This may be of interest - descriptions of Donegal - Passages from IRELAND (PART I) Thorough Guide Series 1909 (We have included several extracts from this tourist guide, now over 90 years old, to give a flavour of travel in Co. Donegal when the Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway had just been built. <snip> http://cdrrs.future.easyspace.com/607b.html Maureen in Sydney

I just came across this list - it may be of interest 1876 Landowners Co. Donegal The following list of 1,003 names was transcribed by Jean Rice. http://www.ulsterancestry.com/1876_Landowners_Co-Donegal.html Maureen in Sydney

On the subject of schools - the following site has information on 'The Erasmus Smith Trust'. http://www.highschooldublin.com/erasmus.htm If you scroll down you will come to 'The English Schools' - I've copied/pasted the text - there is also a graphic there of the 'Architectural plan for Milford English School, county Donegal, 1812' THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS The Trust was also concerned with providing primary education, and ran nearly 200 'English Schools', distributed throughout the 32 counties of Ireland. Those who ran these schools referred to them as English Schools because they taught entirely through the medium of English, but local people tended to refer to them as Erasmus Smith Schools. The first English School was in Xelva, Valentia Island, county Kerry, and the last one was in Ardee, county Louth. The schools ran on the basis that the local community would pay for half of the teacher's salary, for half of any repairs and maintenance and for half of the books and equipment required for teaching. Many of these schools were established between 1810 and 1820, usually on the land of a wealthy land owner, if they were not on Erasmus Smith Trust land. By the mid-1800's the financial burden of the schools became so great that they were forced to cut back the number of schools in their care. The land acts in the 1880's created difficulties for the patrons of the English Schools, as they were, more often than not, wealthy Protestant landowners. It was at this period that the greatest diminution in numbers occurred, and many of the English Schools became National Schools. In the beginning, the English Schools were to provide basic education for tenants' children and then other poor children in the parish. In the last few decades in which the Trust ran primary schools, the schools were mostly in outlying areas, where Protestant communities were very small, but where there was a desire that the children be given a Protestant education as was the case in Glencolumbkille English School, county Donegal. Because of the wide dispersal of the English Schools, they are perhaps better known that the grammar schools although the establishment of grammar schools was the main aim of the Trust. the graphic is here for the 'Architectural plan for Milford English School, county Donegal, 1812' Maureen in Sydney ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Re: DONEGALEIRE-D Digest V04 #64 Regards the Irish schools-as early as 1811 there was a school at Glenfannett which has now completely disappeared from the map. Would this have been a church sponsored school? iande63782@AOL.com ==== 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

Their daughter, Elizabeth McClay, married James McDade, July 15, 1883 and moved to Glasgow Scotland a few years later. There are my great grandparents. They had two children in Letterkenny, Hugh and Anne Jane; then two more children in Glasgow, Winifred and Joseph. Hugh is my grandfather. I just received back from Dublin, Hugh and Anne Jane's birth certificates but unable to attain a birth and/or marriage certificate for either Elizabeth or James McClay for those records were kept by the Church until 1864. I have two questions 1.) does this family sound familiar to anyone researching the McClays? and 2.) how do I go about locating the parish, they belonged to? I welcome any direction or suggestions. Eileen Sullivan Tormey/Massachusetts kilrushlady@yahoo.com

Regards the Irish schools-as early as 1811 there was a school at Glenfannett which has now completely disappeared from the map. Would this have been a church sponsored school? iande63782@AOL.com

Michael asked . . . <SNIP> Can you explain what a national school is and what time period it was? <END SNIP> OK here goes . . . Historical view of primary education By: Adrian Gallagher From: Scealta Druim Na, Rat 1999 Parents are the primary educators of their children but throughout the ages many parents have found it necessary to send their children to be taught by others, whether due to lack of knowledge on their part, lack of formal teaching skills, lack of time due to the need to earn a living or a lack of interest and patience in teaching. In the Celtic past formal education was either through the fosterage system, when young men were sent to other families to be taught, as in the case of Red Hugh O'Donnell, or in the bardic schools. With the coming of Christianity the monastic school became the main centre for education. Our own St. Adhnamhan is supposed to have worked his way through such a school by being a servant to a prince also attending. As England dominated Ireland after 1600 and then with the Penal Laws, it became almost impossible for anyone other than a member of "the Established Church" to get education legally. Hedge schools were the only means available to the majority of the population. As the name implies masters first ran them in hollows in out of the way places, with a guard against discovery by Government officials. After the easing of the Penal Laws in 1750 the schools began to be constructed of mud and thatch. The pupils were taught by Itinerant teachers who were given food and lodgings in some local house and were paid some small fee, for their instruction. English, Maths and Latin were taught. They also earned what they could by other means e.g. labouring on the farms. After the Act of Union in 1800 the Government started taking a serious look at the educational needs of this country. In 1831 they established the national school system. This was to be mixed denominational schooling. The national schools, as so constructed, were generally welcomed by the Catholic Church in the beginning. However firstly the Presbyterians, then the Established Church and then by 1860 the Catholic Church sought schools which were under their own management, so that 1870 each denomination had control of its own schools. Attendance at school was at first voluntary but in 1892 it became compulsory for those between 6 and 14 years of age. In the country areas it was up to the County Councils to apply this regulation but in many areas it was never applied because the children were needed to help on the farms. In 1927 it became compulsory for everyone between 6 and 14 years of age to attend school and in 1972 it was extended to 15 years of age and as most pupils started school at or before 5 years of age they were allowed to attend secondary school at 12 years of age. Teachers were held in high esteem by the local community but by low esteem by officials. They were expected only to have a little more knowledge than their most senior pupils. In 1867 only 34% had formal training. They were to be of Christian sentiment, of calm temper and discretion, imbued with a spirit of peace, of obedience to the law and loyal to the sovereign (British). In 1900 the payments by results system was dropped and instead of the very restricted system beforehand, the teacher was allowed to adapt the school programme to suit local conditions. In 1922 after founding the Irish Free State, the aim of Irish Education became the promotion of the Irish language, history, music and tradition. The infant classes were to be conducted through Irish only. As there was a shortage of teachers with a knowledge of Irish, there was a big push to have teachers go to the Gaeltacht to learn Irish. In 1925 the Primary Certificate was introduced as a voluntary examination. It was made compulsory for all in 1943 but was abandoned in 1967. In 1925 the Primary system local management took care of all school maintenance - in practice this often meant the teacher keeping the school in proper condition. However, through lack of funds, many of the schools fell into poor condition and in 1962 the government started to pay in maintenance grant for the first time. In 1965 the Department of Education started closing down many of the one and two teacher schools - the number of these schools fell from 3,200 in 1962 to 900 in 1984. In 1971 the "curriculum" was launched introducing into primary schools "child centred" education. Education was to be a "trail of discovery" with pupils being taught in small groups or individually. This system required a large investment in teachers and resources, which has not been forthcoming. This has greatly reduced the effectiveness of the method. From the earliest day's control had been kept in school by the liberal us of "Rod". "Spare the rod and spoil the child" was the principle, which prevailed, until corporal punishment was abolished in all schools from 1st. February 1982. THE PRESENT FINANCING OF SCHOOLS The system of school financing in state-aided. The local contribution is the price the local community pays in order to retain management of their own schools. For new schools the local contribution is the supply the site itself. For recurrent costs of such items of expenditure as heating, cleaning, maintenance, teaching aids and employment of a cleaner the state gives a capitation grant to the Board of Management. It is forbidden to have a compulsory levy on parents to fund the local contribution. However, it would be difficult for the local management to fund this contribution without the assistance of the parents. The state pays the full salary of the teachers School Management. In 1975 the government devised a system of Boards of Management to run national schools with the patron, teachers and parents being represented. In 1981 this was changed to allow more representation by parents and teachers in the running of the schools. In 1992 the then government published the Green Paper on Education. It recommended that the running of the schools be taken out of control of the patron and the local "community" and parents run them instead - a large undertaking which many people would shirk, when they consider the commitment involved. There was no statement of what the financial situation would be and we must query what the long term results on our children's education will be if, as has happened with many official plans, the reality does not live up to the printed word of the plan. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.618 / Virus Database: 397 - Release Date: 09/03/2004

Barbara Can you explain what a national school is (sorry to sound dumb) and what time period it was? Regards Michael Montgomery

I havent updated this that recently but youll get the idea This just might connect people I have much more but space is limited all dates Mass. unless noted or known pre 1st generation ARDAGH-MOYDOW PARISH MARRIAGES Year mon Husband Wife 1793/7 Denning, PatrickJames Mary Farrell************ -------------------------------------------- 1st generation [1]PATRICK DENNING m Mary CARLON [ i think carroll] --------------------------------------------- 2nd generation OF PATRICK+MARY A]JAMES DENNING 1803 m MARY UNKNOWN ire m. JANE DOYLE,1826,IRELAND15 Oct 1868 B]AMBROSE JAMES DENNING 1811 m KATE FARLEY C]JOHN DENNING 1807 m MARY M. UNKNOWN D]PATRICK@IRELAND m. MARY UNKNOWN,1820, --------------------------------------------- 3RD GENERATION OF PAT THRU JAMES+MARY 2]JAMES DENNING 1803ire m MARY UNKNOWN A]MARGARET DENNIN 1837ire-1858 B]ELIZABETH DENNING 1849ire m WILLIAM GRIMES1847 m.1877 C]MARY DENNING 1834ire m JOHN DUGGAN m.1864 D]ROBERT I.{J} DENNING 1828irem MARY CARROLL 1834-1876 m ELIZABETH MCHUGH m1878 E]PATRICK DENNING 1829 ire-1889 F]ANN DENNING 1840-1 IRE m PATRICK O'BRIEN1847m1870 m THOMAS SHARKEY1842m 1875 G]THOMAS DENNING 1833 ire m MARY CULLEN1846m1864 H]JOHN DENNIN 1841 ire m. CATHERINE COLLINS1847 m 1866 --------------------------------------------- third generation OF PAT THRU JAMES AND MARY-ROBERT [3]ROBERT I.{J} DENNING 1828ire m MARY CARROLL 1834-1876 A]ELIZABETH A. DENNING 1863 B]JOHN JOSEPH DENNING 1865 C]MARGARET DENNING 1852 D]MARY DENNING 1859-60 E]JAMES CARROL DENNING1869-1934 m. CATHERINE ADELINE MALONE 1880-1969 F]KATE DENNING m. LOUIS MILLET[R?] ---------------------------------------------4TH GENERATION OF PAT AND MARY THRU JAMES-ROBERT-JAMES [1]JAMES CARROL DENNING1869-1934 m. CATHERINE ADELINE MALONE 1880-1969 A]JAMES CHELSEA DENNING1911 m. ELEANOR JOSEPHINE DEVER 1920 B]MARGARET DENNING 1909-1999mTHOMAS STEPHENS --------------------------------------------- 5TH GENERATION OF PAT+MARY THRU JAMES-ROBERT-JAMES-JAMES [6] JAMES CHELSEA DENNING1911 m. ELEANOR JOSEPHINE DEVER 1920 A]JAMES CHARLES DENNING1948 m RITA MAZZOLA 1948 --------------------------------------------- third generation OF PAT THRU JAMES AND MARY-ROBERT [3]ROBERT I.{J} DENNING 1828ire m ELIZABETH MC HUGH m1878A]ELIZABETH DENNING 1865 B]CATHERINE DENNING1863 C]JOHN F. DENNING1869 m ABBIE FITZGERALD 1867 M 1892 --------------------------------------------- third generation OF PAT THRU JAMES AND MARY-ROBERT-JOHN [4]JOHN F. DENNING1869 m ABBIE FITZGERALD 1867 M 1892A]MARY DENNING1895 B]ROBERT DENNING1893 --------------------------------------------- 2NDgeneration OF PAT THRU AMBROSE [2]AMBROSE JAMES DENNING1811 m KATE FARLEY A]THOMAS J.DENNING1854-1897 m. ELLEN J.LYNCH 1857 m1877 B]MARY DENNING1852 m. MARY DENNING m. ANTONY KUHNS,1848,FRANCE19 Feb 1883 C]ALICE A. {C} DENNING 1854-1889 --------------------------------------------- 3RD generation OF PAT THRU AMBROSE-THOMAS[3]THOMAS J. DENNING1854-1897 m. ELLEN J. LYNCH 1857m1877 A]HENRY J. DENNING1878NORA T SWEENEY,1877@ENG-M. 27 Nov 1901 B]MARY ANN DENNING1879 m JAMES F. DULEA C]THERESA LOUISA DENNING 16 Apr 1882 D]AGNES DINNING,16 Dec 1887 E]ELIZABETH DENNING 3 Mar 1890 --------------------------------------------- 4THgeneration OF PAT THRU AMBROSE-THOMAS-HENRY J. A]JAMES 29 Mar 1904 --------------------------------------------- 4THgeneration OF PAT THRU AMBROSE-THOMAS-MARY ANN [3]MARY ANN DENNING1879 m JAMES F. DULEAA]ALICE DUNLEA 1905 TWIN B]JAMES DUNLEA 1905TWIN C]MARY FRANCES DUNLEA,16 May 1903 D]LAWRENCE DENNING DUNLEA,1905 --------------------------------------------- 4THgeneration OF PAT THRU AMBROSE-THOMAS-THERESA [3] THERESA DENNING A]LAWERENCE DENNING --------------------------------------------- 2nd generation OF PATRICK+MARY THRU JOHN [2]JOHN DENNING SR 1807 m MARY M. UNKNOWNA]JOHN F. DENNING JR m ELLEN HALEY B]PATRICK DENNING 1842 C]SARAH DENNING 1850MA D]ELIZABETH DENNING 1852 MA E]KATY DENNING 1854 F]BERNARD,1847-8,IRELAND m. MARY MARKIN ,1848,IRELAND m.11 Aug1870 G]PHILLIP DENNING,1851,MASS --------------------------------------------- 3RD generation OF PATRICK+MARY THRU JOHN[3]JOHN F. DENNING JR m ELLEN HALEYA]JOHN DENNING 3rd 20 Dec 1874 B]WILLIAM DENNING, 22 Jun 1877 C]EDWARD DENNING,21 Dec 1879 D]MARY ELLEN,25 Mar 1870 E]CATHERINE,16 Oct 1872 F]THOMAS FRANCIS,25 Dec 1881 G]FREDERICK,4 Jan 1885 --------------------------------------------- 2nd generation OF PATRICK+MARY THRU PATRICK A]MARY J. ANN@2 Nov 1850,CHELSEA MA B]MARY E.1 Mar 1855,CHELSEA MA C]JAMES,21 Jan 1859,CHELSEA MA D]CHARLES A.DENNIN,1839,IRELAND MARGARET PETERSON,1838 ,IRELAND.m.1875,CHELSEA MA. E]JOHN W.DENNING,1847,CHELSEA MA. m. ELLEN M. COVENEY1848, 25 Jun 1872,CHELSEA MA F]PHILLIP A.DENNING,1846,m.BRIDGET MARGARET MCCAULEY,1847 ,IRELAND,m.4 Jul 1870,CHELSEA MA G]ALICE DENNING,1848,CHELSEA MA H]MARGARET A. DENNING, m. JOHN J.BILLIMAN1861,CHELSEA MA .m. 1884 Chelsea ma. --------------------------------------------- 3rd generation OF PATRICK+MARY THRU PATRICK-JOHN W. JOHN W.DENNING,1847,CHELSEA MA. m. ELLEN M. COVENEY1848, 25 Jun 1872,CHELSEA MA A]MARY DEMMING 1 Mar 1873,NO.BRIDGEWATER,MA. B]ABBIE DENNING,13 Nov 1874@BROCKTON MA. --------------------------------------------- 3rd generation OF PATRICK+MARY THRU PATRICK-PHILLIP A.A]ALICE GERTRUDE DENNING,10 Nov 1874 B]CLAIR DENNING,24 Sep 1876,CHELSEA MA C]ARTHUR DENNING,1880,RANDOLPH MA D]FLORENCE BLANCHE DENNAN,1882@BROCKTON MA. F]GEORGE A.DENNING,7 Aug 1884LYNN MASS HOPE THIS HELPS I ONLY POST A SMALL AMOUNT AND THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND WAVE OF DENNINGS THE FIRST CAME IN 1620 WITH WILLIAM Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list Jim Denning

Re Ballyshannon to St John Read "FLIGHT FROM FAMINE; The coming of the Irish to Canada" by Donald MacKay. www.mcclelland.com

Does anyone know why there were so many people from Ballyshannon emigrating to Saint John, NB in the 1840-1860 time period? Has anyone ever seen a book or article published on this event? I am trying to find more information both in Ballyshannon and Saint John about my GALLAGHER ancestors and I've noticed lots of people ffrom Ballyshannon in the Saint John records. I have found no trace of them in Ballyshannon records so if anyone has any suggestion, that would be great. Thanks. Joanne

Isabelle at IAnde63782@aol.com writes: << My 3rd great grandmother Isabelle Gallagher supposedly came from Moross and could walk to Croaghross. Do you know anything about these 2 places? >> Isabelle, Croaghcross townland includes much of the eastern portion of the village of Portsalon, including the school and church. Moross townland comprises the entire bulbous peninsula into the bay, just southwest of Tawny village. So walking from Moross to Croaghross would be the same as "walking across the entire peninsula, from western shore to eastern shore" <gr>. About four miles, maximum. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

I believe both places are in the Mulroy Bay area of Fanad, but I will leave it to the experts of the geography of the area to be more precise.

My 3rd great grandmother Isabelle Gallagher supposedly came from Moross and could walk to Croaghross. Do you know anything about these 2 places?

Hi, I have noticed that there was a National School in Dunmuckrum which is right out side of Ballyshannon, would anyone know if there are records for this and where I could find them. Thanks in advance Barbara

Hi! I'm looking for the family of Francis James FREEBORN, born 3 Dec 1795 in Killgowell, Drumholm, Donegal. I believe his parents were Thomas Freebairn and Elizabeth Freebairn. Francis married about 1727 to a Barbara. In 1832 he and his family immigrated to Ontario, Canada along with a brother and his family. They settled in Peterborough. A friend of mine transcribed all the Freeborn, etc. names from the Drumholm parish records, but there are gaps. I'd love to make contact with anyone researching this family in this or any other parish, and would be happy to share what I have. Judy Bingham Fullerton, California --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster.

Lindel, I am diggn' up bones in "Dear Ol'Donegal", belonging to my Moms' family. As you may remember, my maternal Gf is from Tirloughan. He is Michael Martin Boyce,son of Cornelius(Neal/Niel) Boyce and Susan/na/h Mc Ginley. You advised me once that my Gf had a sibling Bridget born in Rosguill about 1871. The name is plausible, but we think the year may be in error. Now, my inquiry is: there is a Mary Boyce married to a Dominic Logue. We can't find a wedding date or any referrence to a date in Dublin. Could it have been at the Proni given its in Ulster Province,although there is a strong possibility both were Catholics? There are four children born of this marriage and I can trace the youngest to Scotland,where he passed away about 1960. Also,we believe one came to Philadelphia where he died in 1969. They were born in two different places in Donegal. Two were born in Woodquarter, Milford and two were born in/at "Cwoode" (?). There is also a possibility that the daughter Mary Logue went to Bucks County. My brother is working on the US side. This was started by a scrap of paper in my Mothers Bible with the name "Logue" scribbled on it. My brother is planning a trip to the "Ol' Sod" this summer and plans to spend time in Dublin and Belfast obtaining those certificates that are available and are our familys'. There are also Logues alive in Ireland,as well as a few McGinleys and McFaddens. Since he is retired and came into some unforeseen wealth,he is adimant about doing this,so I want to give him as much as I can in terms of information. I have ordered new tapes from Ancestry.com and have been using the Mormon sites as well as other sites,and when it come to Donegal,you are the expert. Besdies,my new CDs haven't yet arrived. Its only been three weeks,but they charged my credit card,so I guess they will be here eventually. Any insight you could provide concerning Boyce-Logue and McGinley McFadden would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, JIM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

Here are a few Mcfaddens from Donegal, the first entry maybe yours, Bob ======================================= MCFADDEN, Unity Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 27 Jul 1875 Birthplace: Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John MCFADDEN Mother: Anne CANNON Source: FHL Film 255935 Dates: 1875 - 1875 -------------------------------------------------- MCFADDEN, Charles Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 31 Mar 1870 Birthplace: Church-Hill, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: William MCFADDEN Mother: Bridget HARKIN Source: FHL Film 101206 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Mary Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 4 Jun 1870 Birthplace: Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Cormac MCFADDEN Mother: Bridget MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 101206 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Mary Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 18 Dec 1871 Birthplace: 271, Kilmacrenan C, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Neil MCFADDEN Mother: Bridget KELLY Source: FHL Film 255833 Dates: 1871 - 1872 MCFADDEN, Charles Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 25 Apr 1872 Birthplace: 256, Killea, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John MCFADDEN Mother: Bridget WARD Source: FHL Film 255850 Dates: 1872 - 1873 MCFADDEN, Francis Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 7 May 1872 Birthplace: 200, Church Hill, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: William MCFADDEN Mother: Bridget HARKEN Source: FHL Film 255850 Dates: 1872 - 1873 MCFADDEN, Francis Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Nov 1873 Birthplace: Cloghan, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Manus McFadden Mother: Bridget McGeehan Source: FHL Film 255889 Dates: 1873 - 1875 ================================ MCFADDEN, Charles Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 5 Oct 1864 Birthplace: Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Charles MCFADDEN Mother: Magey MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 101096 Dates: 1864 - 1864 MCFADDEN, Mary Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 13 Dec 1870 Birthplace: 63, Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Manus MCFADDEN Mother: Sarah MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 255811 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Mary Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 13 Dec 1870 Birthplace: 63, Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Manus MCFADDEN Mother: Sarah MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 255841 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Mary Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 4 Jun 1870 Birthplace: Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Cormac MCFADDEN Mother: Bridget MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 101206 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Patrick Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 2 May 1870 Birthplace: Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Patrick MCFADDEN Mother: Grace MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 101206 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Patrick Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 Apr 1870 Birthplace: Rossguill, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Neil MCFADDEN Mother: Ellen MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 101206 Dates: 1870 - 1870 MCFADDEN, Catherine Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 2 May 1872 Birthplace: 68, Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Bryan MCFADDEN Mother: Mary MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 255850 Dates: 1872 - 1873 MCFADDEN, Mary Birth Gender: Female Birth Date: 13 Jun 1872 Birthplace: 70, Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Patrick MCFADDEN Mother: Grace MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 255850 Dates: 1872 - 1873 MCFADDEN, William Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 3 May 1872 Birthplace: 301, Ramelton, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Charles MCFADDEN Mother: Catharine MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 255850 Dates: 1872 - 1873 MCFADDEN, Bryan Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 Feb 1874 Birthplace: Crossroads, Don, Ire Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Bryan MCFADDEN Mother: Mary MCFADDEN Source: FHL Film 255894 Dates: 1874 - 1874

Hello, My name is Marilee Dalton McQuarrie. mdmcq@pocketinet.com I am looking for information on my Great-great-grandmother, Bridgit Cannon b. about 1833 in Tawny, Kilcar, Donegal, Ireland m. about 1854 in Tawny d. possibly 1891-1892 in Tawny and her husband John McFadden b. about 1829 in Tawny, Kilcar, Donegal, Ireland m. about 1854 in Tawny d. possibly 1890 in Tawny Bridgit and John had 3 children, Michael b. June 17, 1855 Mary b. August 2, 1857 m. March 7, 1891 to Michael Dalton d. April 22, 1897 (my great grandmother) Anne b. July 21, 1861 m. about 1885 to Joseph Gillam d. April 14 1942 Mary and Anne immigrated to the US and I am told that Michael went to Scotland I would love to find information about these people and their families. Thanks, Marilee

Nan at Bragene@aol.com writes: << In County Donegal in the 1820s can someone tell me the distance between Rossvolan and Trumman in Drumhome Parish? >> Nan, There are three Trumman-related townlands; East, West and West Barr - which stretch nearly 4 miles east to west, just south of Laghy town. There is also a village of Trumman, just a mile due south of Laghy, which seems to be the major population center of the Trumman townlands. Rossyvolan townland is about a mile WNW of Laghy, and right on the water. There is (and was) only a Church of Ireland in the town of Laghy (I'm always open to correction on Church information, as I depend solely on the Web for that information), so that would have been a short walk from Rossyvolan. Although there is a school in Laghy currently, there does not appear to have been one there in the 1830/40's. But there was a school less than a half mile south of Laghy, on the road to Trumman village at that time. If someone wanted to walk through the fields to travel between Rossyvolan and Trumman village, it would be a little over a mile. Add a half mile or so if you followed the roads. But if you lived in a more remote part of the Trumman townlands, to the east, it could be a four mile walk from Rossyvolan. That's enough (probably too much...."Boring !!!!!") Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

In County Donegal in the 1820s can someone tell me the distance between Rossvolan and Trumman in Drumhome Parish? Thank you, Nan