Ballynahone Beg is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry

County Londonderry

The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It lies in the south-west of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Ballynahone More, Clooney

Clooney, Kilcronaghan civil parish

Clooney is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in north-east of the parish and is bounded in the north by the Moyola River as well as the parish of Termoneeny. It is bounded by the following townlands; Tobermore, Moyesset,...

, Craigadick

Craigadick

Craigadick is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish sharing a small boundary with Killelagh civil parish. It is bounded by the townlands of; Ballynahone Beg, Craigmore, Falgortrevy, Largantogher, Moneymore,...

, Drumballyhagan

Drumballyhagan

Drumballyhagan and Drumballyhagan Clark are two townlands lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Situated in the north of the parish, the two townlands are separated by the Moyola River, of which the southern portion was held by a person surnamed "Clark"...

, Drumballyhagan Clark, Fallagloon

Fallagloon

Fallagloon is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west boundary of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Ballyknock, Ballynahone Beg, Bracaghreilly, Currudda, Drumballyhagan, Falgortrevy, Fallylea, Glenshane, and...

, Falgortrevy

Falgortrevy

Falgortrevy is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies on the western boundary of the parish and is divided into two portions;...

, Mullagh, and Tobermore

Tobermore (townland)

Tobermore is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-east of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Ballynahone Beg, Calmore, Clooney, Drumballyhagan Clark, Moneyshanere, and Moyesset...

. It wasn't apportioned to any of the London livery companies

Livery Company

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, being kept as church lands.

The townland in 1926 was part of Maghera District Electoral Division

District Electoral Division

A district electoral division is a former name given to a low-level territorial division in Ireland. In 1994, both district electoral divisions and wards were renamed as electoral divisions...

 as part of the Maghera dispensery (registrar's) district of Magherafelt

Magherafelt

Magherafelt is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the 2001 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area...

 Rural District

Rural district

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. As part of Maghera civil parish, Ballynahone Beg also lies within the former barony of Loughinsholin

Barony of Loughinsholin

Loughinsholin is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenaght and Coleraine to the north; Kilconway, Toome Upper, and...

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