Barony of Loughinsholin
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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 Toome Lower to the east.
The Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin, with Slieve Gallion
and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony. The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony, with the River Moyola
cutting through the middle, both emptying into Lough Neagh
.
, however in 1613 as part of the Charter of Londonderry, all but the south-western corner was incorporated into the new county of Londonderry. The remainder, which remained in County Tyrone, along with the barony of Mountjoy was amalgamated with that of Dungannon
.
The accompanying map for Loughinsholin in the survey of 1609 shows it divided into two sections; the first of which contains the ancient Irish districts
of "Killetragh
" (Killetra), Tomlagh
, Tarraghter, and Melannagh. The second of which contained the ancient districts of "Glanconkeyne
" (Glenconkeyne) and "Clandonel
" (Clandonnell).
.
In most instances each proportion lay within one of the ancient territories that consisted the barony, in which each proportion consisted of a number of townlands.
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
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...
, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper
Dungannon Upper
Dungannon Upper is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was created in 1851 with the splitting of the barony of Dungannon...
to the south; Strabane Upper
Strabane Upper
Strabane Upper is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Tirkeeran and Keenaght to the north; Loughinsholin and Dungannon Upper to the east; Omagh East to the south; and Strabane Lower to the west.-List of main settlements:There are few settlements...
to the west; Keenaght and Coleraine to the north; Kilconway, Toome Upper, and Toome Lower to the east.
The Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin, with Slieve Gallion
Slieve Gallion
Slieve Gallion is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. By road, it is from Moneymore, from Cookstown, and from Magherafelt. It is the eastern limit of the Sperrin Mountains range...
and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony. The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony, with the River Moyola
River Moyola
The River Moyola or Moyola River stretches for approximately 27 miles from the Sperrin Mountains to Lough Neagh. The Moyola starts a small river for the first few miles of its length and proceeds to expand to a medium sized river and then to a large river for its last couple of miles before...
cutting through the middle, both emptying into Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...
.
History
The barony of Loughinsholin upon creation was originally part of County TyroneCounty Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, however in 1613 as part of the Charter of Londonderry, all but the south-western corner was incorporated into the new county of Londonderry. The remainder, which remained in County Tyrone, along with the barony of Mountjoy was amalgamated with that of Dungannon
Dungannon (barony)
Dungannon is the name of a former barony in present-day County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In 1613 it was enlarged with its amalgamation with the barony of Mountjoy and the south-west corner of the barony of Loughinsholin. By 1851 it was split into three baronies:*Dungannon Lower*Dungannon...
.
The accompanying map for Loughinsholin in the survey of 1609 shows it divided into two sections; the first of which contains the ancient Irish districts
Tuath
Túath is an Old Irish word, often translated as "people" or "nation". It is cognate with the Welsh and Breton tud , and with the Germanic þeudō ....
of "Killetragh
Killetra
Killetra is an ancient Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Killetra along with the ancient districts of Clandonnell, Glenconkeyne, and Tomlagh, comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin, with Killetra reaching from the present-day town of Magherafelt to...
" (Killetra), Tomlagh
Tomlagh
Tomlagh is an ancient Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Killetra along with the ancient districts of Clandonnell, Glenconkeyne, and Killetra, comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin. Tomlagh is stated as forming a four or five mile wide district...
, Tarraghter, and Melannagh. The second of which contained the ancient districts of "Glanconkeyne
Glenconkeyne
Glenconkeyne is an ancient Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Glenconkeyne formed the western portion of the former barony of Loughinsholin, with the ancient districts of Clandonnell, Killetra, and Tomlagh comprising the rest...
" (Glenconkeyne) and "Clandonel
Clandonnell
Clandonnell is an ancient Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Clandonnell along with the ancient districts of Glenconkeyne, Killetra, and Tomlagh, comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin, with Clandonnell forming the northern part reaching as far south...
" (Clandonnell).
Proportions
Prior to 1613 and the creation of County Londonderry, the barony of Loughinsholin, like that of Coleraine, Keenaght, and Tirkeeran, was divided up into "proportions" for the survey carried out in 1609. The names and extent of these proportions were recited in the grant of the new county to The Honourable The Irish SocietyThe Honourable The Irish Society
The Honourable The Irish Society is the organisation created by royal charter consisting of members nominated by livery companies of the City of London, set up to colonise County Londonderry during the plantation of Ulster. Notably it was involved in the construction of the city of Londonderry,...
.
In most instances each proportion lay within one of the ancient territories that consisted the barony, in which each proportion consisted of a number of townlands.
Killetra
- Ballinemanagh - The middle proportion consisting of 1,500 acres, besides glebe land.
- Drumrott - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.
- Tirnafessy - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.
Clandonnell
- Gortconra - A great proportion consisting of 2,000 acres, besides glebe land.
- Ballymacrossy - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres.
Glenconkeyne
- Moysaden - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres.
- Cohoire - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.
- Cynah - A small proportion consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.
Other proportions
- Corramony - A small proportion split between Clandonnell and Glenconkeyne consisting of 1,000 acres, besides glebe land.
- Lackah - A small proportion split between Killetra and Tomlagh consisting of 1,000 acres.
- Tyrassan - A small proportion consisting of 420 acres.
- Lands in Killetra that in all make up two proportions consisting of 420 and 560 acres respectively.
Villages
- BallyronanBallyronanBallyronan is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the shores of Lough Neagh. The village is from Magherafelt and from Cookstown, and is within the Cookstown District close to its border with Magherafelt District.-History:...
- BellaghyBellaghyBellaghy , is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north of Magherafelt. At the centre of the village lies the junction of three main roads leading to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the...
- CastledawsonCastledawsonCastledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh , about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and close to the market town of Magherafelt...
- CladyClady, County LondonderryClady is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 596 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Magherafelt District Council area.- Schools :...
- DesertmartinDesertmartinDesertmartin is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is four miles from Magherafelt, at the foot of Slieve Gallion. In the 2001 Census Desertmartin greater area had a population of 1,276. It had a population of 2257 in 1837 and 3101 in 1910. It lies within Desertmartin...
- DraperstownDraperstownDraperstown is a village in the Sperrin Mountains of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,638 people in the 2001 Census.-Name:...
- InishrushInishrushInishrush is a small village and townland near Glenone in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. It is within the Magherafelt District Council area....
- KilreaKilreaKilrea is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the River Bann, which marks the boundary between County Londonderry and County Antrim...
- Knockloughrim
- MoneymoreMoneymoreMoneymore is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,369 in the 2001 Census.It is an example of a Plantation village in Mid-Ulster. It was the first town in Ulster to have piped water.-Geography:...
- SwatraghSwatraghSwatragh is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Swatragh is on the main A29 road north of Maghera. The population was 435 in the 2001 Census....
- Tamlaght
- The LoupThe LoupLoup or The Loup is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies near the western shore of Lough Neagh between Moneymore, Magherafelt, Ballyronan and Coagh...
- TobermoreTobermoreTobermore is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is located two and a half miles south of Maghera and five miles west of Magherafelt. Tobermore lies within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan and is part of Magherafelt District Council...
- Upperlands
Hamlets and population centres
- Ballinderry Bridge
- BallymaguiganBallymaguiganBallymaguigan is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the northwest shore of Lough Neagh and close to Magherafelt. The hamlet forms one part of a parish named Ardtrea North. Ballymaguigan is part of the local Magherafelt District Council.-Lough Neagh:Lough...
- Ballyneese
- Churchtown
- Glen
- Herveyhill
- Tamlaght O'Crilly
- The Six Towns
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Loughinsholin:- Arboe (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Artrea (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- BallinderryBallinderryBallinderry is a small civil and ecclesiastical parish on both sides of the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland. It is a rural parish of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh....
(split with barony of Dungannon Upper) - Ballynascreen
- Ballyscullion (split with barony of Toome Upper)
- Derryloran (split with barony of Dungannon Upper)
- Desertlyn
- Desertmartin
- KilcronaghanKilcronaghanKilcronaghan is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Containing one major settlement, Tobermore, and lying on the descending slope of Slieve Gallion, Kilcronaghan is bordered by the civil parishes of Ballynascreen, Desertmartin, Maghera, and Termoneeny. It lies within the former...
- Killelagh
- Kilrea
- LissanLissanLissan is a civil and ecclesiastical parish that spans into County Londonderry and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The local Roman Catholic church was built in 1908....
(split with barony of Dungannon Upper) - MagheraMaghera (parish)Maghera is a parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by the parishes of Ballynascreen, Ballyscullion, Desertmartin, Dungiven, Kilcronaghan, Killelagh, Magherafelt, Tamlaght O'Crilly, and Termoneeny...
- Magherafelt
- TamlaghtTamlaghtTamlaght can refer to:*Tamlaght, County Fermanagh, a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.*Tamlaght, County Londonderry, a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland....
(split with barony of Dungannon Upper) - Tamlaght O'Crilly (split with barony of Coleraine)
- Termoneeny