Ordnance Survey. Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co Londonderry VIII
1830. 1833-37. 1839
East Londonderry
Vol. 27
Memoir by W. W. Ligar, April 1836
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Townlands:
Altduff
- Ballintemple
- Ballyrogan
- Belraugh
- Boleran
- Brockagh
- Cah
- Coolcoscreaghan
- Crockindollagh
- Drumbane
- Dunavenny
- Farrentemple
- Freugh
- Garvagh
- Gortfad
- Gortnamoyagh
- Inshaleen
- Liscall
- Lisnascreagh
- Lisnascreehog
- Meencraig
- Mettican Glebe
- Moboy (Mayboy)
- Slaghtaverty
- Tamneymore
Note: The dates listed at the end of the some of the note section below denotes the day the information was obtained.
| Thomas Mullen | Discovered 2 thunderbolts and a peck of flint rock in 1831 on his holding; thunderbolts at his dwelling, 2 Dec 1835 |
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| Mrs. Heyland | Her residence built in 1795, widow of Major Arthur Rowley Heyland, from Co of Tyrone |
| Cormic Mullen | Informant on the bogs in this townland |
| Cormic Mullen | Location of ruins of a fort on his holding |
| Thomas Wails | Informant on the demesne of Mrs. Heyland, site of a fort, 7 Dec 1835 |
| William Wails | Informant on the bogs in this townland |
| James Wilson | Location of a cave on his holding |
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| Hugh Henery | Location of fort on his holding | ||||||||||
| Hugh Henery | Informant on ancient thorns in this townland
| John Mullen |
Informant on flow bogs in this townland |
John Mullen Jr and Sr |
Informants on bridge, 3 Dec 1835 |
John Mullen |
Location of fort on his holding |
Pat O'Kane |
Informant on ancient thorns in this townland |
Patt O'Connell |
Informant on flow bogs in this townland |
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| Daniel McLoughlin | Informant on bogs in this townland, 4 Dec 1835 |
| Daniel McLoughlin | Informant on fort located on the hold of John McPherson |
| John McPherson | Informant on bogs in this townland, 4 Dec 1835 |
| John McPherson | Informant on bogs in this townland, 4 Dec 1835 |
| John McPherson | Informant on fort located on the holding of John McPherson |
| John Bradly | Location of two caves on his holding |
| John Bradly | Location of ancient holy well on his holding |
| Captain Robert Forrester of Clover Hill | Roman Catholic Church leased to O&#Connell, O'Kane and O'Mullen below, built 1776 |
| Hugh McGuire | Informant on holy well on holding of John Bradly |
| Bernard Mullen | Location of ancient stone on his holding, 1 Dec 1835 |
| Patt Mullen | Informant on holy well on holding of John Bradly |
| Charles O'Connell | Informant on the data of Roman Catholic Church, 4 Jan 1836 |
| Darby O'Connell | Leasee of Roman Catholic Church in this townland |
| Daniel O'Kane | Informant on the data of Roman Catholic Church, 4 Jan 1836 |
| Quinton O'Kane | Leasee of Roman Catholic Church in this townland |
| James O'Mullen | Leasee of Roman Catholic Church in this townland |
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| Patt Mullen | Informant on bogs in this townland, 1835 |
| George O'Hagan | Informant on bogs in this townland, 1835 |
| John O'Mullen | Location of a cataract on his holding |
| John O'Mullen | Informant of the cataract on his holding |
| Patt O'Mullen | Informant of the cataract above |
| Paul Kelley | A local farmer found a curious shaped sword from the catarace on holding of John O'Mullen. |
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| John Hagerty | Location of a fort on his holding |
| John Haggerty | Location of circular shaped fort on his holding |
| Rev Michael Hughes | Location of a fort on his holding |
| John McKannery | Location of earthern urn on his holding |
| John Mullen | Set of Danish plough irons recovered in 1818 |
| Charles, John, Thomas O'Kane | Informants on bogs in this townland |
| Charles O'Kane | Location of fort on his holding |
| Patrick Quig | Location of irregular shaped fort on his holding |
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| David Conway and others | Informant of bogs in this townland |
| William Conawy | Informant and member of the reading society, 30 Dec 1835 |
| James Cunningham | Location of a large fort on his holding, 26 Nov 1835 |
| Thomas Dalhouse | President of reading society, 30 Dec 1835 |
| James Furgrave | Location of ruins of a fort on his folding |
| Thomas Furgrave | Informant and member of the reading society, 30 Dec 1835 |
| Hugh Kelly | Informant on decrease of weavers from 56 in 1805 to 46 in 1835 |
| Hugh Kelly | Found fir stickes cut and notched under the surface of a bog. The Cah native wood was cut down in 1779. 17 Dec 1835 |
| John Moore | Location of fort on his holding |
| John Richy | Location of stone on his holding, discovered 1828 |
| John Richy | Location of ruins of a fort on his holding |
| John Shaw | Location of a curious stone on his holding |
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| Bernard McCloskey | Informant on bogs in this townland |
| Bernard McCloskey | Location of the remains of a fort on his holding |
| Owen McLouglin | A spal well stands on his holding |
| Arthur Mullen | Informant on corn mill located on the holding of Pat Mullen |
| Pat Mullen | Corn mill located on his holding, ceased operation in 1795 |
| Francis O'Kane | Location of a giant's grave on his holding |
| Bernard O'Kane | Location of a ruins of cairn of stones on his holding |
| Francis O'Kane | Informant on bogs in this townland |
| John O'Kane | Informant on spa well on the holding of Owen McLouglin |
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| Daniel O'Kane | Location of a fort on his holding |
| John and William Wallace | Occupied flax mill in this townland |
| Robert Wilson | Occupant of the flax mill |
| Robert Wilson and others | Informant of bogs in this townland |
| Robert Wilson | Location of ancient fort |
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| Pat Cassidy | Informant on bogs in this townland, 22 Dec 1835 |
| John Gribbin | Informant on bogs in this townland, 22 Dec 1835 |
| John Gribbin | Stands 3 gently bushes on his holding and undisturbed by any of the local inhabitants |
| Patt Gribbins | Discovered a grave in his mountain grazing |
| Patt Gribbin | Discovered a raised grave in his mountain grazing |
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| John Mullen | Informant on bogs in this townland |
| Daniel O'Kane | Location of a giant's grave on his holding |
| Daniel O'Kane | Location of 3 cairns of stones supposed to cover graves |
| Daniel O'Kane | Location of the ruins of fort on his holding |
| Daniel O'Kane | Informant on bogs in this townland |
| Bermard O'Mullen | Location of the ruins of an ancient carn on his holding |
| John O'Mullen | Location of a grazing park on his holding which held 5 ancient graves |
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| John Acheson | Location of fort on his holding |
| John Hampson | Location of fort on his holding |
| Revd Mitchell Smith | The Glebe House, his residence,and rector of the parish |
| Rev Mitchell Smith | 2 forts located on his holding |
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| Daniel Lynch | Location of a fort on his holding |
| Adam McPherson | Location of a grave called Graffog's Grave on his holding. He demolished it in 1822 |
| Adam McPherson | Informant on flow bogs in this townland, 2 Dec 1835 |
| Adam McPherson | Location of a giant' grave |
| Thomas Mullen | Informant on flow bogs in this townland, 2 Dec 1835 |
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| John Burgus | Informant on parish church, 7 Jan 1836 |
| Paul Clinton | Rents small house to Wesleyan Methodists as a church and school house |
| James Crawford Esquire | Donated to building of schoolhouse |
| James Crawford Esquire | Hermitage, his residence |
| Robert Doherty | Publican, built houses in 1835 |
| Archibald Fisher | Erected a pork and grain market in 1829, and store house and a shed in 1833 |
| Archibald Fisher | Informant on prices at fairs, 18 Dec 1835 |
| Lord Garvagh | Donated site for schoolhouse, built in 1825 |
| Lord Garvagh | built Garvagh House, commenced in 1825 and complete 1826 |
| Thomas Grey | Architect, informant on artisans employed in Garvagh |
| William Haggerty | Informant on parish church, 7 Jan 1836 |
| Alexander Hopkins | Watch and clock maker, resides in Garvagh and has 2 shops in this parish, 1 in his home; 4 in Parish of Aghadowey, 1 in Magherea and 1 in Drumagh |
| Robert Keer | Informant of prices at fairs, 18 Dec 1835 |
| Robert Keer | Informant on census of the population |
| John McAllister | Architect, informant on artisans employed in Garvagh |
| Revd Oliver McCausland | Donated to building of schoolhouse |
| James Moore | Woollen draper, built houses in this townland from 1833-36 |
| James O'Connel | Informant on bogs in townland, 30 Dec 1835 |
| James O'Connel | Discovered a curious shaped iron article on his holding in 1832. Mr. O"Connell dwelling house in that part of Garvagh locally called Drumeen. Informant also |
| Bernard O'Mullen | Informant on patent fairs, 1 Jan 1836 |
| Bryan O'Mullen | Informant on prices at fairs |
| John O'Mullen | Informant on patent fairs, 1 Jan 1836 |
| Robert Ogilby Esquire | Donated to building of schoolhouse |
| Robert Ogilby Esquire | Woodbank built 1822-1823 |
| Captain Orr | Location of an oval shaped fort on his hlding |
| William Orr | Rented in 1836 the Woodbank reidence |
| Patt Quinn | Bailiff, built hoses in 1835 |
| Rev George Vaught Sampson Sr | Donated to building of schoolhouse |
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| Bernard Kerr | Occupant of a corn mill |
| Bernard Kerr | Informant on corn mill |
| Daniel O'Kane | Location of a fort on his holding |
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| Samuel Clyde | Location of ruins of a cairn on his holding |
| Rev James Graham | Location of a large cairn on his holding |
| John Huston | President of reading society, 31 Dec 1835 |
| James McCullagh | Occupant of sawing mill and cart manufactory |
| Robert Ogilby Esquire | Occupied the bleach green until 1830, 3 Dec 1835 so noted | Patt Quig | Informant on the flax mill located in this townland |
| Matthew Stewart | Informant and member of the reading society, 31 Dec 1835 |
| William Woodburn | Occupant flax mill |
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| John Hercules Heyland Esquire | Residence built in 1823, at west side of Parish | James Johnston | Discovered a set of old plough-irons on his holding |
| James Johnston | Location of footprints on the surface of a rock on his holding, 19 Nov 1835 |
| Patt Mullen | Informant on grave located on the holding of John O'Kane |
| John O'Kane | Location of a giant's grave on his holding |
| Alixander Pool | Location of the ruins of a fort on his holding |
| William Stewart | Informant of bogs in this townland, 9 Dec 1835 |
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| William Boyd | Informant on bogs in this townland, Dec 1835 |
| James Gilmore | Informant on bogs in this townland, Dec 1835 |
| James Gilmore | Informant on bleaching green, 29 Dec 1835 |
| James Gilmore | Informant on Inshaleen bridge, built about 1780 |
| James Gilmore | Location of the remains of a fort on his holding |
| David Rankin | Occupied the bleached green until 1830 |
| David Rankin | Bleach green was latterly occupied in bleaching, ceased to bleach in 1830 |
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| Thomas Dalhouse | Informant of fort locted on the holding of Mathew Drips |
| Mathew Drips | Informant that the Liscall bogs were flow bogs |
| Mathew Drips | Location of fort on his holding |
| David Glen | Liscall mount stands on his holding |
| Hugh Rankin | Informant that the Liscall bogs were flow bogs |
| Hugh Rankin | Informant on building located on holding of Kenedy Wails |
| Kenedy Wails | Location of ruins of an ancient building on his holding, 28 Nov 1835 |
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| Bernard Higgins | Informant on bogs in this townland, 16 Dec 1835 |
| James McNichol | Location of ancient burial ground on his holding |
| Patrick McNichol | Informant on bogs in this townland, 16 Dec 1835 |
| Bernard Mulle | Informant of location of oval shaped fort |
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| Patt Hasson | Location of stone column on his holding | Bernard McCloskey | Informant of stone located on holding of Patt Hasson, 15 Dec 1835 |
| Owen McLoughlin | Informant of stone located on holding of Patt Hasson, 15 Dec 1835 |
| Francis O'Kane | Location of an ancient carn of stones on his holding |
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| Daniel Lynch | Informant on bogs in this townland |
| John McCurdy | Informant on bogs in this townland |
| James Mullen | Informant on bogs in this townland |
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| Antony McAlister | Location of a fort on his holding |
| Thomas, Paull and John Moore | Location of fort on their holding |
| Revd William Smith | residence Glebe Hill, rector of the parish of Desertoghill, although in this parish, belongs to the parish of Desertoghill, a thatched cottage |
| Alixander Thompson | Informant on bogs in this townland, 23 Nov 1835 |
| Henery Walker | Informant on bogs in this townland, 23 Nov 1835 |
| Henery Walker | Location of a stone column on his holding |
| Thomas Walker | Location of a fort on his holding |
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| Bernard O'Kane | Location of fort on his holding |
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| Francis Cassidy | Late of Slaghtaverty, in 1822, discovered a brass halbert on his holding |
| Patt Gribbon | Informant on find at holding of Francis Cassidy above |
| Patt McGuigen | Informant on recovery of urns in this townland, 10 Dec 1835 |
| Daniel McNamee | Location of circular fort on his holding |
| Andrew Mulholland | Location of an ancient cromlect on his holding, 14 Nov 1835 |
| Michael O'Kane | Informant on recovery of urns in this townland, 10 Dec 1835 |
| Bernard O'Mullan | Location of ruins of a cairn on his farm |
| John O'Mullan | Location of 5 graves in a grazing park on his holding |
| Revd Nitchell Smith | Rector of the Parish, has in his possession a brass spearhead |
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| William Dale | While working in the fort located on Captain Orr's holding in Garvagh, discovered 2 ancient coins |
| Henry Wallace | Location of ancient stone column and a fort on his holding |
| Thomas Wallace | Dug up a grave in 1821 on his holding |
Old Church of the Parish of Errigal stands in the townland of Ballintemple. Nothing but the foundation stands. Erected by George Canning Esquire in 1760, which is situated in the town of Garvagh and is now the only parish church.
The names of O'Kane and O'Mullan are the most prevalent on the tombstone. Names occuring on the east side of the yard are: Shannon, McClosky, McNeckle, O'Mullan, Connell, Coyle, Higgins, McQuaid, O'Hagan, Hessan, McGlaghlin, Dougherty. The names on the west side are: Johnston, Creighton, Woodburn, Donaldson.
Informants: James O'Connell, James Rankin, David Donway, Pat O'Connell, finished and written 30 Dec 1835
The list contains the name, age,, religion, townland in which they resided, port emigrated to and year departed.
William Walker, 19, Established Church, from Mettican Glebe to New York in 1834
John Turbitt, 28, Margrett Turbitt, 21, Presbyterians from Cah to Quebec in 1833
Michael Mullen, 21, Roman Catholid, from Ballyrogan to Quebec in 1834
Michael McClosekey, 22, Roman Catholic from Ballyrogan to Quebec in 1834
Bernard Higgins, 23, Roman Catholic, from Ballyrogan to Quebec in 1834
Henery McBeath, 30, Margret McBeath, 28, John McBeath, 5, Magy McBeath, 3, William McBeath, 1, Roman Catholics, from Coolnasillagh to Quebec in 1834
Thomas Mullen, 35, Roman Catholic, from Frugh to New York in 1833
James McPherson, 40, Established Church, from Frugh to Philadelphia in 1834
Michael Crilly, 19, Roman Catholic, from Farrentemple to Quebec in 1834
John Mooney, 17, Roman Catholic from Farrentemple to Quebec`
John McCloskey, 25, Ann McClosekey, 19, Roman Catholics from Farrentemple to St. John's
Michael O'Kane, 40, James O'Kane, 46, John O'Kane, 22, James O'Kane, 19, Patt O'Kane, 17, Michael O'Kane, 15, Jane O'Kane, 9, Cormic O'Kane, 5, Roman Catholics from Ballintemple to New York in 1834
Patt Diamond, 23, Roman Catholic, from Gortnamoyagh to Quebec 8n 1834
Jon Mullen, 40, Mary Mullen, 35, Patt Mullen, 11, Mary Mullen, 7, Ann Mullen, 5, Roman Catholics from Brockaghboy to Quebec in 1833
Bernard Mullen 24, James Mullen 26, Roman Catholic fron Brockagh to Boston in 1833
Robert Craig, 30, James Craig, 20, Presbyerians, from Inshaleen to Philadelpia in 1833
James Cassidy, 20, Established church, from Garvagh to Quebec in 1834
Richard O'Kane, Roman Catholic, from Garvagh to Quebec in 1833
Richard McCloskey, 18 Roman Catholic, from Garvagh to Quebec in 1833
James Lammins, 30, Hanna Lammins, 29, Roman Catholics, from Garvagh to Quebec in 1833
Charles Mulholland, 20, Roman Catholic, from Garvagh to Quebec in 1833
James Dorris, 46, Mary Dorris, 30, Roman Catholics from Garvagh to Quebec in 1834
Bernard Crilly, 40, Bridget Crilly, 25, John Crilly, 3, Ann Crilly, 6 months, Roman Catholic to Quebec in 1834
Samual Authorson, 20, Roman Catholic from Garvagh to Quebec in 1834