BALLYAGHRAN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Northeast Liberties of Coleraine |
| Diocese: | Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor |
| Poor Law Union: | Coleraine |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 3,894 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 2,746 |
| Topography: | Bounded in the west by the River Bann and in the north by the Atlantic Ocean this fertile parish lies 3 miles northwest of the town of Coleraine. |
| Towns: | Portstewart (population of 475 in 1831) |
| Landowners in 1837: | J Cromie was the principal landholder. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1829 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Agherton – Baptisms 1845-1856, 1859 and from 1873. |
| Presbyterian: | Portstewart – Baptisms from 1829 |
| Roman Catholic: | Coleraine – Baptisms and marriages from 1848 |
| Methodist: | Portstewart – Baptisms from 1831 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Glebe | |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Martin; 2= Brown and Doherty; 4 Ross; 5= Boyd, McKerrigan, Moore, Shaw and Smith; 10= Black, Finlay, Huston and Law | |