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Donegal Local History

  • "A Demographic Study of Tory Island and Rathlin Island 1841-1964," Ulster Folk, 17, 1971, 70-80
  • "Kinship and Land Tenure on Tory Island", Ulster Folk, 12, 1966, 1-17
  • Historical notes of Raphoe, Finn Valley, Lifford and Twin towns, Knights of Columbanus, Stranorlar, 1991.
  • Aalen, F.H. Gola: the life and last days of an island community, Mercier Press, Cork, 1969.
  • Allingham, Hugh Ballyshannon: its history and antiquities (with some account of the surrounding neighbourhood), Londonderry, 1879.
  • Beattie, Seán The book of Inistrahull, Lighthouse, Carndonagh, 1992.
  • Briody, Liam Glenties and Iniskeel, Donegal Democrat, Ballyshannon, 1986.
  • Campbell, Patrick Memories of Dungloe, [the author], New Jersey, 1993.
  • Conaghan, Charles History and antiquities of Killybegs, Donegal Democrat, Ballyshannon, 1975.
  • Conaghan, Pat Bygones: New Horizons on the History of Killybegs, Killybegs, 1989.
  • Doherty, William J. Inis-Owen and Tirconnel: being some account of the antiquities ... of Donegal, Dublin, 1895. NLI Ir 94113 d 1
  • Doherty, William J. The abbey of Fahan in Inishowen, Co. Donegal, P. Traynor, Dublin, 1881.
  • Duffy, Godfrey F. A guide to tracing your Donegal ancestors, Flyleaf Press, Dublin, 1996. NLI IR 941 D 9
  • Duffy, J. (ed.) A Clogher Record Album; a diocesan history, NLI Ir 94114 c 3
  • Egan, Bernard Drumhome, Donegal Democrat, Ballyshannon, 1986.
  • Farrell, Noel Exploring Family origins in Letterkenny, Self, Longford, 1997. Includes transcripts of 1901, 1911 censuses, 1838 Thoms, 1941 Electors, Griffith's
  • Farrell, Noel Exploring Family origins in Ballybofey/Stranorlar & Killygordon, Self, Longford, 1994. Includes transcripts of 1901, 1911 censuses, 1838 Thoms, 1941 Electors, Griffith's
  • Fleming, Sam Letterkenny: past and present, Donegal Denocrat, Ballyshannon, 197-.
  • Gallagher, Barney Arranmore Links: the families of Arranmore, Dublin, Aiden Gallagher, 1986 NLI Ir 94109 g 18
  • Harkin, William Scenery and Antiquities of North West Donegal, 1893.
  • Hill, Rev. George Facts from Gweedore, Dublin, 1854.
  • Lucas, Leslie W. More about Mevagh, Appletree Press, Belfast, 1982.
  • Lucas, Leslie W. Mevagh Down the Years, Belfast, 1983.
  • MacDonagh, J.C.T. Bibliography of Co. Donegal, Donegal Historical Society Journal, 1947-50. pp 217-30
  • Maguire, V. Rev. Canon The History of the Diocese of Raphoe, Dublin, .
  • Maguire, Edward Letterkenny past and present, McKinney & O'Callaghan, Letterkkenny, 192-.
  • Maguire, Edward Ballyshannon past and present, Stepless, Bundoran, 193-.
  • Manning, Aidan Glencolumbkille 3000 B.C. - 1985 A.D., Donegal Democrat, Ballyshannon, 1985.
  • McClintock, May After the battering ram: the trail of the dispossessed from Derryveagh, 1861, An Taisce, Letterkennt, 1991.
  • McCreadie, John Glenwar & Oughterlin, Foyle Press, Carndonagh, 198-.
  • McGarrigle, Joe Donegal Past and present, McGarrigle family, Donegal, 1995. NLI r 94113 m 11
  • Mullin, T.H. The kirk and lands of Convoy since the Scottish settlement, Belfast Newsletter, Belfast, 1960.
  • Nolan, W. Donegal history & society, Geography Publications, Dublin, 1995. NLI Ir 94113 d 12
  • O'Carroll, Declan Rockhill House, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal: a history, Donegal Democrat, Ballyshannon, 1984.
  • O'Donnell, Vincent Ardaghey Church and people, St. Naul's Church, Ardaghey, 1995. NLI
  • Patterson, W.J. Rossnowlagh remembered, Donegal Democrat, Ballyshannon, 1992.
  • Shearman, H Ulster, London, 1949. NLI Ir 91422 s 3
  • Swan, H.P. The Book of Inishowen, Buncrana, 1938.
  • Young, Amy 300 Years in Inishowen, 1929, NLI Ir 9292 y 1