DUNGIVEN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Keenaght |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | NewtownLimavady |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 29,298 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 3,565 |
| Topography: | Situated in the Roe Valley this parish is bounded by the Sperrin Mountains to the south and by the mountains of Benbradagh (1,535 feet) to the east. This parish was the seat of the O’Cahans (O’Kane). |
| Towns: | Dungiven (population of 1,162 in 1831) |
| Landowners in 1837: | The chief property holder was Robert Ogilby (of Pellipar House) who held it by lease from the Skinners’ Company. A small portion in the north of the parish was held by the Haberdashers’ Company. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1833 |
| 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 1795; marriages 1795-1826 and from 1828 and burials from 1824. Now joined with Bovevagh. |
| Presbyterian: | Dungiven – Baptisms from 1836 and marriages from 1837. 1st and 2nd Dungiven united in 1849 Scriggan – Dissolved in 1905. |
| Roman Catholic: | Dungiven – Baptisms 1825-1834 and from 1847; marriages 1825-1834 and from 1864; and burials 1825-1832 and 1870-1871. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Dungiven | |
| Church of Ireland: | Dungiven |
| Roman Catholic: | Gortgarn |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1 McCloskey; 2= Kane and Kealy; 4 Irwin; 5 McLoughlin; 6 Mullen; 7 Morrison; 8 Doherty; 9= Heney and Scott. | |