Moville.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

Valuation Map
Valuation Map of Carrowtrasna (part)

Griffith's.Valuation

Sir Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation of Tenements 1857

The Tenement Act of 1842 provided for a valuation of all property in Ireland, It was undertaken by Richard Griffith, the Commissioner of Valuation, and became known as "Griffith's Valuation".

The two parishes in Moville were surveyed in 1857. However, the Donegal Libraries website states "although the publication dates for County Donegal are stated to be 1857-58, there is strong evidence to suggest that the valuation was carried out up to a decade earlier. It is known, for instance, that some persons listed as being present in 1857-58 had died in the Famine."

The survey was used to determine the tax levied on individuals towards the support of the poor in the local Poor Law Union (in this case Inishowen). This involved valuing all privately held lands and buildings to establish their rental value. The valuation shows the townland address and householder's name, the landlord, a description of the property; the acreage and the rateable valuation.

The Valuation was never intended as a census substitute. However, due to the loss of all Census records before 1901 it gives the only detailed guide to who lived where in Ireland in the mid-19th century, and what property they possessed. For a guide to the genealogical information available from the Valuation, click HERE.

Please click on the townland name or the surname to view the names of the tenants. Once you have identified your ancestor, we suggest that you visit the Ask about Ireland web site. It has made available online copies of the original Valuation, which can be printed as a permanent record. There are also links to the Valuation maps, so that you can identify the exact plot tenanted by your ancestor. There is no charge to view these records. The optional information for the Ask About Ireland search engine is:

County
Barony
Union
Parish
Donegal
Inishowen East
Inishowen
Moville Upper or Lower

BY TOWNLAND

MOVILLE LOWER

Balleeghan Carrowbeg Glennagiveny
Ballybrack Carrowblagh Gulladoo
Ballymacarthur Carrowhugh Leckemy
Ballymagaraghy Carrowmenagh Meenletterbale
Ballynally Carrowtrasna Mossyglen
Bredagh Glen Drumaweer Moville Town
Carnagarve Eleven Ballyboes Stroove

MOVILLE UPPER

Ballyargus Crockglass Magheralahan
Ballylawn Cross Meenabaltin
Ballyrattan Culineen Meenaleavin
Cabry Drung Meenavanaghan
Carrickmaquigley Flughland Roosky
Carrowkeel Glebe Tiryrone
Carrownaff Glencaw Tromaty
Claggan Glencrow Tullnavinn
Clare Gort North / South Tullyally
Cooly Gortanny White Castle
Creehennan Keeranbane  
Crockahenny Leamacrossan  

BY SURNAME

MOVILLE LOWER

Acheson to Curran Gill to Lynch McGee to McLucas
Davis to Gibson Maccalin to McFinton McMullen to Wisely

MOVILLE UPPER

Acheson to Carolan Duffy to Hughes McDonagh to Murphy
Carter to Douglas Jameson to McDevitt O'Brien to Young

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