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Hello.  My grandparents came from County Donegal, and settled in Canada.  I believe I must have second cousins still in Ireland, and would love to find them, but have no idea how to go about the search.  Can anyone advise me how to proceed?

Thank you

Debbie Alexander

longlost

Wednesday 7th Apr 2021, 12:24AM

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  • Hi Debbie,

    The following free sites may help: Tithe Records: 1823 to 1837 for Donegal - www.nationalarchives.ie  - House and Land Valuations for Donegal 1840's/50 - www.askaboutireland.ie - 1901/1911 Irish census - National Archives  - Births, Marriages and Deaths - From January 1st 1864 to 1920 www.irishgenealogy.ie (may not have been registered in many cases). If Roman Catholic - catholicregisters@nli.ie. Church of Ireland marriages from 1845.

    Regards,

    McCoy

    Wednesday 7th Apr 2021, 11:48AM
  • Thanks so much for your help!  I will check out these sites.

    Debbie

    longlost

    Wednesday 7th Apr 2021, 10:44PM
  • Hi
    Do you know where in Donegal they were from?
    Some towns have historical societies and there is a Donegal historical society.
    Can I ask your family/name that you are searching for.
    Good luck with your search.
    Liberty.

    Liberty1959

    Friday 9th Apr 2021, 02:43PM
  • Hi Liberty.  I'm sorry, I didn't see your response until just now.  I think they were from Castlefinn.  This is my grandmother's family, and the surname is Byrne..  Thanks for any help you can offer!

    longlost

    Sunday 6th Jun 2021, 08:49PM
  • Hello
    There is a Castlefinn history club:
    https://castlefinndistrictshistoryclub.weebly.com/
    And there's a Donegal historical society http://www.donegalhistory.com/
    You could contact these to see if they could help you.
    Good luck with your search!
    Liberty.

    Liberty1959

    Monday 7th Jun 2021, 08:13AM
  • Thanks so much for your help!

     

    longlost

    Tuesday 8th Jun 2021, 07:12PM

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