CLONDERMOT CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Tirkeeran |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Londonderry |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 21,606 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 10,388 |
| Topography: | This parish is separated from the city of Londonderry by the River Foyle. The northern portion of the parish is fertile while the southern portion is mostly moorland. |
| Towns: | Waterside, a suburb of the city of Londondery |
| Landowners in 1837: | Goldsmiths’ Company and Grocers’ Company |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1834 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1858 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Glendermott – Baptisms from 1810; marriages from 1808 and burials from 1828. Clooney – Baptisms and burials from 1867 |
| Presbyterian: | Glendermott – Baptisms from 1855 (1st and 2nd Glendermott united in 1910) Gortnessy – Baptisms from 1839 (united with Faughanvale in 1977) |
| Roman Catholic: | Waterside (Glendermott) – Baptisms and marriages from 1864. |
| Reformed Presbyterian: | Bond’s Hill, Londonderry Faughan – no pre-1900 baptisms |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1858: | |
| Ballyshasky, Clondermot and Templetown | |
| Church of Ireland: | Altnagelvin |
| Presbyterian: | Gortnessy |
| Roman Catholic: | Currynierin |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1858 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Doherty; 2 Smith; 3 McLaughlin; 4 Lynch; 5 McCafferty; 6 Donaghy; 7= Kelly, Logue, Mitchell, Thompson and Wilson. | |