The Crawfords lived in the diagonal band running NE-SW (shaded pale purple). Their main concentration was along the coast on both sides of Donegal Bay. Another concentration was some 15-30 miles North East near the border between Co.Donegal and Co.Tyrone at Stranorlar and Lifford. At the time of the plantation of Ulster, it was simply a county border, but it is now the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. A further married Crawford lived at Anagh (Enagh) in Co.Londonderry. At the time, the ports of Derry, Donegal and Killybegs were very active and traded with the ports of Glasgow, Stranraer, Ayr, Irwin, Greenock and Largs along the west coast of Scotland.

For those who wish to find these locations on a more detailed map, the table below lists the main towns that are referred to in the "Crawfords of Donegal" pamphlet. Please read the notes below the table for further details.

 

Townland Barony Civil Parish Map Ref Latitude Longitude
Anagh Tirkeeran* Clondermot C 464 201 55° 01' 40" 7° 16' 25" W
Ballyshannon Tirhugh Kilbarron G 877 615 54° 30' 00" 8° 11' 20" W
Castlefinn Raphoe Donaghmore H 265 950 54° 48' 05" 7° 35' 20" W
Donegal Banagh Killymard G 931 787 54° 39' 20" 8° 06' 30" W
Drumadoney Tirhugh Donegal G 980 792 54° 39' 40" 8° 02' 00" W
Drumark Banagh Killymard G 905 787 54° 39' 10" 8° 08' 25" W
Drumgun Banagh Killymard G 904 780 54° 38' 50" 8° 09' 10" W
Drumhome Tirhugh Drumhome G 890 705 54° 34' 55" 8° 10' 20" W
Drumkeegan Banagh Killymard G 900 795 54° 39' 40" 8° 09' 15" W
Dunkineely Banagh Killaghtee G 765 760 54° 37' 50" 8° 21' 40" W
Finnadoos Tirhugh Donegal G 984 799 54° 40' 05" 8° 01' 35" W
Garvagh Tirhugh Donegal G 980 844 54° 42' 40" 8° 01' 40" W
Gortinessy Tirhugh Templecarn H 116 692 54° 34' 10" 7° 49' 15" W
Gregstown Tirhugh Donegal G 958 741 54° 36' 50" 8° 04' 00" W
Killybegs Banagh Killybegs Upper G 712 764 54° 38' 10" 8° 26' 40" W
Leghawny Tirhugh Donegal G 998 797 54° 39' 55" 8° 00' 10" W
Lifford Raphoe Clonleigh H 333 984 54° 49' 50" 7° 29' 00" W
Liskeran Raphoe Stranorlar H 135 993 54° 50' 30" 7° 47' 25" W
Londonderry NW Liberties* Templemore C 434 167 54° 59' 50" 7° 19' 00" W
Meenadreen Tirhugh Donegal H 016 789 54° 39' 30" 7° 58' 25" W
Omagh Omagh East* Drumragh H 458 727 54° 36' 00" 7° 18' 00" W
Pettigo(e) Tirhugh Templecarn H 110 668 54° 32' 55" 7° 49' 40" W
Point, The Banagh Killaghtee G 712 701 54° 34' 40" 8° 26' 30" W
Shannon Raphoe Clonleigh H 284 987 54° 50' 10" 7° 33' 30" W
Stranorlar Raphoe Stranorlar H 147 950 54° 48' 00" 7° 46' 30" W
Tully Tirhugh Donegal G 948 777 54° 38' 45" 8° 04' 55" W

All the places, except three, are in Co.Donegal; the Baronies of Tirkeeran and NW Liberties of Londonderry are in Co.Londonderry, whilst the Barony of Omagh East is in Co.Tyrone.

In modern Irish maps produced by both the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland and the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, two methods are used to give a grid reference. First, the Irish Grid Reference System uses lettered squares of 100km sides. The three squares relevant here are C, G and H. Following the Grid Letters come 3-digit Eastings and finally 3-digit Northings. The second method gives Latitude and Longitude in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds.

Considerable variation is to be found in the spelling of townland names, due mainly to the problem of representing the pronunciation of Irish language names in English spelling. In particular, these substitutions must be made in going from the text in the pamphlet to a modern map:

Anagh

Enagh

    

Finadoes

Finnadoos

Clandermoyd

Clondermot

    

Gortnessy

Gortinessy

Drumgarn

Drumgun

    

Gregstown

Greaghs

Drumholm

Drumhome

    

Leghouny

Leghawny

Drumkoehan

Drumkeegan

    

Lischieran

Liskeran

The townland of Moonamena could not be found in any list or map. From the context, it is probably within a few miles of Donegal town.

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Revised on 24 June 2001