Ballybofey, Stranorlar & District Historical Society

Are you stuck with your research? Have you hit a brick wall in your family tree? Don’t worry, help is at hand. Just send your questions to us at bsadhs@gmail.com or drop us a message via twitter or Facebook today. Depending on the number and variety of questions we get we can then plan a…Read More+...

From the first meeting of the Ballybofey, Stranorlar & District Historical Society Genealogy Group. Short video on using irishgenealogy.ie...

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A series of booklets produced in Lifford with some historical interest...

Ballybofey & Stranorlar – 1958 Courtesy of Violet Russell, we have got a copy of some Cine camera footage from around, Ballybofey and Stranorlar, including come great footage of the trains at Stranorlar railway station...

Monellan Castle In years gone by, one of the most impressive buildings of the time was Monellan Castle, situated a few miles north of Crossroads, Killygordon. Although it was the largest building in the Valley at the time, set in beautiful surroundings second to none in the area, it cannot be clear whether it was…Read More+...

Twin Towns Poem There are two little towns on the banks of the Finn That stick right together through thick and through thin But who in these towns just offhand could say How Stranorlar is different to Ballybofey? ​ Now that’s what I thought as I motored along So the details I’ve noted in this…Read More+...