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Mary of Dungloe

What an exciting online community. It has been a dream of mine for years that I will find my way back to Ireland someday to find my roots. A few years back I discovered when tracing my ancestry that Mary of Dungloe was my GG Aunt. I have made an ancestor profile for my GG Grandmother, Mary's sister Annie. I am unsure of the understanding of 'Parish' - if anyone could please enlighten me to which specific parish I then belong to I would be very grateful, Mary & Annie Gallagher from Dungloe, Donegal. 

many thanks, 

molly_marshall…

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Parish is a group of townlands used for both civil and church purposes if Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland. (Other denominations don’t use parishes). So if you were Catholic the parish where you lived decided which chapel to attend.

Dungloe is in the civil parish of Templecrone, which is known as the RC parish of Dungloe. Dungloe’s parish records only start in 1876 (not untypical for Donegal) so researching earlier than that can be hard going.

But if you post messages on the Templecrone board that is the correct place if you have ancestors from Dungloe.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you so much, this is very exciting :)

molly_marshall…

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