyone know if any of these areas had a glass blowing industry in the early 1800s (prior to 1836)? Since the Inishowen location was not far from Derry city, and my emigrant's daughter married (in the US) someone from Derry city, does anyone know if there was an established glassblowing industry in Derry? _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Is anyone aware of any transcriptions of the Catholic Church Graveyards in Fahan or in Buncrana, Inishowen, County Donegal?

Hi again, I've gotten some interesting off-list responses, but it seems no one really knows anything re the possible locations in Donegal for a glassblowing industry. Maybe it will help if I make the question more specific. Combined with my earlier research, my tentative best guesses for my HARLEYs' origins are 1) the Inver area, 2) the Annagry area, 3) the Ramelton area, or 4) the central/southern Inishowen area (least likely). In each, I've found HARLEY families that could potentially tie into mine for various reasons (mostly coincidence of names). Does anyone know if any of these areas had a glass blowing industry in the early 1800s (prior to 1836)? It seems unlikely, but I could be wrong... Since the Inishowen location (I can't lay my hands on the data right now) was not far from Derry city, and my emigrant's daughter married (in the US) someone from Derry city, does anyone know if there was an established glassblowing industry in Derry? Maybe my least likely possibility will turn out to be right, after all... Thanks for your help. Regards, Claire K.