TAMLAGHTARD CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Keenaght |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | NewtownLimavady |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 13,129 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 3,607 |
| Topography: | Bounded by Lough Foyle on the west, by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, by the River Roe to the south and by the mountains of Binevenagh (1,260 feet) to the east this parish lies four miles northeast of the town of Limavady. |
| 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 1747-1764, 1817-1818, 1831-1839 and from 1844; Marriages 1747-1753, 1820-1829, 1832-1834 and from 1845; and Burials 1747-1776, 1824-1829, 1831-1840 and from 1844. Now joined with Aghanloo. |
| Presbyterian: | Magilligan – Baptisms and marriages from 1814. Census of Congregation c. 1850. |
| Roman Catholic: | Magilligan – Baptisms and marriages from 1833 and burials 1863-1880. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1858: | |
| Church of Ireland: | Duncrun |
| Roman Catholic: | Tamlaght |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1858 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Doherty; 2 McLoughlin; 3 Kelly; 4 Kane; 5 Mullen; 6 Begley; 7= Conn and Sweeny; 9= Butcher, Campbell and Somers. | |