Judith, I am astounded!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your reply, it is far more than I ever dreamed of receiving. I am fairly sure there must be a connection as the names you mention are all listed in my tree fairly early after Patrick died. Patrick lived in an area around Glasgow's Gallowgate and died aged 55 in 1896 leaving my G/Grandfather fatherless aged 5. Patrick had three sons Joseph, Edward and (George my G Grandfather) from his second marriage to Mary Fay (this is the line that I descend from) He was first married to a Catherine Loney but I have no details of this marriage except that she died aged 35. Unfortunately I do not have a death certificate so he could have been married in Ireland first and then moved to Glasgow after his first wife died. Can you recommend the best way to research my family in Donegal? All advice very gratefully received. Kind regards George -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 January 2005 19:47 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DONEGAL] Drummond Hi George, I am no expert in Donegal research. I did meet a family of Drummond folk in 1994 who lived probably on Abbeylands or an adjoining townland just West of Ballyshannon town. There were three living at the time. Eddie, who must have been the oldest because it was his farm, Jimmy who I think lived with Eddie and Nancy who was a charmer and had her own duplex down the road a short walk. Eddie's cottage was thatched, the barn was across the lane toward the bay which could be seen in the distance. Nancy offered me a tour of her home and I walked there with her. On the way she told me that her home had inside facilities while Eddie's didn't and she thought I might like to use them. Her home was a yellow duplex. She rented out one side to summer visitors and lived in the other. While there we also went to visit another old man Willie Sweeney. We just visited in the yard and were introduced to another man, Jack Drum who was visiting Willie. Both were covered with what looked like peat soot. All of these people were 80+. They had been contemporaries and friends of my father-in-law who was also from Abbeylands townland. The Drummond house had many artifacts, pictures etc that made me believe they had lived in the area for some time. I don't know that they were Catholic but I am fairly certain I would have been told if they were not by my very Catholic hosts. When back in Ballyshannon in 1999, we stopped and their was only one left. I think it was Jimmie. He seemed to be slow thinking and just kept repeating they are all gone now I am all that is left. He was sitting in the doorway with his dogs. We just visited from the car because he didn't seem to know who we were even when we told him about our visit of a few years before. A few other Drummond tidbits. from 1846 Slater's Directory Drummond, John, Surgeons, Killybegs, Killybegs & Dunkineely Drummond, William, Rev., Parish Priest, Killybegs, Killybegs & from Griffith's Kilbroney Parish Drum Barney Abbeylands Kilbarron Donegal Drum John Coolcholly Kilbarron Donegal Drum Michael Abbeylands Kilbarron Donegal Drum Michael Cowpark Kilbarron Donegal Inscriptions for the Kinawley Cemetery (Catholic). The following was taken from a back issue of the Clogher Historical Society Journal - Historical Record? (I think it was 1951 or 1979 possibly in an article called The Fermanagh Story 58. By his sons to Hugh Drumm , Carracork, d. Feb. 1801 a. 82. 59. By John Drummond to his parents and children, 1766. 64. For Patrick Drummond d. 27 Oct. 1789 a. 44. 65. By Charles Maguir to his father Hugh d. 7 May 1736 a. 79. 66. By Arthur Maguire to his father Bryan d. 7 May 1788 a. 70; his brother Cormac, 1800. 67. By Thomas Drumond and his son Hugh for their posterity. 68. By James Drum to his father James a. 28 April 1802. 93. By Owen Drummond and John, Nich., and J. Drummond, 6 Feb. ... 94. This tomb was erected for Capt. / Patrick Maguire by his children. / Don. Thomas and Sarah. Built by his youngest son, priest Father Ro- / ger Maguire, Pastor of Knock- / ninny & Clangory in the Parish / of Kinally. Jesus Christ by the / merits of His pas- / sion w... / to in... mate him ... thy Mother in / Erecting this tomb ... for / Two uncles Randle and John July / ye 6th 1763! 95. By Charles, Owen and Thomas Maguire to their father Patt d. 16 Aug. 1801 a. 30. 96. By Patrick Dromond for his posterity. 97. By Patrick Drum to his wife Ann d. 1791 a. 62. Assaroe abbey cemetery Ballyshannon 38—To Dr. John Drummond, M.R.C.S.I., d. Feb. 20, 1818 a. 41; also, niece, Mrs. Edward Gillespie d.; Feb. 9, 1905, a. 57. 75—By Hugh Keane to m., Anne Drummond, d. April 16, 1837; a. (3)6: her h. Jo hn Keane, d. June 7, 1859, a. 8(6). 142—To William Drummond, d. 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