AGHANLOO CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Keenaght |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | NewtownLimavady |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 8,251 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 2,159 |
| Topography: | Bounded on the west by the River Roe and to the east by the mountains of Binevenagh (1,250 feet) this parish lies two miles north of the town of Limavady. |
| Landowners in 1837: | Haberdashers’ Company. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1829 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1858 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders),
1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Pre-1870 none. Now joined with Tamlaghtard 1871 |
| Roman Catholic: | Part Limavady – Baptisms begin 1855;
Marriages from 1856 and Burials 1859-1869
Part Magilligan – Baptisms and marriages begin 1833; Burials 1863-1880. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1858: | |
| Rathfad | |
| Church of Ireland: | Drumbane |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1858 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Mullen; 2 Wilson; 3 McCluskey; 4 Martin; 5= McLaughlin and Oliver; 7= Bigham, Lynch, Sherrard, Stewart, Taylor and Turbitt | |