TAMLAGHT FINLAGAN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Keenaght |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | NewtownLimavady |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 16,467 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 7,356 |
| Topography: | Bounded by the River Roe to the east this parish, which lies two miles west of the town of Limavady, is very fertile in its northern part but mountainous in its southern portion. |
| Villages: | Ballykelly (population of 290 in 1831) |
| Landowners in 1837: | The eastern portion, which was originally granted to Sir Thomas Phillips by James I, belonged to the freehold estate of NewtownLimavady while the Fishmongers’ Company owned the western part. A small portion was also owned by the See of Derry. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1826 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1858 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms, marriages and burials from 1796. |
| Presbyterian: | Ballykelly – Baptisms 1699-1709, 1805-1819 and from 1826 and marriages 1699-1740, 1805-1811 and from 1845. Myroe – Baptisms from 1850 |
| Roman Catholic: | Limavady – Baptisms from 1855; marriages from 1856 and burials 1859-1869. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1858: | |
| Ballykelly and Mulkeeragh | |
| Church of Ireland: | Drumond |
| Roman Catholic: | Oghill |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1858 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Moore; 2 Kane; 3= Connor and Miller; 5 McLoughlin; 6 Morrison; 7 Martin; 8 Thompson; 9 Mullen; 10= Doherty and Sherrard | |