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Ringsend Presbyterian Church

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Post date May 23, 2009
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Rinsend Presbyterian Church

Ringsend Presbyterian Church is located on the Cashel Road before entering Ringsend, Co. Londonderry. The small structure has only a few graves close to the church building. My grand-mother Lily McGilligan was married at Ringsend Presbyterian Church.

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Griffith’s Valuation (1857) for Donegal

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Post date November 16, 2008
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Surname	Given	County	Parish	Location
Elder	Andrew	Donegal	All Saints	Glar
Elder	Andrew	Donegal	All Saints	Moneygreggan
Elder	William	Donegal	All Saints	Portlough
Elder	Andrew	Donegal	All Saints	Roughan
Elder	David	Donegal	Burt	Ballyederowen
Elder	Jane	Donegal	Burt	Ballyederowen
Elder	Moses	Donegal	Burt	Ballyederowen
Elder	Samuel	Donegal	Burt	Ballyederowen
Elder	Samuel	Donegal	Burt	Elaghbeg
Elder	John	Donegal	Clonca	Balleelaghan
Elder	John	Donegal	Clonca	Norrira
Elder	James	Donegal	Conwal	Glencar Irish
Elder	Alexander	Donegal	Conwal	Glencar Scotch
Elder	James	Donegal	Conwal	Glencar Scotch
Elder	William	Donegal	Conwal	Letterkenny
Elder	Richard	Donegal	Donagh	Churchland Quarters Inc Carrick Carrow
Elder	Robert	Donegal	Donagh	Churchland Quarters Inc Carrick Carrow
Elder	Elizabeth	Donegal	Donagh	T/Carndonagh/Market Square
Elder	Andrew	Donegal	Donaghmore	Blairstown
Elder	Andrew	Donegal	Donaghmore	Scotland
Elder	Samuel	Donegal	Fahan Upper	Roosky
Elder	James	Donegal	Kilmacrenan	Gortnacorrib
Elder	Samuel	Donegal	Muff	Derryvane
Elder	John	Donegal	Raymoghy	Milltown
Elder	John	Donegal	Raymoghy	Milltown
McGilligan	Thomas	Donegal	Killea	Glasmullan
McGilligan	Hugh	Donegal	Killea	Town of Carrigans

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Killelagh Parish Church

Killelagh Parish Church is located in Swatragh, Co. Londonderry off the Main Street of Swatragh (A29) just after the bridge. According to my mother, the land for this church building was donated by the McGilligan family.

Swatragh

Family Headstones:

Roger McGilligan
Robert McGilligan (1881-1903)

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James McGilligan, 1900

James McGilligan was born 10 Feb 1900 in the Roman Catholic parish of Granaghan (Swatragh, Co. Derry). On 22 Jun 1924 he was ordained a priest at Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Schools/Colleges:

St. Columb’s College, Derry, Co. Derry
St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Appointments:

1924-5 Post Graduate Studies, Dunboyne House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
1925-9 Curate in Lissan, Co. Tryone
1929-40 Curate in Carrickmore, Co. Tryone
1925- On loan to Arch-diocese of Armagh

He died 6 Jun 1940 at Carrickmore, Co. Tryone and buried at Carrickmore, Co. Tryone.

Source: Daly, E. and Devlin, K., 1997. The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry: An Index. Dublin, Ireland: Four Court Press. (Page 101)

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St. Paul’s Church

The Church of Ireland St. Paul’s Church is located in Garvagh, Co. Londonderry in the parish of Errigal & Desertoghill. My uncle Jack McGilligan was christened and confirmed at St. Paul’s. According to my mother, most of the older children were christened at St. Paul’s. This is not yet confirmed.