DUNBOE CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Coleraine |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Coleraine |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 10,577 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 5,018 |
| Topography: | Bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by the mountains of Binevenagh (1,260 feet) and to the east by the River Bann this parish lies five miles west of the town of Coleraine. |
| Villages: | Articlave |
| Landowners in 1837: | This parish partly belonged to Sir James R Bruce (of Downhill) and partly to the Clothworkers’ Company |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1828 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Castlerock – Pre-1870 none. Dunboe – Baptisms from 1839 and marriages and burials from 1845. Castlerock, Dunboe and Fermoyle is now a united parish. |
| Presbyterian: | Castlerock – Baptisms from 1875 1st Dunboe – Baptisms 1805-1812, 1825-1826 and from 1843 |
| Roman Catholic: | Coleraine – Baptisms from 1843 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Church of Ireland: | Village of Articlave |
| Presbyterian: | Village of Articlave |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1= Doherty and Wark; 3 Mullen; 4= Blair and Smith; 6 Lees; 7= Hyndman and Thompson; 9= Kennedy and Tosh | |