Looking for links to Wm Ezekiel Smith who married Mary Coulter, daughter of Charles Coulter & Catherine Scott, resident Doorin Rock, Munterneese, Dromore. Wm & Mary had 3 issue John 1844, Gerge 1846, Inver Catherine 1849? place unknown. Jim McPherson Scotland

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I found this most interesting site that I thought I would share with all of you. Good luck!!! Janice _http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi?requestType=Searc h&ship=Cambridge%20(1827_ (http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi?requestType=Search&ship=Cambridge%20(1827) )

Marie, Some links for RC records and parishes Churches in Donegal: http://tinyurl.com/4opegc9 or http://www.catholicireland.net/mass-times?task=churchbycounty&county=Co.%20Donegal St. Columbaa's RC Church Cemtery, Doneyloop, Castlefinn, Donegal Also see: http://tinyurl.com/6z8hls http://www.catholiclinks.org/paroquiasirlanda.htm http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/ http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/churches.html#rc Many links here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hiflyte/links/links.htm Also Google: Roman Catholic Church Ireland Bob CDN http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hiflyte/index.htm ======== On 07/02/2011 8:44 AM, njtransplant@cox.net wrote:<SNIP> ... interested in finding the name and address of the Roman Catholic Church in Castlefinn where the cemetery is located. ... =====

From: robertdoragh@hotmail.com To: donegaleire@rootsweb.com Subject: From Pat Tedder McCLAY HARRON Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 13:49:28 +0000 Hello All, I'm forwarding this to the list, Rob Doragh From: patedder@brilla.freeserve.co.uk Subject: RE: [DONEGALEIRE] Dont give up Help please The family I am looking for is MCCLAY and in particular JOSEPH born c1814 according to death cert. died 1867 and his wife who was ELIZABETH HARRON from BALLINKILLEW died 1869. Found the marriage in the church records in Ballintra. Joseph and Elizabeth married in October 1844, although he is listed a MCCLEA. The witnesses were Hooey and McClay who are both resident in Trumman East. Found Joseph on the GV as living in Trumman East, Laghy, Donegal. Can trace the family this way its going back thats the problem. There are several MCCLAYS listed in Trumman East so I feel sure that they must be related along the line somewhere can tie some of the others together but Joseph remains out in the cold. Thomas Connolly was the landlord and I hoped that there would be old leases or reference to tenants amonst his papers which are held at both Proni and in Dublin.

Hi I have read with interest these e-mails as I seem to have been chasing my tail for years. I have managed totrace both maternal and paternal sides of the family back to c1840 and then I hit the brickwall. My family comes from Trumman East, Laghy, co. Donegal Tried all the obvious Parish records, LDS, have purchased various bdm's, got the Drumhomne graveyard book, GV. There are only main landlords in the Tithe applotment books. Had assistance from Margaret Grahem re Laghy church records. looking for suggestions on the not so obvious. The Landlord was Thomas Connelly and I understand that there are papers at Proni has anyone looked at these papers or done this sort of research ? would it be better to get a professional or go to Proni oneself? or should it be Dublin. Help please Many thanks Pat

Decided to take Rob's advice and have another go, and lo and behold, found the death registration for my gg grandfather, which I did not think even existed. Seems previously, I was making the mistake of looking in the parish instead of the PLU. Pays to read the instructions! Still no record of his son's marriage in 1871 in the same PLU, so guess those did not make it to the registrar's office, although I have seen the record in the actual parish register. "If at once you don't succeed, try and try again" as the old saying goes. Thanks be to both Rob and Ray! Jack Thailand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Doragh" <robertdoragh@hotmail.com> To: <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com>; <donegaleire@rootsweb.com>; <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com>; <irl-co-donegal@rootsweb.com>; <irl-donegal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:04 AM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Don't give up > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > I haven't done much on the family tree lately but I noticed the LDS Family > Search pilot mentioned again by Ray. Thought I'd give it a go and within > a few minutes I'd confirmed the dates of my gg-grandfather and his father > too. > > Thanks Ray. For those of you stuck like me, give it a go. > > Rob Doragh > > Liverpool UK > > you can search the Irish BDM indexes which the Mormon's have so kindly now > placed free online for us, here: > https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1408347 > > This link provides more information about them: > https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ireland_Civil_Registration_Indexes > > Good Luck. > > ray in oz

The LDS links are you can search the Irish BDM indexes which the Mormon's have so kindly now placed free online for us, here: https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1408347 This link provides more information about them: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ireland_Civil_Registration_Indexes Hello All, I haven't done much on the family tree lately but I noticed the LDS Family Search pilot mentioned again by Ray. Thought I'd give it a go and within a few minutes I'd confirmed the dates of my gg-grandfather and his father too. Thanks Ray. For those of you stuck like me, give it a go. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK

Hello All, I haven't done much on the family tree lately but I noticed the LDS Family Search pilot mentioned again by Ray. Thought I'd give it a go and within a few minutes I'd confirmed the dates of my gg-grandfather and his father too. Thanks Ray. For those of you stuck like me, give it a go. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK you can search the Irish BDM indexes which the Mormon's have so kindly now placed free online for us, here: https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1408347 This link provides more information about them: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ireland_Civil_Registration_Indexes Good Luck. ray in oz

Thanks for letting everyone know that paying attention to the resources offered here on the list can mean hitting "pay dirt". Would you be so kind as to post that link that Ray provided again. Now that you have verified that it is a valuable resource I am sure there are others on the list who want to give it a go. We have such a wonderful list of friends here. They are just about the most helpful list on Rootsweb. Y'all can give yourselves a big pat on the back just because I think you are great. Carol- list admin. "I can do all things through Christ, which strengthenth me" Phil:4:13 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Doragh" <robertdoragh@hotmail.com> To: <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com>; <donegaleire@rootsweb.com>; <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com>; <irl-co-donegal@rootsweb.com>; <irl-donegal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 12:04 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Don't give up > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > I haven't done much on the family tree lately but I noticed the LDS Family > Search pilot mentioned again by Ray. Thought I'd give it a go and within > a few minutes I'd confirmed the dates of my gg-grandfather and his father > too. > > Thanks Ray. For those of you stuck like me, give it a go. > > Rob Doragh > > Liverpool UK > > you can search the Irish BDM indexes which the Mormon's have so kindly now > placed free online for us, here: > https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1408347 > > This link provides more information about them: > https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ireland_Civil_Registration_Indexes > > Good Luck. > > ray in oz > > 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 > DONEGALEIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3424 - Release Date: 02/05/11 >

Hi I've just received an E Mail from a McCONIGLEY in the Fanad area about my McGONIGAL name. We both have a COYLE in our maternal line. I seem to remember reading somewhere that McGonigal and McConigley had common origins,probably from the Gaelic MacCONGHAIL. I've asked him about getting a YDNA test done to see if there is a connection,I know that YDNA is preferable with persons with the same surname,but if the two names are connected somewhere in the past..like I have in NIALL of the NINE HOSTAGES..it may prove it. Anyone done any research or YDNA tests in the McCONIGLEY line ?..I've checked on Family Tree DNA but no McConigley. Thanks Frank McGonigal Ont.Canada.

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I thought the name looked familiar! Craigstown is in Magheradrumman and I have the townland map shoing it, online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/magheradrummandonagh.jpg That part of Magheradrumman was Farren's land - in 1857 there were the two Farren households there - John and Daniel Farren's house and land, next to the schoolhouse. Edward was from Magheramore, which is in Churchlands Quarter, just to the west of Magheradrumman.................I have a map showing that, which I'll get online soon. Hope that helps! All the best, Lindel

Sorry, I got my townlands mixed up in the previous post. Ballincrick is on the Fanad peninsula, not Inishowen. There is also a Craigstown near Carndonagh. P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J." <solas@gofree.indigo.ie> To: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za>; "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com>; <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Daniel McGonagle in Glenagannon,Donegal -- where then is "Creekstown"? Hello Allyssa, Dave may well be correct. Look for Magheradrumman on Google Maps and you will see a place called "Ballincrick and Ballynabrocky". 'Ballincrick' is almost certainly 'Baile na Carraig', or 'Baile na Carraige', meaning the townland of the rock or rocks. I have seen another townland called 'Baile na Carraige' (in Tullaghobegley) translated to 'Craigstown' and you could easily mistake that pronunciation for 'Creekstown'. Therefore, my guess is that your 'Creekstown' is in fact 'Ballincrick' in Inishowen. Another clue comes from the Farren name, which is an Inishowen surname. Beannacht Dé, P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> To: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com>; <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Daniel McGonagle in Glenagannon,Donegal -- where then is "Creekstown"? Hi Allyssa There's your lad ...... 1901 census for Ireland PRONI also has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ------------------------------------------------- 1901 census for Ireland Residents of a house 52 in Magheradrumman (Glenagannon, Donegal) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Mc Gonagle Edward 50 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Donegal Farmer Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Ellen 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Donegal - Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Daniel 14 Male Son Roman Catholic Donegal Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Rudden Sicily 65 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Widow - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Glenagannon/Magheradrumman/1183031/ 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 DONEGALEIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Allyssa, Dave may well be correct. Look for Magheradrumman on Google Maps and you will see a place called "Ballincrick and Ballynabrocky". 'Ballincrick' is almost certainly 'Baile na Carraig', or 'Baile na Carraige', meaning the townland of the rock or rocks. I have seen another townland called 'Baile na Carraige' (in Tullaghobegley) translated to 'Craigstown' and you could easily mistake that pronunciation for 'Creekstown'. Therefore, my guess is that your 'Creekstown' is in fact 'Ballincrick' in Inishowen. Another clue comes from the Farren name, which is an Inishowen surname. Beannacht Dé, P.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> To: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com>; <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Daniel McGonagle in Glenagannon,Donegal -- where then is "Creekstown"? Hi Allyssa There's your lad ...... 1901 census for Ireland PRONI also has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ------------------------------------------------- 1901 census for Ireland Residents of a house 52 in Magheradrumman (Glenagannon, Donegal) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Mc Gonagle Edward 50 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Donegal Farmer Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Ellen 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Donegal - Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Daniel 14 Male Son Roman Catholic Donegal Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Rudden Sicily 65 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Widow - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Glenagannon/Magheradrumman/1183031/

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Hi Allyssa There's your lad ...... 1901 census for Ireland PRONI also has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ------------------------------------------------- 1901 census for Ireland Residents of a house 52 in Magheradrumman (Glenagannon, Donegal) Show all information Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Mc Gonagle Edward 50 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Donegal Farmer Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Ellen 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Donegal - Read and write - Married - Mc Gonagle Daniel 14 Male Son Roman Catholic Donegal Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Rudden Sicily 65 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Donegal House Keeper Read and write - Widow - - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Glenagannon/Magheradrumman/1183031/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRONI Will Calendars has a will transcript for a man who could well be his father ..... (alas, no image online, as yet) See http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/willsSearchResultsDetails.aspx Will Calendars Search Results: Details DjVu plugin required for viewing and printing original scanned documents [27 - 29] Title : Date of Death : 18 February 1907 Surname : McGonagle Date of Grant : 2 July 1907 Forename : Edward Effects : Effects £75 17s. 6d. Registry : Londonderry No Image Full Abstract : Administration of the estate of Edward M'Gonagle late of Magheradrummon County Donegal Farmer who died 18 February 1907 granted at Londonderry to Bridget Callaghan Married Woman. No McGonagles in this townland in 1911, the family had all gone. Dave ---- Original Message ----- From: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Creekstown place name? >i do have his parents, Edward and Ellen/Elleanor Farren. I don't yet know >if > the came over. many of their other children did though. their records so > far > just say Ireland, though i still have much more work to do. thank you for > your help, everyone. > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:32 AM, hiflyte <hiflyte@telus.net> wrote: > >> Allyssa, >> >> If Peter is having difficulty in finding "Creekstown" not much hope for >> the rest of us. >> >> But >> >> Looking at the Ireland Atlas and Placenames Database of Ireland and >> others, then breaking down the names there are a few possibilities: >> >> http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/cgi-bin/iresrch >> and >> http://www.logainm.ie/ >> http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html#Top >> http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ >> http://gis.donegal.ie/gplan_donegalcc/default.aspx?fn=044848 >> >> I use the "Ctrl F" and insert e.g Cree, Kr, Cri etc and see what >> pops up. >> >> The entry depends upon the person inserting the info into the books, >> what did he hear from the person giving the data. >> Prior to the 1900s many individuals could not read or write so they >> could not check the data on the entry paper. >> >> CREESLOUGH T. xx Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> due to Crees------- Town, >> >> Creehennan 828 Donegal Inishowen East Moville >> Upper Inishowen Ulster >> >> Creenary 548 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creenasmear 872 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creenveen 641 Donegal Banagh Glencolumbkille >> Glenties Ulster >> Creeslough 427 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creevagh 205 Donegal Kilmacrenan Mevagh >> Millford Ulster >> Creeve 304 Donegal Raphoe Allsaints >> Londonderry Ulster >> Creeve (Smith) 232 Donegal Raphoe Leck >> Letterkenny Ulster >> Creeve Glebe 295 Donegal Raphoe Leck >> Letterkenny Ulster >> Creeveoughter 846 Donegal Kilmacrenan Killygarvan >> Millford Ulster >> Creevins 199 Donegal Banagh Inver Donegal >> Ulster >> Creevy 815 Donegal Tirhugh Kilbarron >> Ballyshannon Ulster >> >> I am unable to find any that actually come close to our search word >> "creekstown" >> >> What dates are you interested in? Did he mention his parents names on >> any document, in particular his marriage certificate? >> All the info you have may help someone hone in on the surname. >> >> Bob >> CDN >> ======================== >> >> On 28/01/2011 11:54 PM, Allyssa Edwards wrote: <SNIP>...I've located >> some records on this Daniel McGonagle that i'm trying to fill in. most >> records just say ireland. his draft registration says Donegal... >> ====================== >> 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 >> DONEGALEIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > ~*~ Allyssa (New England, USA) ~*~ > (I am often house-bound or limited in my travels, so can often only search > from/near home. I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) > > http://branches-leaves.blogspot.com (obits, records, transcriptions, etc) > http://allmcgonigle.blogspot.com/ (McGonigle variants One Name Study..can > u > help out?) > 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. 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Hi Allyssa My suggestion is that you should look in Donegal for the townland of "Craigstown" (sometimes "Craigtown"). Try pronouncing Craigstown with a Donegal accent (with a very short "ai"), in the presence of someone unfamiliar with an Irish accent. I presume you have seen the various documents on Ancestry.com for your Daniel McGonagle -- Census 1910 and 1920, marriage, also immigration schedule? There are some entries for Edward McGonagle and Ellen McGonagle (the names of his parents) in the Wills Calendar at PRONI, however none seem to fit your lad. Have you tried looking at the Irish census for 1901? Or are there just too many Daniel McGonagle's? Best of luck in your research. Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com> To: <DONEGALEIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Creekstown place name? >i do have his parents, Edward and Ellen/Elleanor Farren. I don't yet know >if > the came over. many of their other children did though. their records so > far > just say Ireland, though i still have much more work to do. thank you for > your help, everyone. > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:32 AM, hiflyte <hiflyte@telus.net> wrote: > >> Allyssa, >> >> If Peter is having difficulty in finding "Creekstown" not much hope for >> the rest of us. >> >> But >> >> Looking at the Ireland Atlas and Placenames Database of Ireland and >> others, then breaking down the names there are a few possibilities: >> >> http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/cgi-bin/iresrch >> and >> http://www.logainm.ie/ >> http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html#Top >> http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ >> http://gis.donegal.ie/gplan_donegalcc/default.aspx?fn=044848 >> >> I use the "Ctrl F" and insert e.g Cree, Kr, Cri etc and see what >> pops up. >> >> The entry depends upon the person inserting the info into the books, >> what did he hear from the person giving the data. >> Prior to the 1900s many individuals could not read or write so they >> could not check the data on the entry paper. >> >> CREESLOUGH T. xx Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> due to Crees------- Town, >> >> Creehennan 828 Donegal Inishowen East Moville >> Upper Inishowen Ulster >> >> Creenary 548 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creenasmear 872 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creenveen 641 Donegal Banagh Glencolumbkille >> Glenties Ulster >> Creeslough 427 Donegal Kilmacrenan Clondahorky >> Dunfanaghy Ulster >> Creevagh 205 Donegal Kilmacrenan Mevagh >> Millford Ulster >> Creeve 304 Donegal Raphoe Allsaints >> Londonderry Ulster >> Creeve (Smith) 232 Donegal Raphoe Leck >> Letterkenny Ulster >> Creeve Glebe 295 Donegal Raphoe Leck >> Letterkenny Ulster >> Creeveoughter 846 Donegal Kilmacrenan Killygarvan >> Millford Ulster >> Creevins 199 Donegal Banagh Inver Donegal >> Ulster >> Creevy 815 Donegal Tirhugh Kilbarron >> Ballyshannon Ulster >> >> I am unable to find any that actually come close to our search word >> "creekstown" >> >> What dates are you interested in? Did he mention his parents names on >> any document, in particular his marriage certificate? >> All the info you have may help someone hone in on the surname. >> >> Bob >> CDN >> ======================== >> >> On 28/01/2011 11:54 PM, Allyssa Edwards wrote: <SNIP>...I've located >> some records on this Daniel McGonagle that i'm trying to fill in. most >> records just say ireland. his draft registration says Donegal... >> ====================== >> 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. 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I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) > > http://branches-leaves.blogspot.com (obits, records, transcriptions, etc) > http://allmcgonigle.blogspot.com/ (McGonigle variants One Name Study..can > u > help out?) > 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. 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Well, Allyssa, I think I have gotten it all together now - mostly with Dave's help. Firstly, he had suggested Craigstown/Craigtown. I'll confess to having made that my first choice also.....when I misread the townland names as Craigstown. I didn't find any place where Craigstown was used as an alternative to Craigtown, so I changed gears. (My bad [gr]). I was thinking of the pronunciation, too, but didn't follow up. Then Dave found Magheradrumman (Glencannon). There are 3 Magheradrumman townlands in Co. Donegal, but the one we want is in the Glencannon River valley, south of Carndonagh in Inishowen - in Donagh civil parish. The best part is that this Magheradrumman is huge - over 1900 acres - and there are local names for various parts of the townland. Craigtown is one of them. It occupies the northern part of the townland and is less than 2 miles SE of Carndonagh town. There is a school of some sort in Craigtown. It seems that "Creektown" could have been how the placename sounded to the scribe. Pete - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts </HTML>