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Cumber Upper
Cumber Upper is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Tirkeeran, with one townland ( Stranagalwilly) in the barony of Strabane Lower. Towns and villages The civil parish contains the village of Craigbane. Townlands The civil parish contains the following townlands: * Alla Lower * Alla Upper * Altaghoney * Ballyartan * Ballycallaghan * Ballyholly * Ballymaclanigan * Ballyrory * Barr Cregg *Binn * Carnanbane * Carnanreagh *Claudy * Coolnacolpagh *Cregg Cregg is a surname of Irish origin. People with the name include: *C. J. Cregg, a fictional character in TV series ''The West Wing'' *Cathal Cregg, Irish Gaelic footballer *Huey Lewis, American musician (birth name Hugh Anthony Cregg III) *James C ... * Cregg Barr * Cumber * Dunady * Dungorkin * Gilky Hill * Glenlough * Gortilea * Gortnaran * Gortnaskey * Gortscreagan * Kilcaltan * Kilculmagrandal * Kilgort * Killycor * Kinculbrack * Lear * Letterlogher * Lettermuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a '' túath'' or '' Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gortnaran
Gortnaran () is a townland of 268 acres in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran. See also *List of townlands in County Londonderry In Ireland, counties are divided into civil parishes, and these parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands sorted by parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Parishes Aghadowey Aghanloo A ... References Townlands of County Londonderry Civil parish of Cumber Upper {{Londonderry-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cregg Barr
Cregg is a surname of Irish origin. People with the name include: * C. J. Cregg, a fictional character in TV series ''The West Wing'' * Cathal Cregg, Irish Gaelic footballer *Huey Lewis, American musician (birth name Hugh Anthony Cregg III) *James Cregg, American football coach *Patrick Cregg, Irish footballer See also * Cregg, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Cregg River, a river in County Galway, Ireland **Cregg Mill, County Galway Cregg Mill is a converted 18th-century watermill in the townland of Cregg, near Corrandulla, Corrandulla village in County Galway, Ireland, approximately from Galway City. The mill serviced the local area, including neighbouring Cregg Castle, ..., a mill on the Cregg River * Creggs, a small village in County Galway * Lindborg-Cregg Field, a baseball stadium in Montana, USA * North Cregg, Irish traditional music band {{surname, Cregg Surnames Surnames of Irish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
