BALLYNASCREEN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Loughinsholin |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Magherafelt |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 32,520 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 7,854 |
| Topography: | Situated in the valley of the Moyola River this parish is bounded by the Sperrin Mountains to the west and by Slieve Gallion (1,623 feet) in the south. |
| Towns: | Draperstown (population 412 in 1831). To 1812 its name was Cross |
| Landowners in 1837: | The Drapers’ Company, representatives of the Skinners’ Company and the See of Derry |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1825 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1766 (Religious Census), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms from 1808; marriages 1825-1826 and from 1828 and burials from 1824. Now joined with Kilcronaghan. Sixtowns – pre-1870 none. Now joined with Kilcronaghan |
| Presbyterian: | Draperstown – Baptisms and marriages from 1837. United with Tobemore since 1973. |
| Roman Catholic: | Draperstown – Baptisms 1836 and from 1846; marriages from 1834 and burials 1882-1884 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Moneyconey | |
| Church of Ireland: | Cavanreagh and Moykeeran |
| Roman Catholic: | Straw |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Bradley; 2 Kelly; 3 Henry; 4 McWilliams; 5 Hagan; 6 McNamee; 7 Murray; 8 McGuiggan; 9= McGlade and McCloskey. | |