Donegal - Dispensation requests, St Eunan's Letterkenny, 1855 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Donegal Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Marie Crowley mariecrowley@btinternet.com Transcribed by Valerie Ackroyd MARRIAGE LINES (DISPENSATIONS) ST. EUNAN'S, LETTERKENNY 1855 From Derry Journal 6 August 1926 'The following is a list of the dispensations in Banns, commonly called the "Marriage Lines," from the records at St. Eunan's, Letterkenny.' '...the couples dispensed in Banns are usually put down to the parish from which the application was made for dispensation, though frequently only one of them belonged to that parish. The records in Banns are mainly concerned with the parishes near Letterkenny, though occasionally an entry relative to a parish at a distance is to be found. J. O'Doherty, Adm' ===================================================================================== DATE GROOM PARISH BRIDE PARISH ===================================================================================== 5-Jan James McELHINNEY Laggan Margaret McBREARTY Laggan 10-Jan Andrew DELAP Raphoe Marian PORTER Raphoe 10-Jan Daniel BOYLE Conwal Anne CANNON Conwal 10-Jan Cornelius McMonagle Kilmacrenan Susan McAULEY Kilmacrenan 15-Jan Hugh HEGARTY Raphoe Brigid McDAID Raphoe 15-Jan John McLAUGHLIN Tully Mary CALLAN Tully 15-Jan Neil FERRY Gartan Rose GALLAGHER Gartan 17-Jan Edward McDERMOTT Raphoe Frances KENNEDY Raphoe 17-Jan Patrick McFADDEN Killygarvan Susan MULLAN Killygarvan 20-Jan Hugh McBREARTY Gartan Sara O'DONNELL Gartan 24-Jan Charles McBRIDE Kilmacrenan Ellen McGETTIGAN Kilmacrenan 24-Jan James HOUSTON Raphoe Rose KEER Raphoe 25-Jan William COYLE Lagan Mary BROGAN Lagan 27-Jan James SWEENEY Kilmacrenan Mary McLAUGHLIN Kilmacrenan 27-Jan James McDAID Raphoe Mary GREEN Raphoe 31-Jan Patrick McCOLLUM Killygarvan ROSE McCOLLUM --- 3-Feb James OcDONNELL Glenswilly Margaret KELLY Glenswilly 4-Feb Robert LINEY Gartan Brigid DOHERTY Gartan 5-Feb Patrick HARKIN Glenswilly Margaret McDAID Glenswilly 8-Feb Hugh McDAID Glenswilly Grace DOHERTY Glenswilly 9-Feb John LYNCH Kilmacrenan Hannah BOYLE --- 9-Feb Thomas CANNON Fanad Catherine WARD Fanad 12-Feb Daniel DOHERTY Gartan Mary HARLEY Gartan 12-Feb Charles GORMAN Gartan Sara McGHEE Clondahorkey 12-Feb Neil MEEHAN Laggan Sara DOHERTY Laggan 12-Feb William BROGAN Laggan X______ Clonleigh 14-Feb Michael McDEVITT Lettermacaward Cecilia DOHERTY Lettermacaward 14-Feb George TONER Gartan Catherine FRIZE --- 14-Feb Bernard DOHERTY Glenswilly Mary DIVER Glenswilly 14-Feb John DEVENNY Kilmacrenan Anne CANNON Kilmacrenan 14-Feb Franci McTACHLAN Laggan Anne DEASLY --- 16-Feb Stephen SWEENEY Killygarvan Anne McBRIDE --- 16-Feb Edward BARRON Raphoe Mary COYLE Raphoe 16-Feb Hugh McDAID --- Mary SCOTT --- 16-Feb Daniel KELLY Aughnish Margaret RABB Aughnish 17-Feb James McDAID Gartan Fannie HILFERTY Gartan 17-Feb Patrick DYERMOTT Clondahorkey Brigid DOOHAN Clondahorkey 17-Feb Charles HILFERTY Gartan Isabella CONAGHAN Gartan 17-Feb Hugh BRENNAN Glenswilly Sara COLL --- 18-Feb Michael FERRY Killygarvan Mary FERRY --- 18-Feb Bernard McKELVEY Raphoe Susan McDEVITT Raphoe 18-Feb John McGRANAGHAN Raphoe Susan DYERMOTT Raphoe 18-Feb Charles MURRAY Conwal Alice MURRAY Conwal 19-Feb John FRIEL --- Ellen LYNCH Lagan 19-Feb Philimy FRIEL Gartan Rose MURRAY Gartan 20-Feb Miles McSWINE Kilmacrenan Catherine McFADDEN Kilmacrenan 20-Feb Patrick GALLAGHER Glenswilly Catherine KELLY Glenswilly 20-Feb James RODDEN Gartan Sara MURRAY Gartan 20-Feb Samuel COYLE Killygarvan Susan MURRAY Killygarvan 20-Feb Neil McCAFFERTY Killygarvan Cecilia McMONAGLE Killygarvan 20-Feb Bernard GALLAGHER Glenswilly Susan CALLAGHAN Glenswilly 25-Feb Roddy MCDEVITT Tully Sara COYLE Tully 22-Apr Henry LYNCH Conwal Susan QUIGLEY Conwal 22-Apr John MOORE Glenswilly Frances HARKIN Glenswilly 22-Apr Edward McGRATH Laggan Jane HUNTER Laggan 11-May Patrick KEYLAN Gartan Catherine CANNON Conwal 15-May James DYERMOTT Conwal Susan McMENAMIN Conwal 17-May Charles McDAID Leck Mary McGRENAGHAN Leck 5-Jun Michael O'MEALEY Raphoe Anne TONER Raphoe 15-Jun Francis McBRIDE Gartan Susan MURRAY Gartan 19-Jun Hugh McCOLLUM Killygarvan Hannah BOYLE Killygarvan 10-Jul John DOHERTY Aughininshin Catherine McFADDEN Aughininshin 10-Jul Neil GALLAGHER Aughnish Ellen BOYCE Aughnish 25-Jul Daniel McILHINNEY Aughnish Sara WOODS Aughnish 26-Jul Edward KINSELLA Conwal Catherine WARD Conwal 29-Jul Patrick McGLYNN --- Anne HARIGAN Taughboyne 2-Aug James GALLAGHER Gartan Ellen HILFERTY Gartan 12-Aug Edward MEEHAN Conwal Rose KELLY Conwal 19-Aug James O'DONNELL Convoy Jane BONAR Leck 20-Aug John CLIFFORD Convoy Rose PATTON Clonleigh 24-Aug Daniel McKENNA St. Johnston Sara McMONAGLE St. Johnston 4-Sep James PATTON Gartan Catherine STEWART Gartan 19-Sep Dominick O'DONNELL St. Johnston Elizabeth CRUMLISH St. Johnston 3-Oct Patrick GILLESPIE Doe Brigid BRESLIN Doe 5-Oct David WALSH Conwal Susan LANGAN Conwal 12-Oct James ROARTY Conwal Fannie CALLAN Conwal 13-Oct James McDAID Aughnish Madge McCARRON Aughnish 14-Oct P. McCALLION Conwal Mary COYLE Conwal 27-Oct Manus McCLAY Laggan Margaret DOHERTY Clonleigh 9-Nov Edward MENELIS Dungloe Mary McILHINNEY Letterkenny 12-Nov John DOHERTY Taughboyne Mary SWEENEY Taughboyne 15-Nov Antony FLOOD Convoy Catherine HILFERTY Convoy 15-Nov Matthew DEVINE Taughboyne Sara DOHERTY Taughboyne 16-Nov John HAGAN Lagan Elizabeth DOHERTY Lagan 16-Nov John CONNAGHAN Gartan Sara McGALAGLY Gartan 18-Nov James McHUGH Glenties Mary CROSSAN Conwal 18-Nov William HARKIN Conwal Mary PATTON Conwal 19-Nov Stephen McMONAGLE Kilmacrenan Brigid DUFFY Kilmacrenan 20-Nov John COLLINS Conwal Ellen WARD Conwal 20-Nov George SWEENEY Laggan Elizabeth McILHAW? Laggan 25-Nov William O'DONNELL Leck Catherine COYLE Leck 27-Nov John DOHERTY Kilmacrenan Margaret DOHERTY Kilmacrenan 28-Nov John GALLAGHER Convoy Isabella GALLAGHER Convoy 30-Nov Charles McDAID Conwall Brigid MacGLINCHEY Conwall 30-Nov Anton BOYCE Conwall Ellen GALLAGHER Conwall 17-Dec Martin BOYLE Dungloe Margaret O'DONNELL Letterkenny 26-Dec Patrick FULLERTON Conwal Hannah GALLAGHER Conwal 31-Dec Michael CANNON Conwal Anne BOYLE Kilmacrenan