Moybeg Kirley is a townland 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

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It lies in the north-west of the parish, with the Moyola River forming its northern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of Drumconready

Drumconready

Drumconready is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies on the south-west of the parish, with the Moyola River forming its southern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of; Ballynure, Coolnasillagh, Kirley, Moneyguiggy, and Moybeg Kirley...

, Drumcrow

Drumcrow, Kilcronaghan civil parish

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, Kirley

Kirley

Kirley is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies on the western boundary of the parish beside that of Ballynascreen, with the Moyola River flowing through its southern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of; Bracaghreilly,...

, Moneyguiggy, and 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,...

. It was apportioned to the Drapers

Worshipful Company of Drapers

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 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 Carnamoney District Electoral Division

District Electoral Division

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 as part of the Draperstown

Draperstown

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 dispensary (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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. It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.

History

Population

Year	Pop.
1841	44
1851	41
1861	37
1871	35
1881	26
1911	9
1926	15

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 162, 2, 22 1881 162, 1, 9 1926 162, 2, 9

Earlier recorded forms

Year	Form
1609	Maybeg (O.S.)
1613	Moybegg (Charter)
1613	Moybegkerley
1622	Moybegkirlo
1659c	Molock beg Quarter
1661	Half Moybegg and Taynaghmore
1813	Moybeg (S.M.)
(O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map (1609) (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry (1613) (S.M.) - Sampson's Map