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Garvagh Church Visitation Lists
Itineraries
According to the OS Memoirs, Rev. James Brown lived at Carrowreagh so one could expect him to set out daily from there to visit his parishioners. At least some of the Visitation lists are set out in what would appear to be visitation order and they do form a sensible route where townlands are definitely known. So where townlands are in doubt, the geographical location may be guessed from where they occur in the sequence.
This page is an attempt to list the townlands in day by day visiting sequence and it is successful in helping locate several of the otherwise un-locatable townlands.
It is interesting to place these townlands, and since families mixed locally and spread slowly outwards. Locating places can help guess relationships.
Most of the places mentioned in the Visitation lists can be located on modern 1:50,000 First series OS maps of the area and have a map reference C 89 18, but there are some which don't occur on the modern map but that I have located on a 1inch 3rd series map dated 1976 (scale 1:63,360) and have a map reference C 857153.
1796
19th January 1796
Myoghil (Mayoghill) C 8717
Culleyramer (Culleyramer) C 88 17 does not appear on the modern map but the village of Gettistown is at the centre of the old townland.
Caheny (Caheny) C 89 18
Drummain (Drummeen) C 90 16
Colleyman (Culnamen) C 90 16
Moneydigg (Moneydig) C 88 16
Movenis Upper (Movenis or Catherwoodstown) C 86 16 Upper or lower is not nowadays easily locatable.
Jan 25 1796
Movenis Lower C 86 16
Feb 11 1796
Bellury (Bellury) C 87 15
Edinbann (Edenbane) C 87 14
Feb 2 1796
Tranallinaugh (Trienaltenagh) C 880135
Dullaghy (Dullaghy) C 87 12
Moyletra (Moyletra) C 86 13
Lisaghrann ((Upper) Lisachrin) C 86 11
Crosslint (Crossland) C 86 10
Part of Lisaghein. Is this different from Lisaghrann?
Laragh (Laragh) C 84 09
Feb 12 1796
Ballymenagh (Ballymenagh) C 85 13
Ballydollaghan (Ballydullaghan) C 84 11
Carr (Carhill and/or Carbalintober)C 84 12. In 1825 list the place is called Carr Balintober.
Feb 16 1796
Killeyvally (Killyvalley) C 857153
Karrireagh (Carrowreagh) C 84 16 Carrowreagh is not shown on the maps but Mount Pleasant is. Mount Pleasant is the farm of the Rev James Brown.
Ballyagan (Ballyagan) Ballyagan Bridge C 85 16 Upper Ballyagan C 85 16 Lower Ballyagan C 85 17
Feb 17 1796
Keurn (Kurin) C 85 14
Gortacloghan (Gortacloghan) C 84 13
Ballynameen (Ballynameen) C 843153
Tirkeeran (Tirkeeran) C 83 14
Magheramore (Magheramore) C 83 13
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Feb 24 1796
Liscall (Liscall) C 81 16
Gortnamaigh (Gortnamoyagh) C 78 15
Ballintemple (Balintemple) (Balintemple) Balintemple House is at C 813146
Faraintimmel (Farrantemple Glebe)
Feb 29 1796
Tamnamore (Tamny More) C 82 17
Ballury
Glenkeen C 81 18
Beleagh
Carraghglass C 79 21 Curraghlass River
Craighloren Craigmore C 79 23
Boleran C 808 199 and Bellraugh C 797 202 are possibilities.
March 2 1796
Inshallen (Inshallen) C 85 17
Killykergan C 85 19
Mettican C 84 17
Cah C 83 18
Lisboy C 84 19
Moneycarrie C 86 19
Drummeen
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Mullan C 91 13
1818
29th July 1818.
Cullyramer C 88 17
Drummeen C 90 16
Mayoghill C 8717
Caheny C 89 18
Cooleyman (Culnamen) C 90 16
Moneydig C 88 16
Movenis Upper (Movenis or Catherwoodstown) C 86 16
Aug 13 1818
Bellury C 87 15
Edenbane C 87 14
Tranaltragh (Trienaltenagh) C 880135
Moyletra C 86 13
Crossland C 86 10
Ballymenagh (Ballymenagh) C 85 13
Aug 10th 1818
Gortacloghan (Gortacloghan) C 84 13
Ballylame C 840
Laragh C 84 09
Ballydollaghan (Ballydullaghan) C 84 11
Carhill and Carlintober C 84 11
Aug 13th 1818
Kurin C 85 14
Tirkeeran (Tirkeeran) C 83 14
Magheramore (Magheramore) C 83 13
Culbane (Cuilbane)C 82 13
Ballynameen (Ballynameen) C 843153
Ballyagan (Ballyagan Bridge )C 85 16, Upper Ballyagan C 85 16 and Lower Ballyagan) C85 17
Augt 18 1818
There is surely too much here for one day, but there appears to be no other date in the manuscript.
Gortfad C 81 15
Gortnamoyagh C 78 15
Liscall C 81 16
Balluan (Boleran) C 80 198
Carraghglass. The Curraghglas river flows south of Ringsend. C 80 21
Finagh (Freugh) The modern map shows only a large moorland at C 77 19
Bellragh (Belraugh) C 79 20
Carr (Cah) Scotch Cah, Irish Cah, Crosshill Cah and Cah Wood C 83 18
Lisboy C 84 19
Aghadowey C 86 21
Moneycarey. Moneycarrie Bridge is at C 86 19
Ballygawley C 87 20
Tamny More C 82 17
Garva (Garvagh) C 84 16
Metican. Mettican Bridge is at C 84 17.
Inshallen (Inshallen) C 85 17
Mulnabron (Brone) C 86 18 There are now shown lots of Brones: Park, Upper, Lower, Hill etc.
Killeyvalley C 84 15
Ballynameen (Ballynameen) C 843153
Garva C 84 16
1825
The 1825 lists are not dated so any division has to be a guess based on previous lists and geographical locations.
The only date on the list is 'Beginning in the summer of 1825'
Mayoghill C 8717
Cullyramer C 88 17
Caheny C 89 18
Cooleyman (Culnamen) C 90 16
Moneydig C 88 16
Movenis Upper ( or Catherwoodstown) C 86 16
Movenis Lower
End of first day.
Ballury (Bellury) C 87 15
Edinbann (Edenbane) C 87 14
Tranaltinagh (Trienaltenagh) C 880135
Dullaghey (Dullaghy) C 87 12
Myletragh Toy (Moyletra Toy) Moyletra Kill is atC 86 13.
Mytelragh Killn (Moyletra Kill) C 86 13
Lisaghrin (Lisachrin) C 86 11
Ballymena (Ballymenagh) C 85 13
Ballyagan (Ballyagan) Ballyagan Bridge C 85 16
End of second day.
Ballury (Bellury) C 87 15
Killeyvalley (Part of Garvagh) C 84 15
Ballynameen (Ballynameen) C 843153
Gorticlaghan (Gortacloghan) C 84 13
Ballyleme (Ballylame) C 84 10
Laragh (Laragh) C 84 09
Craigavoel (Craigavole) C 85 10
Carr Balintober (Carbalintober) C 84 12
Keurn (Kurin) C 85 14
Tirkeran (Tirkeeran) C 83 14
Maghrimore (Magheramore) C 83 13
End of third day.
Farintimble (Farrantemple Glebe)
Colebann (Culbane) C 82 13
Gortfadd (Gortfad) C 81 15
Balintemple (Balintemple) Balintemple House is at C 813146
Gortnamaigh (Gortnamoyagh) C 78 15
Gortan
Tamnamore (Tamny More) C 82 17
Drumeen (Drummeen) C83 16
Balleran (Ballyrogan ?) C 80 18
Move Misagher
Carragh Glass
Frugh (Freugh) The modern map shows only a large moorland at C 77 19
Bellragh (Belraugh) C 79 20
Mullan
Caar?
Lisboy (Lisboy) C 84 19
Killkergan (Killykergan) C 85 19.
Aghadowey (Aghadowey) C 86 21
Balleygawley (Ballygawley) C 87 20.
Mulnabrane (Brone) C 86 18 There are now shown lots of Brones: Park, Uppet, Lower, Hill etc.
Inshaleen (Inshallen) C 85 17
1840
The 1840 lists are more difficult to arrange as a route. But since the original list seems to have been written on the odd pages, this list includes only places on these odd pages.
16th of March 1840
Inshalleen Town Land (Inshallen) C 85 17
Mayoghall (Mayoghill) Mayoghill C 8717
Monday 23 Dec 1840
Townland of Coolnaman (Culnamen) C 90 16
Mayoghall (Mayoghill) Mayoghill C 8717
Cullyramyr (Culleyramer) C 88 17
Movenis (Movenis or Catherwoodstown) C 86 16
Thursday 26 March 1840
Town Land of Ballyagan (Ballyagan) Ballyagan Bridge C 85 16, Upper Ballyagan C 85 16 and Lower Ballyagan C85 17
