I found the "Alphabetical Index to the towns and townlands in Ireland" at the Family History Center most helpful.. ed On 1/9/09, Jean R. <jeanrice@cet.com> wrote: > ADDED NOTE: John Grenham's excellent reference, "Tracing Your Irish > Ancestors," gives some sources: > 1796: Catholics Emigrating from Ulster to Mayo, "Seanchas Ardmhacha," 1958, > 17-50; see also 'Petition of Armagh migrants in the Westport area,' "Cathair > na Mart (Journal of the Westport Historical Society), Vol. 2 No 1 > (appendix). Apparently in the National Library in Dublin. > > Hi Jack in NJ - What part of Donegal are you researching? Doesn't really > answer your query, but I note that there are Spinning-Wheel Premium Lists > for 1796 available for researching; in the case of Co. Donegal there are > over 14,000 names. If you were researching an unusual surname might be > helpful. > > There is a "Directory of the Towns of Sligo, Enniskillen, Ballyshannon > Donegal, etc., (1839) available for research for those with more prominent > (mostly Protestant?) families. > > J. C. T. MacDONAGH has written 'Bibliography of Co. Donegal,' "Donegal Hist. > Soc. Jnl," 1947-50, pgs. 217-30. > Researching Inishowen, Co. Donegal? > H. P. Swan, "The Book of Inishowen," pub. Buncrana 1938 > Amy Young, "300 Years in Inishowen," pub. Belfast 1929, NL Ir 9292 y 1 > (National Library, Dublin). > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JOHN SHIELS" <shielsj@msn.com> > To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:12 AM > Subject: [IRELAND] Ulster Catholic Emigration to Mayo 1796 > > >> As a side note to the OSBORNE thread, is anyone familiar with >> documentation for Catholic Irish moving (transplanted?) from Ulster, >> particularly Donegal, to Mayo in 1796? >> >> Any leads would be appreciated. >> >> Jack SHIELS, Mendham NJ USA >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >