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Duneane
Duneane is a civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Upper and contains the town of Toome. The name derives from the Irish: ''Dun Ean'' (fort of the birds). The parish is bounded by County Londonderry, the civil parishes of Portglenone and Drummaul, and to the south by Lough Neagh. It contains 48 townlands. __NOTOC__ Townlands A Aghacarnaghan, Alder Rock, Annaghmore, Artlone B Ballycloghan, Ballydonnelly, Ballydugennan, Ballylenully, Ballylurgan, Ballymatoskerty, Ballynacooley, Ballynafey, Ballynamullan, Brockish C Cargin, Cargin Island, Carlane, Carmorn, Cloghogue, Creeve, Creggan D Derrygowan, Derryhollagh, Drumboe, Drumcullen, Drumderg, Drumraymond, Duck Island G Gallagh, Garriffgeery, Gortgarn, Gortgill, Greenan H Harvey's Rock K Killyfast L Lismacloskey M Moneyglass, Moneynick, Moneyrod, Muckrim, Mullaghgaun R Ranaghan S Staffordstown T Tamnaderry, Tamnaghmore, Toome, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toome
Toome or Toomebridge () is a small village and townland on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies in the civil parish of Duneane in the former barony of Toome Upper, and is in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It had a population of 781 in the 2011 census. History Roddy McCorley, a Presbyterian radical, was a local of the parish of Duneane. He fought as a United Irishman in the Rebellion of 1798 against British rule in Ireland but was captured. He was hanged on 28 February 1800 "near the bridge of Toome", which had been partially destroyed by rebels in 1798 to prevent the arrival of reinforcements from west of the River Bann. His body was then dissected by the British and buried under the road that went from Belfast to Derry. In 1852, when the road was being reconstructed, a nephew had McCorley's body exhumed and given a proper burial in an unmarked grave in Duneane. A memorial in honour of McCorley now stands in Toome a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummaul
Drummaul is a townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Upper and contains the town of Randalstown. The name derives from the Irish: ''Druim Mail'' (Mal's ridge). Drummaul parish The parish is bounded by the civil parishes of Duneane, Portglenone, Ahoghill and Braid, and to the south by Lough Neagh. It contains the following 51 townlands: __NOTOC__ A Aughaboy, Aghaloughan, Andraid, Artresnahan, Aughalish B Ballealy South, Ballydunmaul, Ballygrooby, Ballylurgan, Ballymacilroy, Ballynacraigy, Ballynaleney, Ballytresna, Barnish C Caddy, Clare, Cloghogue, Clonboy, Clonkeen, Coolsythe, Cormorant Rock, Craigmore, Creagh D Downkillybegs, Drumanaway, Drummaul, Drumsough F Farlough, Feehogue G Gortagharn, Groggan K Kilknock, Killyfad L Leitrim, Lenagh, Lisnagreggan, Lurgan West M Magherabeg, Magheralane, Magheramurphy, Mount Shalgus, Muckleramer P Portlee, Procklis R Randalstow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toome Upper
Toome Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its south lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Toome Lower to the north; Antrim Lower to the north-east; Antrim Upper to the east; Massereene Lower to the south-east; and Loughinsholin to the south-east. Toome Upper also formed part of the medieval territories known as the Route and Clandeboye. History List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Toome Upper: Towns *Ahoghill (also part of baronies of Toome Lower and Antrim Lower) * Antrim (also part of barony of Toome Lower) *Milltown *Randalstown Population centres *Crosskeys *Toome *Newferry *Whiteside's Corner List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Toome Upper: *Antrim (split with barony of Antrim Upper) *Ballyscullion (split with barony of Loughinsholin) *Cranfield *Drummaul Drummaul is a townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Upper an ... [...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_union#Ireland, 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-Normans, Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballydugennan
In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Acravally, Aganlane (also known as Parkmore), Aghaboy, Aghacarnaghan, Aghacarnan, Aghacully, Aghadavy, Aghadolgan, Aghadrumglasny, Aghafatten, Aghagallon, Aghagheigh, Aghaleck, Aghalee, Aghalislone, Aghaloughan, Aghalum, Aghanamoney, Aghancrossy, Aghanliss, Aghavary, Aghnadarragh, Aghnadore, Aghnahough, Aghrunniaght, Agolagh, Aird, Alcrossagh, Alder Rock, Aldfreck, Aldorough, Altagore, Altarichard, Altaveedan South, Altigarron, Altilevelly, Altmore Lower, Altmore Upper, Altnahinch, Andraid, Annaghmore, Anticur, Antiville, Antynanum, Appletee, Araboy, Ardagh, Ardaghmore (Glentop), Ardclinis, Ardclinis Mountain, Ardicoan, Ardihannon, Ardmore, Ardnaglass, Artibrannan, Artiferrall, Artiforty (Shanaghy), Artigoran, Artiloman, Artimacormick, Artlone, Artnacrea, Artnagross, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
