About Moville
Moville is situated in County Donegal, Ireland, on the western
shore of Lough Foyle, and about 17 miles from Derry. The name
of the town comes from the Gaelic Maigh Bhile ("the
place of the sacred tree" or "the plain of the ancient
tree"). It could have derived from a tree at the Monastery
of Saint Finian, who lived here in the sixth century. The
Gaelic name today, however, is Bun an Phobail (pronounced
bunafobble) ("the foot, or end, of the parish").
This may be a corruption of Bunafebhall ("the
town at the mouth of the Foyle"). Here are my records
... enjoy ... !
1630 Muster Roll of Donnagall
- Barony de Enishone
Most of those who bore arms in the name of the King were
settlers from Scotland or England. I understand that they
were usually, but not always, non-Catholic.
1660-1 Poll Tax Ordinance
The records show the surnames recorded for the Poll Tax survey,
and their frequency. They cover the whole of Inishowen, not
just Moville. There is no information available about individuals
or townlands.
1796 Flax Growers List (Moville
Lower) (Moville
Upper)
In 1796, the Irish Linen Board published a list of people
who received awards for planting flax, of whom 463 farmed
around Moville. People who planted one acre were awarded four
spinning-wheels, and those growing five acres were awarded
a loom.
1832 Tithe Applotment Lists
I hope to have the Tithe Applotment records posted by Summer
2003.
1846 Slater's Directory
Slater's was a commercial directory covering all of Donegal.
It also listed local clergy and gentlemen. These are the 51
entries relating to Moville.
1847-1864 Roman Catholic Parish
Records
These records cover baptisms, marriages and funerals in the
parish of Moville. The information that I have is not comprehensive,
but I hope to add more data as time permits.
1857 Richard Griffith's Valuation
of Tenements
A survey of Donegal was carried out in 1857 for taxation purposes.
The records show the name of the head of each household, the
property owned or leased, the acreage and the tax payable.
The entries cover all the townlands in Moville.
1901 Census of Ireland
Thanks to some great work by Mary McCole, I will be posting
the census records for the townlands of Moville Lower over
the next few months
1911 Census of Ireland
The 1911 Census shows the names of each family member, their
age and occupation, marital status and relationship to each
other and the number of children born to each couple (and
the number who survived). The entries are for townlands in
Moville Lower.
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