CARRICK CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Keenaght |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | NewtownLimavady |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 5,337 acres |
| Topography: | Bounded in the east by the River Roe this parish lies three miles south of the town of Limavady. |
| Landowners: | Much of the land was originally granted to Sir Thomas Phillips in the reign of James I. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
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| Tithe: | This parish was created in 1846 by separating 3 townlands from Balteagh Parish (Ballyquin, Carrick East and Maine South); 3 townlands from Bovevagh (Carrick, Mulkeeragh and Templemoyle); and 5 from Tamlaght Finlagan (Ballydarrog, Ballymore, Largy, Moys and Terrydrum). The relevant tithe entries will be found in these three parishes. |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1858 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists) and 1831 – search Balteagh, Bovevagh or Tamlaght Finlagan Parishes. 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Balteagh. Bovevagh or Tamlaght Finlagan for early entries. Carrick – Pre-1870 none. Now joined with Balteagh. |
| Presbyterian: | Largy – Baptisms from 1848 |
| Roman Catholic: | Limavady – Baptisms begin 1855; Marriages from 1856 and Burials 1859-1869 |
| Independent: | At Ballydarrog in 1858 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1858: | |
| Presbyterian: | Largy |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1858 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Smith; 2 McLoughlin; 3 Irwin; 4= Douglas, Fleming, McCloskey, Miller, Moore and Wallace; 10= Cassidy, Dunsheath, Ferguson, McClean, McClelland, Mullen, Purcell and Scott. | |