Drumballyhagan and Drumballyhagan Clark are two townlands lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan

Kilcronaghan

Kilcronaghan 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...

, 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

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...

. 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". Together they are bounded by the townlands of; Ballynahone Beg

Ballynahone Beg, Maghera civil parish

Ballynahone Beg is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south-west of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Ballynahone More, Clooney, Craigadick, Drumballyhagan, Drumballyhagan Clark, Fallagloon, Falgortrevy, Mullagh,...

, Bracaghreilly

Bracaghreilly

Bracaghreilly is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies on the west boundary of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Drumballyhagan, Fallagloon, Glenshane, Kirley, and Lisnamuck...

, Drumcrow

Drumcrow, Kilcronaghan civil parish

Drumcrow is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north of the parish with the Moyola River running along its northern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of; Drumballyhagan, Drumballyhagan Clark, Drumconready, Kirley...

, 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...

, Lisnamuck

Lisnamuck, Maghera civil parish

Lisnamuck is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies south-west boundary of the parish beside that of Ballynascreen, with the Moyola River forming most of its southern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of; Bracaghreilly,...

, Moneyshanere

Moneyshanere

Moneyshanere is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Calmore, Drumcrow, Drumballyhagan Clark, Duntibryan,...

, 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 was apportioned to the Vintners

Worshipful Company of Vintners

The Worshipful Company of Vintners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England.- History and origins :It probably existed as early as the twelfth century, and it received a Royal Charter in 1364. Due to the Royal Charter, the Company gained a monopoly over wine imports from Gascony...

 company.

The townland is currently part of Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council

Magherafelt District Council

Magherafelt District Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Council headquarters are in Magherafelt. The Council area stretches from Lough Neagh and the River Bann in the east and into the Sperrin Mountains in the west and is divided by the Moyola River. It covers...

, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division 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. It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.

History

Table legend

• (D) - Drumballyhagan
• (DC) - Drumballyhagan Clarke

Population

Year	Pop. (D)	Pop. (DC)
1841	168	41
1851	84	26
1861	88	28
1871	77	19
1881	51	31
1911	39	19
1926	46	15

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p (D) a, r, p (DC) 1851 320, 3, 4 117, 1, 34 1881 320, 3, 4 117, 1, 34 1926 318, 1, 8 119, 3, 37

Earlier recorded forms

Year	Form
1609	Dromballiagan (O.S.)
1613	Balle Hagan
1613	Dromballyagan (Charter)
1654	Drombellihaggon
1654	Drumbellihaggan
1659c	Drumballyhagan
1663	Drumbolehagan
1767	Drumballyhagan
(O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613