LEARMOUNT CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry and Tyrone |
| Barony: | Tirkeeran in County Derry Strabane Lower in County Tyrone |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Londonderry in County Derry Gortin in County Tyrone |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 17,613 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 4,411 |
| Topography: | Bounded by Sawel Mountain, which rises to 2,236 feet, this fertile parish lies five miles west of the town of Dungiven. |
| Villages: | Park (also known as Learmount) |
| Landowners in 1837: | Barre Beresford |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
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| Tithe: | This parish was created in 1831 by separating 11 townlands from Banagher Parish (Altinure Lower, Altinure Upper, Clagan, Dreen, Eden, Kilcreen, Loughtilube, Moneyhoghan, Straid, Tamnagh and Terrydreen); and 8 from Cumber Upper (Ballyrory, Carnanbane, Carnanreagh, Gortscreagan, Kilgort, Lear, Teenaght and Tireighter). The townland of Stranagalwilly in Cumber Upper Parish, County Tyrone was also added to Learmount. The relevant tithe entries will be found in these two parishes. |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1858 (Derry), 1860 (Tyrone) |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists) and 1831 Census entries will be found in either Banagher or Cumber Upper parish. 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Banagher or Cumber Upper for early entries. Learmount – Baptisms and burials from 1832 and marriages from 1833. Now joined with Cumber Upper, Cumber Lower and Banagher. |
| Presbyterian: | Banagher – Baptisms from 1834 |
| Roman Catholic: | Claudy (Cumber Upper & Learmount) – Baptisms 1853-1854 and from 1863 and marriages from 1863. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1860: | |
| Straid | |
| Church of Ireland: | Tireighter |
| Roman Catholic: | Gortscreagan |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1860 (in descending order): | |
| 1 McLoughlin; 2= Keane and McDonagh; 4 McClusky; 5 Gormley; 6 Kirlin; 7 Devin; 8 Mullen; 9 Carton; 10 Feeny. | |