Donegal Annual 1980s Archives - County Donegal Historical Society

Donegal Annual 1989

President: Arthur Spears

Description	Author	Page
Our President		2
From Donegal to Rome by Foot, Boat, Coach and Horseback	Tomás Ó Fiaich	3
Gaelic Women’s Responses to the Elizabethan Settlement of Ireland	James Doan	20
A Civic Guard’s Memories of ’22	Patrick McInerney	28
Inishowen Heritage Centre and Folk Museum	Mary Gillen	31
The Penalty of the Eight Deadly Sins	Brian Bonner	33
Two Donegal Battles	Kitty McGeehan	39
La Trinidad Valencera; An Armada Wreck	Fr. Michael Keaveney	46
The Spanish Monk’s Grave. Who could this be?	Dr. Geraldine Carville	51
The Grianán of Aileach	Etienne Rynne	54
Poverty, Famine and the Workhouse at Ballyshannon	Anthony Begley	57
Cavanacor House, Lifford and President Polk’s Ancestors	Eddie O’Kane	72
St. Connell’s Museum and Heritage Centre, Glenties	Danny Boyle	75
A Man for his Season – Bishop Neil Farren of Derry	Rev. Bernard J. Canning	77
Folk Poetry of the Laggan 1750-1830	J.R.R. Adams	84
Susanna Marie Brooks: her Family: the Brooks and Lough Eske Castle	Morwenna Donnelly	89
Archaelogical and Historical Survey Group		94
Lector O’Friel and Doon Well	Fr. John Fitzgerald	95
Aodh Rua Ó Domhnaill and his Mission to Spain 1602	Micheline Kerney Walsh	96
Harley-McDonagh Competition Report	Arthur Lemmon	123
In Retrospect 1989	C.A. King	125
Carne Graveyard, Pettigo	Rev. P. Ó Gallchóir, P Slevin & J. Cunningham	135
Donegal Local Studies		156
Book Reviews		159
Annual Report and Proceedings		164
Our Society’s Museum Report		167
Officers and Membership		168

Volume 41 : 1989

Donegal Annual 1988

President: Liam Doherty

Description	Author	Page
The Derryveagh-Australian Connection	May McClintock	3
Ballyharry – A Study of the Townland	Brian Bonner	11
The Spanish Armada Wrecks on the Donegal Coasts	Lucius J. Emerson	24
“Sure and What Did We Ever Do but Knit?”	Eugenia Shanklin	40
Neolithic & Early Bronze Age Artefacts from South-West Donegal	David J. Keeling	55
Blessed Murray Mac Groarty	Very Rev. Dr. John J. Silke	75
Some Aspects of the Siege of Derry	Rev. Fr. Anselm Faulkner, O.F.M.	78
The Eagle of the North	J.P. McGarry	84
Ballyshannon and Environs, 1803	John Cunningham,	89
Rev. Willie (Bill) Devine	Rev. Desmond Mullan	93
Cordoned Urn Burial at Laheen, Co. Donegal	A.B. Ó Riordáin,	97
Notes on Donegal Towns	Caitlín Nic Giolla Bhríde	102
Heinrich Wagner-Laoch Ar Lar	A.J. Hughes	111
In Retrospect, 1988	Cecil A. King)	122
Donegal Local Studies	Liam Ó Rónáin	136
Book Reviews		140
Notes and Queries		142
In Memoriam		144
Annual Report and Proceedings		144
Society’s Museum Report		147
Officers and Membership		148

Volume 40 : 1988

Donegal Annual 1987

President: Liam Doherty

Description	Author	Page
Our President		2
Some Notes on Early Christianity in Co. Donegal	Very Rev. Dr. John J. Silke	4
Vestiges of Ancient Raphoe from an Aerial Photo	Arthur Spears	16
MacColgan, Airchinneach of Domhnach Mór	Brian Ua Cnáimhsighe,	24
Mary Stuart O’Donnell	Professor Jerrold Casway	28
Mineralogical and Geological Travellers in Donegal 1787-1812	C.F. MacArthur	39
Ag Amharc Siar	Vincí Shíle Ó Dónaill,	58
Looking for the JA Ranch	Patricia Burton	70
State of Raphoe Diocese in early 1880s	from Propaganda Fide	78
In Retrospect: 1987	Cecil A. King	83
Rang Scoile a teagascadh i dTír Chonaill?	A.J. Hughes	99
An lnishowen Patriot, Patrick Lynch	Rev. John Fitzgeraid	102
Schooling in the Parish of Clonleigh-Lifford in the 19th Century.	Daniel Coyle	106
NOTES AND QUERIES:
Donegal Local Studies	Liam Ó Rónáin	125
Bishops of Ireland	B.J.C.	126
Ancestry Queries from U.S.A		127
In Memoriam		128
Annual Report and Proceedings of the Society, 1987		129
Society’s Museum Report		132
Donegal Archaeological Survey Group		133
Officers and Membership		135

Volume 39 : 1987

Donegal Annual 1986

President : Cecil A. King

Description	Author	Page
Maol Íosa Ó Brochháin (+ 1086)	Dr. Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin	3
A Forgotten Medieval Placename	Tomás Ó Canann	19
Red Hugh and Rose O’Neill	Morwenna Donnelly	46
Finner Camp	Lucius J. Emerson	52
J.J. Silke and the Seed Potato Industry in Donegal	Rev. Dr. J.J. Silke,	67
Computer Based Index to the Irish Ordnance Survey Memoirs	Angique Day	78
My Own Place – Maigh ltha or the Lagan Valley	Leonard Roarty	81
lnis Caorach	Mícheál Ó Gallachóir (CÓP)	87
In Retrospect: 1986	Cecil A. King	90
NOTES AND QUERIES:
Illustrious Churchman	C.A. King	102
Ancestry Queries from New Zealand & USA		104
“The Deliverance of Donegal”	A. Begley	105
Errata	Hon Editors	107
Books		108
In Memoriam		111
Annual Report and Proceedings of the Society		113
Museum Report		118
Donegal Archaeological Survey Group		119
Officers and Membership		123

Volume 38 : 1986

Donegal Annual 1985

President : Cecil A. King

Description	Author	Page
Adomnán and the Writing of the “Life of Columba”	Professor J.M. Picard,	3
An International Folk Tale from Donegal – Bréagach Éireannach	Dr. Gordon McGill-Fhinnein	18
The Diocese of Raphoe (1773-1805)	Very Rev. Dr. John Silke	24
Lios-Seanchas ó lár Thír Chonaill	A.J. Hughes	27
Cinneadh Chathail Bhuí	Seán Mac Labhraí	32
Banking in County Donegal	J.D. Williams,	34
The Creightons of lnver and Killaghtee	Felim O’Neill,	42
Hugh O’Donnell of Larkfield	Rupert Ó Cochlainn	46
Thalers and Reales from North Sligo	Michael Kenny	51
A Donegal Priest Who Achieved Greatness in the New World	Cecil A. King	58
Virginia’s new Horse Centre has links with Donegal	Patricia Burton	62
Gov. Robb signs Legislation Creating Va. Equine Center	Adrian Pantaze	65
From Thurles to Ardara	Very Rev. Liam McCaul, P.P	67
NOTES & QUERIES:
Folklore from Glenfinn	Liam MacMeanman	73
To Frances Brown (The Blind Poetess) 1816-1879	James Kelly,	73
Donegal Archaeological Survey Group	E.W.R. Cookman	74
Report on O’Kellys	Clive Evans	75
Book Reviews		76
In Memoriam		78
Annual Report and Society Proceedings		80
Officers and Membership		83

Volume 37 : 1985

Donegal Annual 1984

President : Cecil A. King

Description	Author	Page
Our President		3
The Grianan of Aileach	Brian Lacy,	5
John Toland and Keating’s History of Ireland (1723)	David Berman,	25
A Contribution to the Social and Linguistic History of Rannafast	Dr. Gordon MacGill-Fhinnein	30
Logainmneacha na Rosann	Dónall MacGiolla, Easpaig	48
An Analysis of the Donegal Grand Jury Presentments, 1753 to 1762	Raymond Blair	61
The Growth and Decline of Fishing Around Dunfanaghy and Portnablagh.	Jonathan Bell,	75
First Rector of the Catholic University of America	Rev. Bernard J. Canning	84
One Hundred Years of the G.A.A. in Co. Donegal.	P. S. Mac a’Ghoill	90
Ardara’s Evie Hone Window	V. Rev. L. McCaul	95
Can Donegal Claim Philip Murray?	Professor L. A. O’Donnell	97
Poet Recalls Local Clergy	Rev. P. Ó Gallachair	99
Book Reviews		100
In Memoriam		104
Annual Report and Proceedings		109
Officers and Membership		114

Volume 36 : 1984

Donegal Annual 1983

President: Edward McIntyre

Description	Author	Page
Our President Edward Mcintyre		3
“An Scuab as Fánaid” and the Xlth Century Pandemonium,	Arthur J. Spears,	5
The Ordance Survey Memoirs	Angelique Day	21
Donegal Priests in Scotland	Rev. Bernard J. Canning	43
lsaac Butt	Breandán Mac Cnáimhsi	59
The Ballyshannon Herald, 1845-1850	John B. Cunningham	67
NOTES & QUERIES:
The Napper Tandy Gallaghers	Rev. John Fitzgeraid	86
Testimonial to Williarn Allingham	Anthony Begley	87
“Johnston’s Motor Car”	Patrick Bonner	89
Did The Whiteboys Invade Ballyshannon?	Rev. P. Gallachair	91
Fishery History		93
Book Reviews		95
In Memoriam		101
Annual Report and Proceedings		103
Officers and Members		109

Volume 35 : 1983

Donegal Annual 1982

President: Mrs. Dorothy Borland

Description	Author	Page
Franciscans of lnishowen and Derry	Fr. Anselm Faulkner, O.F.M.	3
Mongeviin Castle	Edward Macintyre	18
The Dills of Fanad	Samuel M. Fleming	22
They Made History Too – 2	Cecil A. King	33
The Struggle for the Belleek-Pettigo Salient, 1922	Jonn B. Cunningham	38
NOTES & QUERIES:
O’Donnell Abú	R. Ó Cochlain	60
Áit Dhuchais an Easpaig	P. Ó Gallachair	61
Ancestry Query	R.M.K.McNolty	61
Bishop P. McGettigan Writes	P. Ua Cnáimhsí	62
Donegal Teetotalers, c. 1830	Thomas Ainge Devyr	63
McDonagh Memorial Competition, 1982	Liam Mac Meanman	65
Tribute to Our Hon. Editor	Edward Macintyre	65
Book Reviews		68
In Memoriam		76
Annual Report and Proceedings		78
Officers and Membership		83

Volume 34 : 1982

Donegal Annual 1981

President: Mrs. Dorothy Borland

Description	Author	Page
Mac Cailín – A Martial Clan	Brian Bonner	1
Ua Duibhne – Deeney	Dr. Brian Deeney	11
Collecting Oral Narrative	Linda May Ballard	21
William Connolly’s Ballyshannon Estate, 1718-1726	John B. Cunningham	27
Hedge Schools of lnishowen	Conall K. Byrne	45
NOTES AND QUERIES:
Three Accounts	J. D. Williams	56
The Voyage of “The Countess of Arran”	Rupert S. Ó Cochlain	57
An O’Doherty Family Tradition	Brian Ireland	59
Major General Joseph A. Sweeney, A Tribute	Very Rev. Canon O’Callaghan	60
“The Blind Poetess “	Patrick Bonner	66
Annual Report and Proceedings		67
Membership and Officers		71
In Memoriam		91

Volume 33 : 1981

Donegal Annual 1980

President: Mrs. Dorothy Borland

Description	Author	Page
The Land War in Co. Donegal	Desmond Murphy	476
Colum Cille’s Teachers	Rev. Dr. John Silke	487
English Silver Coins, 1560-1640, found at Laghey, Co. Donegal	Michael Kenny	491
Donegal Writers and Derry of the Oaks	Fr. Anselm Fauikner	502
Workhouse and Famine: lnishowen (1845-9)	Sean Beattie	508
They Made History Too	Cecil A. King	529
MacTaghlins and Houstons of Donegal	Rev. Joseph Houston	533
Lá na Tulle i nDoirí Beaga	Seán Ó Gallachair,	541
Sir James Caldwell and the Lives of Half-hanged McNaughton	John B. Cunningham	549
Leabhair		559
NOTES AND QUERIES:
Museum Curator’s Interim Report,	L.J. Emerson	560
Ancestory Query	John W. Delaney	561
Donegal Souterrain	Michael Ryan	561
Numbering of this Journal	Hon. Editors	562
Annual Report and Proceedings		563
In Memoriam		566
Officers and Membership		567

1980