Introduction to the Genealogy of Moville Area

If you believe some of your ancestors came from Moville we hope that some of the links on this page may help you to find some information about your family or at least enjoy reading some of the articles!

Useful Links

• A great place to start is the website of Ben Palmer (www.benpalmer.co.uk/movillerecords.htm) who has built up a well researched site on the general history of Moville. The site contains polls, parish records and census details dated back as far as the 17th century.
• Also try the Census Records (for Donegal) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ which is a general resource for Donegal genealogy.
• Census Online (www.census-online.com/links/Ireland/Donegal/) - Lists of Donegal census links found on the Internet.
• Inishowen Heritage (www.inishowenheritage.com)
• National Archives Dublin (www.nationalarchives.ie)
• National Library of Ireland (www.nli.ie)
• General Register Office - Ireland (www.groireland.ie) and Northern Ireland (www.groni.gov.uk)
• Ulster Historical Foundation (www.ancestryireland.co.uk/)
• Ellis Island (www.ellisisland.org)
• Cyndi's List (www.cyndislist.com) - A general guide to getting started with genealogical research on the Internet.
• Donegal Ancestry (www.irish-roots.net/Donegal.htm) - Providing a genealogy service for Donegal ancestors.

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