KILCRONAGHAN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Loughinsholin |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Magherafelt |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 7,979 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 4,186 |
| Topography: | This fertile parish is situated in the valley of the Moyola River. |
| Towns: | Tobermore (population of 679 in 1831) |
| Landowners in 1837: | The Vintners’ Company and Drapers’ 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: | Baptisms from 1790; marriages from 1748 and burials 1828-1829 and from 1831. Now joined with Draperstown and Sixtowns. |
| Presbyterian: | Tobermore – Baptisms from 1860 |
| Roman Catholic: | Desertmartin – Baptisms, marriages and burials from 1848. |
| Baptist: | at Main Street, Tobermore in 1859 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Mormeal | |
| Presbyterian: | Main Street, Tobermore |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Kelly; 2 McGuiggan; 3 Nelson; 4 Treanor; 5 Henry; 6 Hagan; 7 Lyle; 8= Hughes, Johnson, O’Neill and Stewart | |