Shellfield

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Hierarchy

townland

Shellfield

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

municipal district

Leitir Ceanainn–Baile na nGallóglach/Letterkenny–Milford

civil parish

Eachinis/Aughnish

electoral division

Ráth Mealtain/Rathmelton

Centrepoint

55.0232, -7.58588latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1765	Shellfield the part of the Lands of upper & lower Kirrygalt now called Shellfield situate on the Northside of the Road leading from Fort Stewart Ferry to the town of Rathmelton	CGn. Saunders to Wray 241.207.158150 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1779	Shellfield that part of the town and lands of upper and lower Kerrygalt is commonly called and known by the name of Shellfield	CGn. Charles Gray's settlement and Miller to Bateson and others 330.98.220467 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1792	the quarter of land of Shellfield [nó Shillfield?] owise Kerrygault	CGn. Wray to Wray 442.287.287022 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1819	Shellfield	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1824	lower Karrygault is known and called by the name of Shellfield the towns and lands of upper and lower Kerrygault which said lower Karrygault is known and called by the name of Shellfield	CGn. Lecky to Smith 787.464.532599 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1829	'.. it has in it 2 houses one called Shellbrook and the other Shelfield..'	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1829	Shelfield	Sproule:AL (DG) Eachinis Sproule:AL, faisnéiseoir in AL, Eachinis, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Aughnish, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1833	Shell Field	PR COI (DG) 505.01.02 Taifid Pharóiste de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Church of Ireland Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) agus Representative Church Body Library (RCBL)

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