General Resource Sites

• Ancestry.com - Ireland Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• DIGdat - Digital Irish Genealogy Data - County Donegal 
  A variety of research material available for free, for sale, or pay-for-view subscription.
• Donegal Genealogy Resources 
  Transcribed records including valuations, tithes, flax list, indexes to wills and marriages, photographs, maps & projects.
• Fianna Guide to Irish Genealogy - County Donegal 
• From Ireland - County Donegal 
  Information on genealogical resources, databases, indices and more.
• Genealogylinks.net - Ireland - County Donegal 
• GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy 
  • Ireland Genealogy Index 
    • Donegal 
• Irish Ancestors - County Donegal 
  A comprehensive guide to Irish research. From John Grenham and the Irish Times on the Web
• Looking 4 Kin - Donegal Genealogy Links & Genealogy Chat Room 
• Ulster Historical Foundation 
• WorldGenWeb Project 
  • BritishIslesGenWeb Project 
    • IrelandGenWeb Project 
      • Donegal 

Government & Cities

History & Culture

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Donegal Ancestry Centre 
• Familia 
  Directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Provides information about the libraries and their holdings.
  • Republic of Ireland 
• Family History Centers in Ireland 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Ireland 
    • Donegal 
• General Register Office (Northern Ireland) 
  • Historical Records 
    Statutory registers of births, deaths, marriages, still-births and adoptions.
• Irish Family History Foundation 
  Irish ancestry, roots, genealogy and family history from anywhere in Ireland.
  • County Genealogy Centres Around Ireland 
    • Donegal , Donegal Ancestry 
• National Archives of Ireland 
  • Getting Started 
• National Library of Ireland 
  • Family History 
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 

Locality Specific

• Clonmany : 1814 Statistical Account of Clonmany 
• Genealogy on Árainn Mhór 
  Open source genealogy project for Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
• Moville Records 
  Genealogy information for Moville, County Donegal, Ireland.
• Queenscastle 
  Donegal research database as well as numerous links to other sites of Donegal interest.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Ireland Mailing Lists 
• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - United Kingdom and Ireland Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Ireland 
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: United Kingdom 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• DONEGALEIRE Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• IRL-ARRANMORE Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• IRL-CO-DONEGAL Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• IRL-DONEGAL Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• IRL-DONEGAL-ROLLCALL Mailing List 
  For any and all researchers of County Donegal, Ireland kin to post roll calls - surnames they are researching and associated information such as locations and timeframes. Archives: browse or search.
• IRL-ULSTER Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• Pettigo Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the village of Pettigo in County Donegal.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• Administrative Regions of the British Isles 
  From GENUKI
  • Administrative Areas of Northern Ireland 
  • Administrative Areas of the Republic of Ireland 
• Civil Parish Maps for Ulster 
  • The Civil Parishes of County Donegal 
• Civil Parishes and Townlands of County Donegal 
  Maps and information pages on each of the 52 civil parishes of County Donegal and their townlands. Includes links to parish maps, OS Memoir excerpts, and genealogical information pages for selected communities and regions.

Military

• Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in Ireland 
  • Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in Counties Donegal, Galway & Kilkenny 
• Muster Rolls, Donegal 1631 : Ulster Ancestry 

Newspapers

Occupations

People & Families

• Doire.org - Your Ancestors on the Net 
  Information on families from Donegal to Derry.

Photographs & Memories

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Ancestral Research in Ulster 
  Genealogy research service specialising in the nine counties of Ulster, Northern Ireland.
• Ulster Ancestors 
  Professional genealogist covering the nine counties of the province of Ulster: Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Derry/Londonderry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monagahan and Tyrone.
• Ulster Ancestree Genealogy Research 
• Ulster Ancestry: Ancestral Research Service and Family Research 
• Ulster Historical Foundation - We Can Help You Trace Your Irish Ancestors 
  Professional genealogical research service, historical publications, conferences and lecture tours.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Irish , Ireland , Northern Ireland  and Scots Irish 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • The Catholics of Ulster: A History 
    A book by Marianne Elliott.
  • Guide to Tracing your Donegal Ancestors 
    A book by Godfrey F. Duffy.
  • Townlands in Ulster: Local History Studies 
    A book by W.H. Crawford.
  • Ulster Emigration to Colonial America, 1718-1775 
    A book by R. J. Dickson.
  • Ulster Libraries, Archives, Museums and Ancestral Heritage Centres: A Visitors' Guide 
    A book by Robert O'Neill.
• eBay.co.uk Listings: Search for Genealogy 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
  • eBay.co.uk Listings: Search for Donegal Genealogy 
    Online auction service for buying & selling.

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - United Kingdom and Ireland 
  • Donegal 
• British-Genealogy.com - B-G Forums 
  Free genealogy message board forums for all of the United Kingdom and beyond. Several topic-specific forums for occupations, records types and historic events.
• CuriousFox UK Genealogy Message Boards - Villages, Towns, Local History, UK Maps 
  Pinpoints every village and town in the UK and Ireland (over 50,000) with the exact location on modern maps and old maps. This is the village by village contact site for anybody researching family history, genealogy and local history in the UK and Ireland. Every UK county, town and village has a page for family history, local history, surname and genealogy enquiries.
• GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy 
  • Surname Lists 
    • Online Irish Names Directory 
• Irish Roots - Donegal Message Board 
• RootsChat.com - Donegal 
  Free messaging forum for everyone researching their family history or local history. The emphasis of the site is on the United Kingdom (Britain) and Ireland.
• UK Genealogy Interests Directory 
  Find other genealogists whose research shares your surnames.
  • Search Interests > Eire 
• UK Surnames Genealogy Contact Site - Donegal Listings 

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

Cemeteries

• Ancestry.com - Irish Gravestone Inscriptions 
  Cemeteries in Antrim, Armagh, Derry-Londonderry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Louth, Monaghan, Tyrone. Source: O'Kane, William. Irish Gravestone Inscriptions. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999.

Census

• Census Online - Ireland - Donegal 
• Online Census Records for County Donegal 

Miscellaneous

• Donegal Relief Fund 
  Operating from Australia between 1859 and 1864, the Fund brought many passengers from Donegal. Includes full passenger lists, newspaper reports, pleas for assistance and some subscription lists.
• Workhouses in Ireland - Donegal 

Obituaries

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death

Religion & Churches

Societies & Groups

• Clogher Historical Society/Cumann Seanchais Chlochair 
  The history of Fermanagh, Monaghan, South Tyrone, South Donegal.
• Ulster Historical Foundation 
• Ulster-Scots Heritage Council 
• Ulster-Scots Online 
• Ulster-Scots Society of America 
  Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Ulster-Scots history and heritage especially as it pertains to America. Non-sectarian and non-political.

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