Moville.Records
- Muster Roll Enishone - 1630
- Poll Tax Ordinance - 1660-1
- Flax Growers List - 1796
- Tithe Applotment - 1825
- Slater's Directory - 1846
- Griffith's Valuation - 1857
- Parish Records (Catholic)
- Census - 1901
- Census - 1911
- Maritime Memorial
- Other Records
Other.Information
Old photographs Old photos of Moville and the surrounding areas.
Maps Old maps of the two parishes in Moville.
Books Read a history of Moville, and see other references to the area.
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary Extracts from the Topographical Dictionary published in 1837
FHC Records Family History Centre (LDS) film references for Moville records
Moville.Records
the civil survey.1654
Barony of Enishowen
The Bounds of this barrony begineth westward at a place called Burtt Castle which belongeth to the Lord Chichester and from thence norward with ye greate River of Loghswilly while wee come to a place caled Ardmalin belonging to ye Lord Chichester and soe continueth norward while wee come to the Ocean which boundeth to the North-eastward, while wee come to an ancientt ruined Castle called Greene Castle and from thence by two castles, the one called Redd castle and the other called White Castle both belonging to Major George Carey as tennantt to the Lord Chichester and from thence Southward to ye stronge ffortt of Culmore belonging to the State and soe continueth soutward by a Bogg to an olde fortt joyning one the quarter of Ballinacard which Quarter belongeth to ye cittie and libberties of Londonderry and with an olde Ditch bogg and Logh to ye river of Ballimackeerty joyning to ye Libberties of Londonderry and from thence to the topp of a Mountaine called Monaknocknamone belonging to the Lord Chichester and from thence southwest by a litle brooke descending and falling downe in Logh Lappan which boundeth us from the barony of Raphoe and from thence Westward through the Causey and bogg of Colemackatraine and from thence by a small ditch unto ye river of Loghswilly where wee began our bounds. The greatest partt of our soyle is Mountaine and Bogg that which is arrable is hungrie ground and the pasture worse.
Oure graine is most oats some barlie litle wheate and less rye.
Wee have likewise some small inconsiderrable ffishings, vizt one small sallmon ffishing in ye river in ye river of Boncrannogh one seale ffishing in the island of Glasseve one litle sallmon ffishing in the River of Strabregg and a less in Loghfoile all wch. Ffishings belongeth to the Lord Chichester and nothing elce doe wee finde Remarcable in our Barrony.
The Parrish of Movill
| Names of Proprietors | Denomination of Land |
| George Carey, Esqr., | One quartr of land called Clancroe |
| English Prottestantt | |
| Daniell Mc Brian Oge McGloghlin, | The halfe quartr of Clare being a freehoulde |
| Irish Papist | |
| This halfe quarter of land is bounded one ye southside by Loghfoile, one the west side to ye topp of a mountaine called knockgannish, and from thence norward by a bogg to a quarter of land called Cragenamaddy, and Eastward from thence by a brroke from the aforesaide mountaine into ye river of Loghfoile. | |
| Arther Lord Chichester, | Trummata (pt), Carrowkeele,Carberry, Crehenan, |
| Lord Viscont Carrickfargus, | Rooskey (pt), Dronge, Balliargus, Tulinaum, |
| English Prottestantt | Ballirattan, Clare (pt), Ballilane, Bradaglin, |
| Culla Dooe, Ballinally, Carrgarue, Ballibruck, | |
| Drumawire, Ballimccarter, Balleghan, ffardrunge, | |
| Crehue, Carrotrachin, Shrooue, Glanegobanogh, | |
| Massaglin, Meneleterbb, Carrobegg, Ballimcgarhee, | |
| Carromanogh (pt), bllibrin, Lecemy (pt). | |
Lands belonging to the Hierarchy in the sea of Derry and Barrony of Enishowen
| Names of Proprietors | Denomination of Land |
| Owen Winn Esqr., | Carronaugh, Tirgovane, Cooly, Clancree |
| English Protestant | |
| pretended leasee |
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