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John,
thanks for your last posting.I have checked up on the derivation of Doagh Island,and find that Doagh is a variation of the Irish Gaelic word for a sandbank.This seems to match in with the description of the Island itself,as it is now apparently joined to the mainland by a silty bar,and is more of a peninsular.
Regarding doing further research on the Doaks in Northern Ireland,here are a few websites which would be worth checking out:
-Public Record Office of Northern Ireland(http://proni.nics.gov.uk)
-Ulster Historic Foundation(www.uhf.org.uk)
-A beginner's guide to Irish genealogical sources(www.bess.tcd.ie)
There is also a Genealogy Centre at Pump Street,Derry BT48 6HL,but I haven't been able to find a website for it-I'm sure they must have one.
I see that some records exist back to the 17th century,and one which could be very useful to you,and other Doaks,is the 1663 Hearth Money Roll.This is a sort of census which records the names of householders(but not their families)liable to pay this tax.It exists for County Londonderry,as well as others counties.It would be useful for somebody to pore through it and make a note of all the Doak households in Ulster at the period,and hopefully establish a link between them,and further back to Scotland.(Any volunteers in Northern Ireland out there?).
Given the importance of the Siege of Londonderry in contemporary Protestant Loyalist tradition,I am sure that research and documentation on this era is easily available to any researcher.Good luck.
Regards,Chris
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