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Timoney and McCloskey Families

In County Donegal I could find 35 families listed in the Griffith Valuation Survey with the following surnames or variations: Kane, Keane and Cane. I found 88 variations for McCloskey in County Donegal.

The Civil Parishes of County Donegal are shown in the following map. These parishes have been in existence since medieval times although the borders may have shifted a bit through the years. The color variations show the various baronies in County Donegal: Banagh, Tirhugh, Raphoe, Inishowen West, Inishowen East, Kilmacrenan and Boylagh.

1. Aghanunshin
2. Allsaints
3. Aughnish
4. Barr of Inch or Mintiaghs
5. Burt
6. Clonca
7. Clondahorky
8. Clondavaddog
9. Clonleigh
10. Clonmany
11. Convoy
12. Conwal
13. Culdaff

14. Desertegny
15. Donagh
16. Donaghmore
17. Donegal
18. Drumhome
19. Fahan Lower
20. Fahan Upper
21. Gartan
22. Glencolumbkille
23. Kilbarron
24. Kilcar
25. Killaghtee
26. Killea

27. Killybegs Upper
28. Killybegs Lower
29. Killygarvan
30. Killymard
31. Kilmacrenan
32. Kilteevoge
33. Inch
34. Inishkeel
35. Inishmacsaint
36. Inver
37. Leck
38. Lettermacaward
39. Mevagh

40. Moville Lower
41. Moville Upper
42. Muff
43. Raphoe
44. Raymoghy
45. Raymunterdoney
46. Stranorlar
47. Taughboyne
48. Templecarn
49. Templecrone
50. Tullaghobegley
51. Tullyfern
52. Urney

Killybegs Upper Civil Parish

Occupier Last Name	Occupier First Name	Lessor Last Name	Lessor First Name	County	Parish	Townland
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CARRICKNAMOGHIL
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CORPORATION
MCCLUSKEY	CHARLES	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CORPORATION
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CORPORATION
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CORPORATION
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCES	Freehold		DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CORPORATION
MCCLUSKEY	CHARLES	O'DONNELL	MYLES	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CORPORATION
MCCLUSKEY	MICHAEL	CONOLLY	THOMAS	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CROAGHLIN
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.M.	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	CROCKNAFEOLA
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	FAIAFANNAN
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	FAIAFANNAN
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	FAIAFANNAN
MCCLUSKEY	ARTHUR	CONOLLY	THOMAS	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	ROSHIN
MCCLUSKEY	PATRICK	CONOLLY	THOMAS	DONEGAL	KILLYBEGS, UPPER	TAWNASLIGO

Killybegs Upper Civil Parish is also the homeland for the McGonigle and Murrin families. There were no ‘McCloskey’ surnames listed in the Griffith Valuation Survey; however, the variation ‘McCluskey’ appears frequently for the following townlands:

10 - Carrickmoghill

15 – Crocknafeola

21 – Faiafannan

13 – Corporation

14 – Croaghlin

41 – Tawna Sligo

37 – Roshin

Fourteen families with the surname ‘McCluskey’ could be found in this parish during the mid-nineteenth century.

Kilcar Civil Parish

Occupier Last Name	Occupier First Name	Lessor Last Name	Lessor First Name	County	Parish	Townland
MCCLUSKEY	PATRICK	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	BALLYMACPHADIN
MCCLUSKEY	CATHERINE	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	BALLYMACPHADIN
MCCLUSKY	CATHERINE	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	BALLYMACPHADIN
MCCLUSKY	CATHERINE	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	CROWANRUDDA BEG
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	CROWNASILLAGH
MCCLUSKEY	OWEN	HAMILTON	ANNE	DONEGAL	KILCAR	KILBEG
MCCLUSKEY	MARY	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	KILL
MCCLUSKEY	FRANCIS	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	LETTER
MCCLUSKEY	ANNE	STEWART	H.G.MURRAY	DONEGAL	KILCAR	ROELOUGH
MCCLUSKEY	JOHN	LABATT	EDWARD	DONEGAL	KILCAR	ROXBOROUGH GLEBE

Kilcar Civil Parish is located adjacent to and west of Killybegs Upper Civil Parish. Unlike Killybegs the McCluskey families were not clustered together in a group. Griffith’s Valuation Survey shows two variations for this family name: McClusky and McClusky.

McClusky and McCluskey families lived in the following townlands:

1 – Ballymacphadin

9 – Crowanrudda Beg

15 – Crownasillagh

26 – Kilbeg

29 – Kill

32 – Letter

39 – Roelough

40 – Roxborough Glebe