THE DEVLIN FAMILY OF CLONMANY, COUNTY DONEGAL

Here is a link to my web page: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/v/Daniel-J-Devlin/

Welcome to all those interested in researching the Devlin name. The bulk of my research centers on the Devlin family from the townlands of Altahalla and Cleagh in the town of Clonmany on the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. There is also quite a bit of information on the ancient homeland of the Devlins on the western shores of Lough Neagh near Ardboe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Most of my ancestors emigrated to the United States and settled in the area of Boston, Massachusetts between 1900-1920. My grandfather's youngest brother, Joseph, who emigrated to the states in 1924, moved on to Chicago. Another brother, Daniel, remained in Clonmany until his death, although he did visit his siblings in he U.S. on a few occasions. A sister, Sarah, who initially lived in Boston, moved to New York, where she worked for a time, before returning to Massachusetts later in her life. Other siblings from this era seem to have fallen of the face of the earth. Michael, my grandfather's oldest brother (born 25 November 1878); John, the third born (20 May 1881); Anne, the fourth born (7 December 1882) and Hugh, the ninth born (23 August 1894), all seem to have disappeared. Michael and Annie were both mentioned in the 1901 Irish Census, but not in the 1911 census. John was not listed in either the 1901 or 1911 census, and Hugh was listed in both 1901 and 1911, but there is no records of his existance any time thereafter.

The names Bradley, Doherty, McCarron and Harkin(s) - all from Clonmany, Donegal also figure prominently in my research. The family tree presented on this web site also includes several other family names which have, over the years, been tied to the Devlins by marriage. There's Dydzak and Jalowski of Lithuanian and Polish origins respectively, from my mother's side of the family and Whyttock, Ewan, Dollery and others of Scottish origin from my ex-wife, Elaine's side of the family. There's also the Wrightson, Harrison, Grose and others from my wife Leslie's family.

As a result of this site, which Family Tree Maker no longer supports, I have recently established contact with Gintautus Striska, a second cousin, once removed, on my mother's side, who lives in Vilnius, Lithuania. This contact has resulted in a whole new line of research opening up to me at a point where I thought I was standing with my nose pressed up against the genealogy research brick wall, that is very familiar to all of us studying our family trees. Thank you Gintautus for opening a new door for me to continue my research.

As an additional feature to this site, I began to add some of the Clonmany Parish records that aren't directly relevent to my family research but that other people with roots in Clonmany may find useful in their research. Since I can't continue adding that information due to this site no longer being supported by FTM for the addition of new information, I have recently partnered with Bob Norton of the Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives (IGPA). I will be sending him copies of both the Clonmany Parish Register Index, and the digital photos of all of the Clonmany parish birth and marriage records from 1852-1900. He will post all of this information in multiple archives online, for the free use of anyone wising to research their families from Clonmany. I also have a large collection of post 1900 birth and marriage records, which I will forward to him for posting in the futures.

I hope you enjoy your visit to this site and that you find some useful information to help you in your research. Please drop me an e-mail if you have any ideas or requests for additional information you'd like to see posted either on this site, if possible, or information that I can send directly to you. Good Hunting.